#16 - Hardwork, Discipline and Trusting the Process Got Him From Struggling to Finish to Winning! - Inspirational Story of Hemendra Upadyay!

<p>In this episode, we talk with Hemendra Upadyay!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Hemendra is your typical Working Athlete. A shy and humble guy working for an IT consultancy. During 2015 he used to weigh 93kgs. Over the years, he not only lost over 30kilos but also became one of the strongest master's athletes in Bangalore! From struggling to finish in top 10 of a field of 11, he is now consistently on the podium giving the best in the category a run for their money. &nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>He recently started seeing results for his consistent hard work of years. He won the master's category ITT by a huge margin in Jan this year. He finished second in master's category in the BBCH Nandi Epic, a prestigious race for us folks in Bangalore.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode he shares his weight loss journey, how he trained to become one of the strongest masters athletes in the region, his struggles with failures and celebrating successes etc.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This episode covers:</p> <p>0:00:00 &nbsp;Intro</p> <p>0:06:10 &nbsp;Weight loss journey and the longest 8km</p> <p>0:30:37 &nbsp;Diet talk, protein, Dal, steak et al</p> <p>0:37:06 &nbsp;Goa Tri, Crankmeister, first BBCH and intro to TFN</p> <p>0:50:01 &nbsp;Tour of Nilgiris 2017</p> <p>0:56:10 &nbsp;A different person in 2018 - From struggling to finish to winning!</p> <p>1:16:34 &nbsp;Why Structured Training</p> <p>1:23:32 &nbsp;Strength work</p> <p>1:28:18 &nbsp;Rewarding oneself for successes and dealing with failures - The Goa Tri &nbsp;experience</p> <p>1:40:02 &nbsp;Training through hectic travel schedule</p> <p>1:44:17 &nbsp;Nandi Epic experiences and learnings</p> <p>1:52:18 &nbsp;Some tips for working athletes</p> <p><strong>Some Links Below:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/334744737743027/"><strong>Working Athlete Community</strong></a>&nbsp;on FB.</p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/bikeyvenky/message"><strong>Link to Anchor Voice messages</strong></a></p> <p>About the Podcast</p> <p>The working athlete podcast is a podcast with an