Suhas Khamkar speaks about his BodyBuilding Journey

Suhas Khamkar's interview on Star Mazha :

A Wiki on Suhas Khamkar

Suhas Khamkar (born August 9th, 1980) is a professional bodybuilder from India. A native of Kolhapur region, Suhas comes from a family of fitness experts and bodybuilders. Suhas's inspiration for body building can be traced back to his home town Kolhapur where he grew up watching many wrestlers and body builders. Lack of knowledge and experience regarding the professional sport of bodybuilding presented Suhas with a unique challenge. However in the year 1997 at the tender age of 16, Suhas drew inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger and embarked on a journey of becoming a world champion in the sport of bodybuilding.

Suhas started his training under Bibhishan Patil,a famous wrestler and also a Kolhapur native. Bibhishal Patil taught Suhas various attributes & techniques of bodybuilding and rendered detailed information about the sport. After his family moved to Mumbai, Suhas continued working on his fitness and career goal and took inspiration from a lot of local bodybuilders along the way.

An employee of Central Railway of India, Suhas Khamkar is the first to win a national level gold medal in the Railways national competitions.

Achievement

During his 12 years of successful professional career in bodybuilding, Suhas has won various accolades at the state and national level. Some of the prestigious awards to Suhas's credit are listed below:

• Mr. India 2010 
• Mr. Asia 2010 (First Indian to win Mr. Asia)
• Maharastra Shree
• Mr. India (below 18 years category)
• 5 times Gold medalist in All India Railway competitions

Suahs won almost all championship titles in western Maharastra for past 7 to 8 years and is distinguised as the first bodybuilder of Maharastrian origin.

Raw vs Boiled egg?

I got asked last night whether raw eggs are preferred over boiled eggs.
Just thought I would post the answer here.
A few blogs recommend eating raw eggs rather than boiled. I really do not see why.
The risk of salmonella poisoning with raw eggs is quite real. It is also not palatable for most people.
Bioavailability of raw eggs is 51% whereas that of boiled eggs is 91%. What that means is about 91% of boiled eggs that are consumed are absorbed by the body as compared to 51% for raw eggs.
The concern regarding some enzymes being denatured during the cooking process is unwarranted.

Misconceptions about youth weight training [ resistance training ]

There are several misconceptions that I get to hear from parents of children aged between 9 and 14.
1. Resistance training will stunt the growth of childern
2. Weight training is unsafe
3. Childern cannot increase strength because they do not have testosterone
4. Resistance training is only for young athletes.


Current observations indicate no evidence of a decrease in stature in children who regularly
perform resistance exercise in a controlled environment. If appropriate exercise
guidelines are followed, regular participation in weight-bearing physical activities, such as
resistance exercise, will likely have a favorable influence on bone growth and development
during childhood and adolescence.
Resistance training is a lot safer than other safe exercise activities recommended for kids like e.g. sports.
Testosterone is not necessary for strength gains. This can be evidenced by strength gains in women and older age individuals.
Aerobic exercise( swimming, running etc.) is generally recommended for kids who are overweight. Weight training might be a good alternative worth considering for overweight kids who suffer low energy levels.

Certain points to be considered before starting a kids resistance program:
1. Kids under 14 should be supervised by professionals at all times
2. The exercise programmer and coach must be qualified and have experience dealing with kids
3. Exercise programs lasting longer than 15 hours per week should not be set.
4. Heavy lifting [ 1-RMs] should not be done on a regular basis.
5. Exercise to maximum fatigue should not be done.
6. Anthropometric measurements and body mineral levels should be monitored on a regular basis.
7.Exercise training should be specific [should be so designed keeping in mind the specific sport for which the youth is training for]
8.Vigorous exercise without rest periods should be avoided.