Mandeep Gill Fitness

The score was 8 Kg, I had hit the plateau and was struggling to lose more fat but the indifferent nature of the trainers didn't help me much, so I quit the gym and started working out at home and that decision changed my life. So what did I do after quitting the gym? How did that decision change my life? Why did I quit the gym knowing that I won't be able to access the equipment? The Answer   To put it in simple words, I thought I could do this better if no one is there to boss around. I thought how cool would it be to make a comeback and astonish everyone in the gym with my transformation. I bought a pair of dumbells with adjustable weights, a pair of push up bars, borrowed a barbell with some heavyweights from my friend and used an iron stand in place of a pull-up bar.  Now, I had all the things I needed to get started. With the help of the equipment, I trained every muscle in my body and after each of my workouts, I ran, I ran a lot (well, except for the leg day).

 T he year was 2013 and I was about to finish my schooling, that's when I noticed a gradual weight gain in my body. My belly had started to become flabby and a small double chin was noticeable. I was a very careless kid in those days and did not worry about a single thing in my life. No one likes the fact that they are overweight and like the majority of overweight people who don't like the shape they are in but are too indifferent to do something about it, I also ignored my weight gain. It was already 2014 and I was in the 2nd year of college, I weighed around 85 kilos, which according to my height (5'11'') was touching the upper limit of standard weight. The topic of standard weight is for another post, for now, let's just keep in mind that standard weight does not apply to every individual. Coming back to my case, though 85 kilos isn't considered as overweight for my height, I knew I was extremely unhealthy. I couldn't even run half a mile without