Nasser Al Ahmed and Kay Greene in Italy

The fall of comunism in 1989 has meant the collapse of bulgarian economy of about 40%, an analogous wave of emigration and a significant demographic lowering that experts believe will last for many years to come. All that happened because the symbiotic link between Bulgaria and the former Soviet Union suddenly stopped. But in spite of the economical crisis, bodybuilding in Bulgaria still remains very active and successfull. The victory of the Ifbb world title in Doha, Qatar 2009 by Hristomir Hristov and by Dimitar Dimitrov represents an encouraging confirmation of this statement. Certainly, all other bulgarian bodybuilders have really to struggle day after day, in order to keep on their training and dieting. It is quite obvious that young bodybuilders in Bulgaria really must overcome greater difficulties if they want to succeed, and this is the case of 19 years old Nasser Al Ahmed.

It seems that the greater the difficulties the more hungry young bulgarian bodybuilders become. I still remember Nasser’s words when he told me that at the beginning of his training career his diet was based not on sophisticated nutritional knowledge, but simply on how much money he had in his pocket. At that time he could afford 300 gr. rice and 1 kg read meat daily, every day. Nevertheless his drive and motivation has allowed him to reach a great achievement: winning the Ifbb European Junior Championships at the age of 18.

Bulgaria has been visited by american pro guests, like Flex Wheleer (that Nasser met personally), Chris Cormier (who own an house in Bulgaria) or Markus Ruhl who guest posed in 2009 in Sofia, where Nasser lives. But Kay Greene means something special to Nasser, he represents the ideal model of what bodybuilding would be and of what a bodybuilder should be in Nasser’s eyes. So you can imagine how Nasser was excited when I told him that Kay Greene and Shawn Ray will be present during Nasser’s stay in Italy! It has been a unique experience for this young champion bodybuilder since he could meet his idol and because Kay has been so kind to him, spending a lot of time with Nasser during their two days staying in Italy. Nasser has learnt a lot from Kay and this has not price! I believe that Kay, besides being a great bodybuilding pro champion is a very sensitive man. Surely he must have felt the positive energy in Nasser’s soul and helped him to accomplish his dreams. My best wishes to Nasser and thank you so much Kay!