Note: This is Shreyas Kamath’s story, who is also the author for the same.

What is the worst thing that can happen to you as a teenager? For most it might be a heart break or being broke. For me, it was lack of confidence. Fitness was not something that I thought would change my life forever. Like every other young boy, I chose engineering as my passion or I must say I didn't have anything else to do with my life. I was a fat kid who was not fast enough for football, a fat kid who didn't have passion for cricket. I was a kid with no direction in life. I just started working out because I wanted to get out of my house. Who knew that entering into the gym and lifting weights will get me where I am today? I started off at around 90 Kg and truth be told, I don't even remember where I started off because I never thought that I would be sharing my transformation with the world.

I have always believed that knowledge is limitless and can take you places. I started learning more about the science behind weight training and nutrition. That is when I decided to share my knowledge through my YouTube channel. 

Starting a YouTube channel changed my life, not because people started recognizing me, but for the simple fact that I was able to handle the negative comments that people used to put on my videos. My confidence went up and I started believing in myself.

Two years into engineering, I was reading more about functions of the muscles in our body rather than reading about C++ programming and Microprocessors. I decided to compete in a bodybuilding show and I won. Then I shared my transformation video on Youtube. This is when people changed their opinion about me and suddenly people wanted to know what I had to say.

My engineering results were out. I failed in 7 subjects. I was not proud, but that was when I thought maybe engineering is not meant for me. I was suspended for one year and that is when I had the time to concentrate on my fitness goals and things started falling into place. I decided to quit engineering and of course my parents were not fine with it, but I was stubborn enough to prove to them that I would make a good living without an engineering degree.

I wanted to set an example. People started asking me to coach them and they were ready to pay me. It took me over 4 years to achieve the physique and level of fitness I have right now. I have trained over 500 people online from all over the world and I strive to train more people including athletes. I know I can do better and I am trying my best to provide a great service to my clients. I am also in the process of launching my own apparel brand ‘INSPIREIGN’ soon. I hope that I can continue making a difference in the lives of people. That makes me happy. I want people to be motivated by what I do rather than how I look. Looks can go away any day, but what you give back will always stay. If the way I look today motivates you to push harder, I wouldn't mind at all.