Hitesh.

Limitless · training since 2014

Twelve years under the bar.

It started in 2014 with a friend who wouldn't take no for an answer. Today I train at least four days a week, chasing the point where my body says stop and then going one rep further.

12 years training4+ days a weekPush · Pull · Legs · Core
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Hitesh standing in front of a large painted flower mural in the gym

The story

The friend, the gym and coach Syed

A friend of mine kept insisting I join him at the gym, and eventually I went. That's where I met my first coach, Syed. He taught me the basics of weight lifting from the ground up: how to set up for a lift, how to brace, how to control the weight instead of letting it control me.

He guided me through every early goal and made sure I hit it. Those first months showed me what my body could do, and more importantly they made me disciplined. The gym stopped being something I tried and became something I did.

Nobody starts strong.

A lit gym sign that reads Nobody starts strong

Training on my own

For the years that followed I trained on my own, carrying everything Syed had taught me. I kept learning wherever I could: from freelance trainers, and from the gym comrades who shared what worked for them, spotted my heavy sets and pushed me when I wanted to stop.

Then I started picking up injuries. That was my sign that discipline alone was not enough, and that if I wanted to keep progressing safely I needed a professional in my corner.

Me vs me.

Training at an advanced level

That is how I started training with coach Kailasnath, who is now taking me to an advanced level. He pushes me beyond what I thought I could do, and with him I'm finally testing the real limits of my body.

I train at least four days a week, focusing on failure points and mainly on building muscle, with a balanced diet on most days so the work in the gym actually turns into results.

Coach says: never give up.

Hitesh giving a thumbs up in front of a Never give up mural

The split

Push, pull, legs, and core

Hitesh doing cable chest flyes

Day 1

Push

Chest, shoulders, triceps

  • —Flat barbell bench press
  • —Incline dumbbell press
  • —Seated overhead press
  • —Cable or pec-deck flyes
  • —Lateral raises
  • —Triceps rope pushdowns and dips
Hitesh doing incline dumbbell curls

Day 2

Pull

Back, rear delts, biceps

  • —Deadlifts or rack pulls
  • —Pull-ups or lat pulldowns
  • —Barbell or seated cable rows
  • —Single-arm dumbbell rows
  • —Face pulls
  • —Barbell and hammer curls
Hitesh squatting with his coach spotting

Day 3

Legs

Quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves

  • —Back squats
  • —Romanian deadlifts
  • —Leg press
  • —Walking lunges
  • —Leg curls and leg extensions
  • —Standing calf raises
Hitesh doing hanging crunches on the bar with his coach holding his legs

Day 4

Core

Added on lighter days

  • —Planks and side planks
  • —Hanging leg raises
  • —Cable crunches
  • —Ab wheel rollouts
  • —Russian twists
  • —Pallof press

Beyond the gym

Strength that travels

Hitesh doing a handstand in the surf at the beach

Handstands at the beach

 Hitesh playing padel on a blue court

Padel court debut

 Hitesh scuba diving with his arms spread wide

Scuba sessions

What I stick to

Strength first, size follows.

Train to failure

The last rep is where the growth is. Each session pushes the key sets to the point of failure, with good form.

Four days minimum

Push, pull and legs every week, with variations and core work on the extra days.

Eat for the goal

A balanced diet on most days, so the training turns into muscle.

Get coached

From Syed's basics to Kailasnath's advanced work, a good coach has made the difference at every stage.

Workout first, hangout later. Every damn day.

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