South Asian Health Protocols

 Growing up with Indian genetics  

I’m first generation born Indian here in America. I have HORRIBLE Hindu genetics, which I’ve spent a lifetime battling.

I loved sports and played them as a kid but always struggled with my weight and physique and couldn’t overcome my skinny fat Indian heritage.

I had dreams of being lean, muscular, strong, and proud of how I looked but couldn’t find success no matter what I tried or how hard working and diligent I was in the gym and in the kitchen.

I never was able to get the same results as or look like my friends on the team, and I felt like a failure by comparison. I carried that weight mentally, socially, and spiritually for years.

 Becoming an (out of shape) NFL strength coach  

Although professional sport was never in my future (name you favorite Indian NFL player. Go ahead, I’ll wait), I stuck with sport and decided to pursue a career in coaching. I kept training, kept getting bigger and stronger, and kept learning.

I obtained two performance degrees from Kansas State University, and soon broke into college sport. I was lucky enough to coach at Michigan State, compete for a National title at Oregon, and even break into the NFL where I worked for the New York Giants.

But things still weren’t right for me. I knew a lot about performance nutrition, but if I’m truly honest, I wasn’t walking the walk. The event that crystallized it for me was in March of 2019.

I went back to my alma mater to accept an alumni award- a big deal- and for the first time in years I had the opportunity to take a professional victory lap, and re-connect and hang out with my peers. Instead, I spent my one night back in Kansas, in my hotel room, eating the 3 desserts my fat ass had ordered from Houlihan’s, then passed out.

I felt like a fraud. Here I was in charge of some of the fittest, healthiest athletes on earth, but I was almost 225lbs and 30% body fat. I was strong yes, but I was not healthy at all. It was time to make change.

 Making the decision to walk the walk  

For the first time in years, I took a step back and did a proper evaluation and assessment of my health status and eating and training habits. I put myself through the same process as my NFL players and then some.
 
This was NOT going to be a quick fix. No 30 day challenge or juice fast BS. I had to put good systems in place and make consistent long term progress. I didn't care how long it took, I was going to stick with it until I got the body I aspired to when I was in my teens.

I broke down the big rocks into different categories and got to work. I made sure to look at health as a whole and leave no stone left unturned, the same way we operated with the NFL players.

Not only this but I made the important change of actually acknowledging and accounting for my Indian heritage, things that are unique to us like our genetic predispositions, our food culture and our lifestyle culture. Previously I had just followed “best practice” but this time I decided to make my plan fit my identity, not the other way around, which had caused me so much failure before.

Transforming my mind, body & health

 I made a LOT of changes over the subsequent months and eventually years:

  • I began to consistently track my nutritional intake
  • No more eating off the cuff, I planned out my meals
  • No more clean plate club, I listened to my body
  • No more snacking or liquid calories
  • No more fearing carbs, just picking better, slower releasing carbs

Training-wise, I didn’t change so much. I still did the same important things I’d been doing before: lift heavy and consistently, and do some hard conditioning. What changed most for me was outside of the gym. I began to regularly get a minimum of 10,000 steps per day. I began to look at chores and housework as a way to burn more calories and achieve my shredded, healthy body sooner.


Likewise, I made big changes in my lifestyle and sleep habits. I gathered sleep data and ensured I got a minimum of 7 hours of high quality sleep a night. No screens or blue light, sleeping on a grounding mat, last meal and supplements about 1-2 hours before bed, read until I passed out (I read 76 books in that first year!).

I spent more time outdoors in nature. I stopped saying “no” to people and events. I took up meditation and breath work. I put my body and my health at the center of everything that I was doing. And it was life changing.


 Fit, healthy and happy at 40 and beyond  

The results were life changing for me. I’m almost 40 years old now, with two young kids and the house, and I’m growing a business, but my body composition and health is on a par with guys half my age.

I feel and look better than ever before, without any medication, TRT, peptides, or unnecessary/excessive/crazy biohacks. And I have the health data to back it up.

My mission today is to be the coach I needed when I was 15. The kid who thought that his culture and genetics had doomed him to a lifetime of poor health and low self image. I want to help him- and other Indians like him to live healthier, more confident and energetic lives.

If you’re ready to make a change in your life, I’d be honored to travel on that journey with you. To see if working with me would be a good fit for, click here now to schedule a call with me.

Growing up with Indian genetics 

I’m first generation born Indian here in America. I have HORRIBLE Hindu genetics, which I’ve spent a lifetime battling.

I loved sports and played them as a kid but always struggled with my weight and physique and couldn’t overcome my skinny fat Indian heritage.

I had dreams of being lean, muscular, strong, and proud of how I looked but couldn’t find success no matter what I tried or how hard working and diligent I was in the gym and in the kitchen.

I never was able to get the same results as or look like my friends on the team, and I felt like a failure by comparison. I carried that weight mentally, socially, and spiritually for years.

Becoming an (out of shape) NFL strength coach   

  
Although professional sport was never in my future (name you favorite Indian NFL player. Go ahead, I’ll wait), I stuck with sport and decided to pursue a career in coaching. I kept training, kept getting bigger and stronger, and kept learning.

I obtained two performance degrees from Kansas State University, and soon broke into college sport. I was lucky enough to coach at Michigan State, compete for a National title at Oregon, and even break into the NFL where I worked for the New York Giants.

But things still weren’t right for me. I knew a lot about performance nutrition, but if I’m truly honest, I wasn’t walking the walk. The event that crystallized it for me was in March of 2019.

I went back to my alma mater to accept an alumni award- a big deal- and for the first time in years I had the opportunity to take a professional victory lap, and re-connect and hang out with my peers. Instead, I spent my one night back in Kansas, in my hotel room, eating the 3 desserts my fat ass had ordered from Houlihan’s, then passed out.

I felt like a fraud. Here I was in charge of some of the fittest, healthiest athletes on earth, but I was almost 225lbs and 30% body fat. I was strong yes, but I was not healthy at all. It was time to make change.

Making the decision to walk the walk 

For the first time in years, I took a step back and did a proper evaluation and assessment of my health status and eating and training habits. I put myself through the same process as my NFL players and then some.
 
This was NOT going to be a quick fix. No 30 day challenge or juice fast BS. I had to put good systems in place and make consistent long term progress. I didn't care how long it took, I was going to stick with it until I got the body I aspired to when I was in my teens.
I broke down the big rocks into different categories and got to work. I made sure to look at health as a whole and leave no stone left unturned, the same way we operated with the NFL players.

Not only this but I made the important change of actually acknowledging and accounting for my Indian heritage, things that are unique to us like our genetic predispositions, our food culture and our lifestyle culture. Previously I had just followed “best practice” but this time I decided to make my plan fit my identity, not the other way around, which had caused me so much failure before.

Transforming my mind, body & health

   I made a LOT of changes over the subsequent months and eventually years:
 
  • I began to consistently track my nutritional intake
  • No more eating off the cuff, I planned out my meals
  • No more clean plate club, I listened to my body
  • No more snacking or liquid calories
  • No more fearing carbs, just picking better, slower releasing carbs

Training-wise, I didn’t change so much. I still did the same important things I’d been doing before: lift heavy and consistently, and do some hard conditioning.
What changed most for me was outside of the gym. I began to regularly get a minimum of 10,000 steps per day. I began to look at chores and housework as a way to burn more calories and achieve my shredded, healthy body sooner.


Likewise, I made big changes in my lifestyle and sleep habits. I gathered sleep data and ensured I got a minimum of 7 hours of high quality sleep a night. No screens or blue light, sleeping on a grounding mat, last meal and supplements about 1-2 hours before bed, read until I passed out (I read 76 books in that first year!).

I spent more time outdoors in nature. I stopped saying “no” to people and events. I took up meditation and breath work. I put my body and my health at the center of everything that I was doing. And it was life changing.

  

Fit, healthy and happy at 40 and beyond 

The results were life changing for me. I’m almost 40 years old now, with two young kids and the house, and I’m growing a business, but my body composition and health is on a par with guys half my age.

I feel and look better than ever before, without any medication, TRT, peptides, or unnecessary/excessive/crazy biohacks. And I have the health data to back it up.

My mission today is to be the coach I needed when I was 15. The kid who thought that his culture and genetics had doomed him to a lifetime of poor health and low self image. I want to help him- and other Indians like him to live healthier, more confident and energetic lives.

If you’re ready to make a change in your life, I’d be honored to travel on that journey with you. To see if working with me would be a good fit for, click here now to schedule a call with me.
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