Ahmad Ahmad was born 1979 in Najaf Iraq. He came to Sweden 1989 and he moved to Malmö 1990 with his parents and siblings. He started to play rugby in 1991 where his courage and speed soon made him a valuable asset to the team and he participated when the team successfully won the Swedish as well as the Nordic Youth Championships.

He also tried out basketball, in spite of his mediocre length (169cm), and played soccer in several of the city’s teams. From his experience with various sports, Ahmad came to realise the importance of a strong physique, and that in order to reach success one must dare to challenge the odds and to never be afraid.

His interest in lifting weights started one day when he was thrown out of the local gym because he was to small (14 years and 45kg!). Stubborn

as he is, Ahmad soon got a hold of a 1kg dumbbell and started doing concentration curls, 100 reps per arm! Pushups soon followed as part of the routine and eventually he visited one of the old school gyms of Malmö “the cave” where most of the city’s bodybuilders once started out. He soon came to realise that he was one of those who easily respond to weightlifting and his interest into becoming a serious bodybuilder became his ambition. He started out as so many others with reading and learning about nutrition and various work out strategies.

The decision to start competing came after a visit to a local bodybuilding contest for amateurs “The December cup” 1999 where he realised that he in fact stood a chance with his newly acquired physique. The following year, without any proper knowledge about how to prepare for a contest, he came second in the -70kg junior weight class (see table). The following week he also participated in the more popular “Lucia cup” where he finished third.

Since then Ahmad has competed regularly in various national contests with a progressive improvement in his physique. Some of his proud moments include his victory on the Swedish Championships 2003, where he won the Senior -75kg weight class and the Couples class together with Maria Ericksson. In addition, he was very honoured with receiving the prices for Best Male Poser as well as receiving the awards for the Nationals Best Biceps, Triceps and Abs.

The thing that Ahmad loves with bodybuilding is that every victory and lose is entirely due to oneself.

There is no one to blame for your mistakes or faulty physique and in order to succeed you must be disciplined, focused and create goals. Qualities that are also necessary in anyone's everyday life. His belief is also that bodybuilding for many people is a way of life, and a way to find a personality and the ideal for those who need to learn about a good health and proper diet. On his spare time, Ahmad enjoys spending time with his family and to watch his brothers play soccer.
To all new visitors and fans, I am very honored and inspired by your words and I hope to have the time to reply to all of you soon.

Finally, I hope you enjoy some of my pictures and please fell free to contact me through email ahmad@ahmad.se

Best wishes,
Ahmad.