Fouad Abiad signs with Weider

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Just in from his facebook status. He signed with Weider and is now a WEIDER athlete!

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[Andre]

Nice to see Fouad and Ben on the same team!

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Would be good to see them compete in 2011. Weider has a habit of signing top guys.

[physique]

wonder why he did this? AMI is in a shambles and are close to going into bankruptcy protection if they havent already.

muscletech seems to be the place to be for the guys placing well in shows these days

[tiramisu]

I'm guessing that he joined ami because he got an offer and it was timely. Abiaad may make it into the top ten of the olympia and may win a small show in the next few years but it's going to take more work and some real care for both ben and fouad not to allow their guts to explode.

[slin_shady1]

Tiramisu. Unforunately the hype surrounding the gut growth is getting to be a bit much. Check out Fouad's ab and thigh pose and tell me where the pregnant belly sits there.

Although AMI may be filing for bankruptcy protection, they also plan to emerge within three months with restructuring of debt (assumed ownership), and I doubt this will affect the day to day of the fitness and bodybuilding publications.

Fouad has no structural weakness's and continues to put mass on uniformly throughout his structure. I think its hilarious to for those in the peanut gallery to jump on the band wagon and call down every pro over the 202 class for having a big gut.

Ben is doing the same, putting muscle on where it needs to be to bring him to the top of the sport.

Congrats to Fouad, and Ben, for continuing to further their careers in the sport. Obviously the powers that be forsee good things in their future.

Oh, and Fouad is still with Muscletech. He can have a magazine contract as well as a supplement contract simultaneously

[nitrous]

Fouad's downfall isn't his shape or "gut"... it's that MD probably figured what has he done for us lately.. it's been awhile since he has competed.. he just needs to get back on stage