Would you quit your profession, such as lawyer or doctor, if you had a shot at a serious title (Oly)? Discuss?
I probably would if i had a SERIOUS shot at it. Chances are, if you’re close enough to have a serious shot, you’ve already quit a job. I don’t think you would have the time for a full time job and your training/eating.
Nope.
I like what I do for a living. I wouldn’t quit my career unless I was guaranteed more money.
Not if I was a porn star
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
I probably would if i had a SERIOUS shot at it. Chances are, if you’re close enough to have a serious shot, you’ve already quit a job. I don’t think you would have the time for a full time job and your training/eating.[/quote]
Ronnie Coleman won 3 Olympias while still working full time as a police officer. It’s all about how bad you want it.
[quote]Eddie_would_tow wrote:
Not if I was a porn star[/quote]
clevermansayswhat…touche clever man
Nope. Unless i was offered some massive long term contract, i don’t love bb enough to take a pay cut
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Blaze_108 wrote:
I probably would if i had a SERIOUS shot at it. Chances are, if you’re close enough to have a serious shot, you’ve already quit a job. I don’t think you would have the time for a full time job and your training/eating.
Ronnie Coleman won 3 Olympias while still working full time as a police officer. It’s all about how bad you want it.[/quote]
Not to take anything away from him but he got some pretty serious leeway though didn’t he?
Shaqs a cop as well…
It all comes down to how much you love something and how much you love bodybuilding.
If your entire life you have worked towards Oly, and you have a serious shot at it and the only way you could come close to placing was to quit your job, I would.
If you work towards a goal for a long period of time nothing will make you happier and more complete. Life isnt about money it is about happiness.
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got”
Ronnie worked full time after 3 Olympia Titles.
Life puts walls in front of your goals, not to defer you from them, put to test how much you really want something.
“Hope deffered makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is the tree of life”
HH only asked to see how many of you he could criticize for giving up a job for the ridiculous pursuit of bodybuilding. Wait and see. This will end up as a bash to BBers.
You’re so predictable, HH!
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
HH only asked to see how many of you he could criticize for giving up a job for the ridiculous pursuit of bodybuilding. Wait and see. This will end up as a bash to BBers.
You’re so predictable, HH![/quote]
I know I dont need to tell you this, so dont take this personally, this is just a general statement.
Bodybuilding is like everything else in life, just another avenue of life. Some indulge and follow it, others do not.
There is no such thing as a ridiculous pursuit in life. If one wishes to excel in being a trash collector, then so be it! It is his/her choice to walk down that walk of life.
Same with bodybuilding; if that is your choice and aim and your source of happiness then by all means one should follow it. In the end of the day when you are on your deathbead you will not be thinking about how much money you have made or lost when you quit that job, or how much material assets you have had, you will ponder if you have led this one life that you have with happiness or not. Ergo, do what makes you happy even if that means straying away from the common machismo of society.
Not all people understand you, and they dont have to ;).
I would rather be a doctor than a pro bodybuilder, so my answer is no.
I would, however, rather be a pro bodybuilder than a lawyer.
But isn’t the question a contradiciton? This would be a career CHANGE, not the loss of a career.
[quote]ImSkinny wrote:
Iron Dwarf wrote:
HH only asked to see how many of you he could criticize for giving up a job for the ridiculous pursuit of bodybuilding. Wait and see. This will end up as a bash to BBers.
You’re so predictable, HH!
I know I dont need to tell you this, so dont take this personally, this is just a general statement.
Bodybuilding is like everything else in life, just another avenue of life. Some indulge and follow it, others do not.
There is no such thing as a ridiculous pursuit in life. If one wishes to excel in being a trash collector, then so be it! It is his/her choice to walk down that walk of life.
Same with bodybuilding; if that is your choice and aim and your source of happiness then by all means one should follow it. In the end of the day when you are on your deathbead you will not be thinking about how much money you have made or lost when you quit that job, or how much material assets you have had, you will ponder if you have led this one life that you have with happiness or not. Ergo, do what makes you happy even if that means straying away from the common machismo of society.
Not all people understand you, and they dont have to ;).[/quote]
^^^^ Very well put.
Thanks, sometimes I get some wood on the ball.
If you had a serious shot at a major title such as Mr. Olympia, chances are you’ve got money coming in through sponsorships and such already, so yes, since you’ve already reached a point where it should be making you money.
I’d quit my job for a FINbar and a bag of cheetos, let alone a shot at Mr.O title. Stupid job.
[quote]dday wrote:
I’d quit my job for a FINbar and a bag of cheetos, let alone a shot at Mr.O title. Stupid job.[/quote]
I’ve heard of people who devote their whole lives to BB, living in their car and selling their blood for $$$.
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
Would you quit your profession, such as lawyer or doctor, if you had a shot at a serious title (Oly)? Discuss?[/quote]
In my mind, this is little different than quitting a job so that you can pursue a degree full-time. Happens all the time. Maybe it’s to advance your current career, maybe a change of career altogether.
You specifically mentioned advanced professional occupations. To become a practicing lawyer, and certainly a medical doctor requires years of education and training. Just taking a year off to follow a dream (or alternatively, to care for a sick relative, etc.) doesn’t mean you throw your career away, especially at that level.
It’s common for professionals to take sabbaticals. You don’t just lose everything that you’ve learned by taking off. The experience is priceless, and probably a resume enhancer when you return to the workforce.
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
dday wrote:
I’d quit my job for a FINbar and a bag of cheetos, let alone a shot at Mr.O title. Stupid job.
I’ve heard of people who devote their whole lives to BB, living in their car and selling their blood for $$$.
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Bodybuilders aren’t the only ones who do this. There are plenty of struggling actors and starving artists that are just waiting for that big break that never comes for most of them.