Fouad Abiad recently discussed why he believes there are so many deaths in bodybuilding and it is not steroids.
Fouad Abiad is officially retired from competitive bodybuilding but continues to stay up to date on the current happenings in the sport. After a successful career on stage, he learned about the overall lifestyle and continues to share his knowledge. Recently, Abiad spoke on the string of deaths within the sport.
Abiad burst onto the scene in the late 2008s and earned his first invite to the Olympia in 2008. He went on to compete in the Arnold Classic four times over the course of his career. Abiad hit his stride in 2015, when he was able to earn back-to-back victories during the Europa Supershow and Vancouver Pro.
Abiad retired from bodybuilding due to kidney issues and has provided updates since his time off stage.
“If I had to bet on it, I’d be like you’re doing yourself a disservice by going into bodybuilding if your primary concern is your health.”
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Abiad continued to discuss what is causing different health problems with bodybuilders and he does not pin it on steroids.
Fouad Abiad: “Your Body Is Not Meant To Be 300 Pounds Of Muscle”
During a recent episode of Mark Bell’s Power Project, Fouad Abiad sat down to discuss different stories around bodybuilding. While many are blaming steroids solely for the health decline in athletes, Abiad believes the overall size has something to do with it.
“People are like ‘oh, the steroids are killing people.’ No it’s not the steroids necessarily. Your body is not meant to be 300-f*cking pounds of muscle.”
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Ultimately, all this muscle and weight causes the heart do to extra work.
“Your heart is not meant to pump 250-270 pounds of lean muscle tissue. So, it’s like, I use the analogy of driving a car in first gear, just keeping it in first gear and the RPMs are at 6,000. You’re redlining it all day long. It’s just wear and tear.”
Fouad Abiad continued to explain how bodybuilding could take years off a competitor’s life.
“No matter how you slice it, you’re taking some years off your life. If you’re meant to live till 80, you might live to 70. That’s kind of how I think a lot of bodybuilders look at it.
The ones who say they don’t look at it that way are probably either lying to you or they have their head in the sand or they just don’t know but I think a lot of them do know.”
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