My journey from lean build to muscular structure

For me, life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

It was 6th Aug’2018 & I was prepared for next level of fitness journey. As soon as I reached gym, Shaad Bhai phoned me up:

Shaad bhai: I am reaching gym in 10 minutes, you please start with push-ups & do 3 sets of 20 reps each.

Me: copy that!

This marked start of my weight training. This was not going to be smooth ride since after achieving lean figure , muscle building & weight training was going to test my strength & energy level to its core.

Initially, push-ups were very hard for me & I could do only 10 reps of 2 sets each.

At this, Shaad bhai said: Sushant ji, this will take time since now you are working out on exercise which requires high level of energy.

Me: Agree Shaad bhai! I am also experiencing pain in my arms.

Shaad Bhai: It will be for sometime till you get accustomed to it. We will start with chest workout today!

We started with Chest press, Flat Dumbbell press & Dumbbell fly with 7.5 Kgs weight. I could only do 2 sets of 6 reps each. Sooner I realized that my strength level is at a satisfactory level, however my energy level needs to be upgraded for lifting heavy weights.

Shaad bhai: Sushant ji, we need to alter your diet & increase the quantum of carb to extract right level of energy required for lifting heavy weights. As a matter of fact, with passage of time, we need to increase weights constantly & reduce the number of reps to build our muscle weight.

Me: Shaad bhai, I am also of the same opinion! Let us work towards a weight training focussed diet.

Over a period of 45 days, I altered my diet & increased content of carb & good fat. I could observe change in weight picks. I was able to do 3 sets with 10 Kgs Dumbbell. However, this was just a start. In order to have a muscular built, this was not enough. Over a period of time, I faced lot of challenges in increasing weights from 10 Kgs to 30 Kgs. To know more about challenges I faced in increasing weights across chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders, back & legs workout, stay tuned for my next blog..!

In case you wish to learn about the diet plan to be followed for a balanced body structure, please feel free to write to me at sushant@thesushantkumar.com.