Off Lately, I realized and inculcated the customized version of it, which says “ When u want something very genuinely, you meet those people who helps you in the conspiracy to achieve it.”
I too am an emboldened victim of one such conspiracy where I wanted something very badly and I met someone who showed the right way to achieve the same.
Fitness (Six Pack abs, to be very specific) was what I was craving for very badly.
People like me (Marwaris), who have malicious sweet tooth - in their genes, huge bellies - their pride, Samosa – their National Food, aspiring for Six Pack Abs is like swimming against the tide and to achieve Greatness.
But when the going gets tough, the Tough get going. And to achieve Greatness, we must dream, as well as Act.
When acted, I realized that - Earnestness for Target, Energy to achieve it and Perseverance to continue till I get it, I possess all these mantras for success. But the “Right way” to achieve it was one important ingredient that was missing and holding me to achieve the target.
It was March 2009 when I went to London for few months.
In terms of Fitness, i have always found two categories of men in this world. One, who buy new trousers with the increase in their waistline. Another, who inspite of changing their trouser, put effort to keep their waistline intact and fit into their old trousers forever.
Prafulla Rawal (a.k.a. Diva’s Dad), whom i met in London and got highly inspired by his thoughts (about everything, not just fitness) and his inquisitiveness for information, is the one who belongs to the latter group, along with me.
He is the one who helped me into the conspiracy of Fitness. He introduced me to the real and huge world of Fitness. He gave me some very vital lessons on fitness and many more avenues of life.
Krishna Bhagavatula, another burly personality i admire, whom i met in Bangalore, taught me some very vital lessons of exercising.
If you perform an exercise in an incorrect posture, you might grow and develop muscle, but that will be very prone to injury.
Educational Institution is the place where you "Go and Learn". Whereas, Fitness Gym is the place where you should "Learn and Go".
My Resolution for Year 2010 was to attain 6 Pack Abs.
Albeit, i have not achieved the target in entirety, but i am glad, i got the feel of that rugged abs, which enthused me to attain that insanity.
The intent of this post is to pay tribute to my two mentors - Prafulla and Krishna, without education and guidance of whom i would not had been able to attain - not the 6 pack abs, but the right path to the insanity, which i am determined to follow religiously in the coming years, because Fitness is not something which we achieve, its something which we live with forever.
To end up the story, let me resolute for the New Year 2011.
6 Pack abs is the fad of the past. I now aspire for 8 pack abs in 2011.
Resolution 2011 - 8 Pack Abs.
----The Shekhar
31st Dec 2010
