Fouad Abiad: Pro Bodybuilding Stories, Sam Sulek, & The Rise of HOSSTILE

In episode 1080, Fouad Abiad, Mark Bell, Nsima Inyang, and Andrew Zaragoza talk about Sam Sulek’s contract with Hosstile, what it took for Fouad to compete at the highest level of bodybuilding and why bloodwork for young bodybuilders is more than just getting a health checkup. Follow Fouad on IG: Official Power Project Website: Join The Power Project Discord: Subscribe to the Power Project Clips Channel: Special perks for our listeners below! 🍆 Natural Sexual Performance Booster 🍆 ➢ Use code: POWERPROJECT to save 20% off your order! 🚨 The Best Red Light Therapy Devices and Blue Blocking Glasses On The Market! 😎 ➢ Use code: POWERPROJECT to save 20% off your order! 👟 BEST LOOKING AND FUNCTIONING BAREFOOT SHOES 🦶 ➢ 🥩 HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN! 🍖 ➢ Code POWERPROJECT to save up to 25% off your Build a Box ➢ Piedmontese Beef: Use Code POWER at checkout for 25% off your order plus FREE 2-Day Shipping on orders of $150 🩸 Get your BLOODWORK Done! 🩸 ➢ to receive 10% off our Panel, Check Up Panel or any custom panel, and use code POWERPROJECT for 10% off any lab! Sleep Better and TAPE YOUR MOUTH (Comfortable Mouth Tape) 🤐 ➢ to receive a year supply of Hostage Tape and Nose Strips for less than $1 a night! 🥶 The Best Cold Plunge Money Can Buy 🥶 ➢ Code POWERPROJECT to save $150!! Self Explanatory 🍆 ➢ Enlarging Pumps (This really works): Pumps explained: ➢ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off supplements! ➢ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off all gear and apparel! Follow Mark Bell’s Power Project Podcast ➢ ➢ ➢ Insta: ➢ YouTube: FOLLOW Mark Bell ➢ Instagram: ➢@marksmellybell ➢ Facebook: ➢ Twitter: Follow Nsima Inyang ➢ Become a Stronger Human - ➢ UNTAPPED Program - ➢YouTube: ➢Instagram: ➢TikTok: @nsimayinyang?lang=en Follow Andrew Zaragoza ➢ Podcast Courses and Free Guides: ➢ Instagram: ➢ TikTok: @iamandrewz CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How to improve your gut microbiome 02:26 - How Fouad started Hosstile 13:18 - Fouad is never satisfied 17:25 - Can you be grateful and still want more? 19:01 - Can you shut off? 24:46 - What would you change about your bodybuilding career 28:14 - Anxiety and Injuries 30:13 - Bodybuilding and disregard for health 34:55 - Importance of Blood Work 35:47 - Recent bodybuilder deaths 40:28 - How to stay safe while using gear 44:30 - Importance of getting blood work done 47:18 - Fouad’s current testosterone levels 49:10 - Mental vs physical effects of testosterone 51:19 - Do you miss being 300lbs? 52:11 - Anxiety from being on gear 55:35 - How do you see things differently now that you’re off? 1:01:55 - What it takes to be a pro bodybuilder? 1:09:10 - Does everyone have to struggle to be a pro bodybuilder? 1:13:17 - How Did You Start Gaining Muscle? 1:17:55 - Is the Main Gaining Approach the Best Way to Gain Muscle? 1:19:35 - Do Calories Matter? 1:22:05 - Thoughts on Diet Gurus? 1:27:43 - Ozempic on bodybuilding? 1:29:08 - What did you do to distract yourself when you were hungry? 1:32:28 - Sam Sulek and his contract with Hosstile 1:37:11 - How he discovered Sam Sulek 1:45:32 - Whats next for Fouad 1:47:57 - Nick Walker is so jacked 1:50:00 - Samson Dauda 1:52:50 - What Fouad Learned from John Meadows #PowerProject #Podcast #MarkBell #FitnessPodcast #markbellspowerproject