Fouad Abiad fait les pecs et les épaules

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Fouad Abiad avec Seth Feroce aux Fouad Abiad Championships...



"Pumping up before going out with Seth Feroce for his first time in over 3yrs. Felt honoured to share the stage with him. Watch till the end you can see him come out, representing the USA!"

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"(This pic was taken the day after, swelling got worse for the next couple days)
***this post was not meant for pity/sympathy, only to show things aren't norm talked about*** Last Monday was a reoccurring nightmare for me. I wasn't going to say anything but I pride myself on always being straight up and real with you guys so this should be no different.
Last year as most of you know four weeks out from the TO Pro I tore my teres major (upper lat area) and it devastated me. That day I gave up. I went home, binged, wallowed in my sorrow and then tried to play catch up and get on stage. I ended up fat and in 3rd place.
Well, when you get older shit happens. Last Monday just under three weeks out, I was doing some machine squats when I felt my inner quad (sartorius, adductor area) tear pretty badly. I've had strains in my quads before but this felt more like the lat tear from the previous year.
I immediately had a flashback to the year before, same excruciating pain, same mental anguish, I was pissed. I unloaded the machine and headed straight for the therapy office.
This year was different though, I didn't want to give up so easily. The previous years incident had made me stronger and taught me to keep going. After the tear I went home, made my fish and rice and stayed right on track. Switched cardio to elliptical because it doesn't seem to bother my leg as much, getting therapy every single day and just staying focused.
Now, I don't know what's going to come of all this. I haven't trained legs since last Monday and I can still only walk up the stairs using my good leg. Ultimately the swelling is still there which is killing my condition in one leg but I'm hopeful it will be gone by show time.
So there you have it. The truth, but still, no fuckin excuses. I'm still focused, I'm still training, I'm still doing all my cardio and I am doing my best to rehab this thing so I can get on stage at my best. I feel like too many of you are supporting me to let you down, so even with a major injury I am going to make this happen the best I can. This is the life of a competitive bodybuilder."

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"I thought I had a big ass, turns out it just gets really fat in the offseason."

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"One good leg, one bad leg, let's do this! You guys are keeping me alive! As long as this thing doesn't get worse I'm going for it. Thank you all for your awesome support!!!"



"It may sound weird but this last week is the hardest for me, not because it's more suffering but the opposite. Usually at this point in the prep most of the hard work is done.
What that means is it's time to coast and fine tune. That can be hard mentally because when I'm not making big changes I feel like I'm standing still.
It's now that I have to keep my mind right, keep pushing and not let up, keep strong and not ease up. Only 8 days to go now, time to shift one more gear!"



"Little pump day superset! Fire is strong, mental focus is at level 9000! Gotta work!"

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