Fouad "Hoss"Abiad is pulling out of Chicago Pro for health reasons.

[ziballz]

Doesn't mention what exactly is the issue but let's hope he is ok

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CF4kf9vh0D0/?igshid=smk5bbomsfe9

[TheGrinch]

blood pressure of pease

[B R]

Pre-emptive PIP of peace.

[Kwon]

"HOSS" of Peace!

[usmcdevildoc]

Pre-emptive PIP of peace.

Hope he doesn't have one of those 'dangerous doctors'!!

[Taffin]

It's either some kind of previously undiagnosed congenital/genetic issue    or chronic constipation from those 20,000 Calorie challenges 

[Van_Bilderass]

Pretty sure it's kidneys.

Maybe he's wearing those high socks for a reason.

[Taffin]

Pretty sure it's kidneys.

Maybe he's wearing those high socks for a reason.

Gotcha - those are pressure stockings preventing fluid buildup causing the 'cankles of peace'... makes sense

[pamith]

This is such a silly game, gosh, take a ton of steroids for years and play Russian roulette with their health, smh

[Coach is Back!]

Pretty sure it's kidneys.

Maybe he's wearing those high socks for a reason.

This. But I don’t see any signs of swelling anywhere. I never did have any swelling either or any symptoms, it was all caught through blood work eGFR, Creatnine, BUN, albumin. I’m sure the Docs he’s working with are very familiar with bodybuilders and if they’re telling him to pull out then his numbers must be waaaay off.

[Body-Buildah]

Fouad normally has shitty bloods when using gear, hes in his 40s now, hitting it hard, probably not the best thing for those who are affected more with side effects, etc.
(Some people are much more sensitive to the drugs "affects").

[Van_Bilderass]

This. But I don’t see any signs of swelling anywhere. I never did have any swelling either or any symptoms, it was all caught through blood work eGFR, Creatnine, BUN, albumin. I’m sure the Docs he’s working with are very familiar with bodybuilders and if they’re telling him to pull out then his numbers must be waaaay off.

Yeah he looks dry, not bloated. I have no idea what his docs are familiar with but I'd guess it's hard to say how dangerous the situation is just by looking at numbers. Hard to know if it's something you could bounce back from or possibly go into acute kidney failure in the worst case scenario. I mean he ran it by Meadows, Ben Chow etc. Incidentally Chow said he had some kidney damage from previous prep and he ran into some trouble again a few weeks back but he decided to do his show anyway - competed today.

Gotcha - those are pressure stockings preventing fluid buildup causing the 'cankles of peace'... makes sense

They don't look like compression socks though, thought he might be hiding some swelling or whatever.

[Walter Sobchak]

Call the police...someone has stolen that man’s lats.

[Flexacon]

He had crazy high blood pressure a while back, so it could be a return of that.

[Coach is Back!]

He had crazy high blood pressure a while back, so it could be a return of that.

If untreated that’s the biggest contributor to kidney damage along with pain meds, constant high protein diets, high caffeine intake, PEDs (at least I’m my case) was the least of the problems

[The Scott]

Given all the shit he pumps into himself he obviously doesn't care about his health or life so why should any of us?  Fuck the idiot. His physique ain't that good.  Is it better than mine?

Yeah, but that's damning the  dwarf with faint praise.

[oldschoolfan]

Fuck him he is a goat fucker and a idiot

[ESFitness]

Yeah he looks dry, not bloated. I have no idea what his docs are familiar with but I'd guess it's hard to say how dangerous the situation is just by looking at numbers. Hard to know if it's something you could bounce back from or possibly go into acute kidney failure in the worst case scenario. I mean he ran it by Meadows, Ben Chow etc. Incidentally Chow said he had some kidney damage from previous prep and he ran into some trouble again a few weeks back but he decided to do his show anyway - competed today.

They don't look like compression socks though, thought he might be hiding some swelling or whatever.

i used to believe kidney failure wasn't reversible, and once you damage them they're fucked... until i had kidney damage/kidney injury, and they come back.

fouad looks dry in the pic and i doubt those are compression socks (i know, i have a bunch of pair lol) and generally they go over the calve at least (if not the whole thigh, like most mine... they feel great btw. try'em lol). he doesn't look like he'd be holding water in the ankles anyways in the pic. there were pics of tom prince when he did thtat last Ironman and showed up like 270lbs and legs looked like bowling

[Coffeed]

Genetic predisposition to side effects.

[WalterWhite]

If untreated that’s the biggest contributor to kidney damage along with pain meds, constant high protein diets, high caffeine intake, PEDs (at least I’m my case) was the least of the problems

You said the doc sent you this exact study in another thread I posted it in. Saying steroids were the lowest contributing factor makes little sense. If your BMI went up along with blood pressure while on peds - they had a direct effect. Did you have a biopsy?

https://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/21/1/163

"studies suggest that androgens may exert a direct toxic effect on glomerular cells, leading to mesangial matrix accumulation and podocyte depletion independent of structural-functional adaptations."

[sway]

Wasnt going to place well at all anyway. I’m not even sure why he was doing it in the first place. His body has been betraying him for about the last five years. Would’ve been embarrassing to be out of the top 10 in a small show.

[harmankardon1]

His legs look down here, not sure if he was flat from cardio or it's the angle though...

He should retire, if the kidneys and bp are flaring up its time to hang up the thong.

[tres_taco_combo]

His legs look down here, not sure if he was flat from cardio or it's the angle though...

He should retire, if the kidneys and bp are flaring up its time to hang up the thong.

problem:

he has a youtube channel he needs to promote and make content for

[Coach is Back!]

You said the doc sent you this exact study in another thread I posted it in. Saying steroids were the lowest contributing factor makes little sense. If your BMI went up along with blood pressure while on peds - they had a direct effect. Did you have a biopsy?

https://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/21/1/163

"studies suggest that androgens may exert a direct toxic effect on glomerular cells, leading to mesangial matrix accumulation and podocyte depletion independent of structural-functional adaptations."

The ultrasound showed no atrophy in the Kidneys, bladder was normal, prostate was enlarged but normal for a man my age. Yes, he did send me that study but did also say that the peds were not the real cause. As I had said, it was more of everything else while not keeping my BP under control(high protein, 800mg ibuprofen or 2 Aleve everyday, pre-workout Supps, energy drinks) plus I took no orals. Maybe I misspoke but he did say that the peds were NOT the direct cause but didn’t help

[harmankardon1]

problem:

he has a youtube channel he needs to promote and make content for

The channel is based around interviewing others mostly now is it not..

Also you don't need to compete to have a channel, The opposite really, he'd be better of spending his time working on the channel than prepping for a show he's not going to win.