Bollywood did their best to bring forward an image of Indian cops who could do anything. 

Chulbul Pandey, Singham, Simba and eventually, Sooryavanshi, they all try to portray Indian police as these extremely stylish and charismatic people who can walk out of moving cars, jump off multi-storey buildings without getting hurt and fight an army of bad guys on their own. 

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Even then, the age-old picture of a fat cop in a uniform with itâs buttons barely holding on to its dear life in front of his stomach doesnât leave our imagination.

And that is exactly why Deepak Sharma, a Tihar prison jailor decided to make fitness a big part of his lifestyle back in 2014 and hasnât looked back ever since.

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With a 48-inch chest and 19-inch biceps, Sharma has somehow managed to keep up with his extremely gruelling job requirements while also making sure to take care of his body every single day.

He has been involved in some major proceedings inside the jail premise, being specially appointed for the hanging of the Nirbhaya case convicts was one of them. 

He is one of the most well-known policemen in Delhi who truly believes in making the prisons better men. Along with his department, Sharma organises yoga and other fitness classes for prisoners in collaboration with various NGOs inside the jail. 

His career as an extremely successful bodybuilder is also well regarded amongst the community.

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Sharma gives some credit to Bollywood, specifically Salman Khanâs Dabangg for inspiring him to get into fitness and ever since, he has won multiple titles for himself and his department. Mr UP, Mr Haryana, Mr Delhi, Iron Man of Delhi (Silver), Steel Man of India (Silver Medal), you name it, and the jailorâs won it.

His team and senior officers have also been supportive of Sharmaâs unusual dedication to get the best of both worlds. They have given him the morning hours so that he can take care of his physique and start working around 1 in the afternoon and complete his shift by 10 at night.

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Watching him take rounds of the jail, dressed neatly in his police uniform, with a straight back and an absolutely upright posture, has created a willingness amongst his department to take up fitness as well. Even the inmates have asked him about his workout routine and diet plan at times, he tells us.

Now, obviously, we too wanted to know the secrets behind Sharmaâs chiseled frame so we asked him, you know, just like the Tihar jail prisoners and he was more than welcoming to share: 

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âWhen I started bodybuilding, my weight was 60 kg. I started bulking up and at one point I weighed around 118 kilos and then I started cutting. Now I weigh around 90 kg,â he says.

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âEvery day, I wake up at 7 and exercise for 4-5 hours. I eat five to six meals a day and because I belong to a family of vegetarians I prepare my food with eggs, chicken and fish by myself in the morning.â

Sharma agrees that due to the COVID-19 outbreak he is unable to keep up with the fitness requirements at the gym but says that he does his best to stay in shape while exercising at home.

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Nevertheless, watching Jailor Deepak Sharma take care of his health, despite such a tasking job must become a source of inspiration for the rest of us, guys who basically sit in front of a laptop at day, to get out of our beds and do a push-up or two.

Check out the original version of this article on MensXP Hindi written by Mradul Rajpoot. 

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