On this episode of The Ordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Kunal, (IG: @kmakfitness). It's a super relaxed conversation about his fitness journey from his father passing at a young age, the spirituality of fitness, to starting his own transformation company; How athletes, businessmen & sport are intertwined with his drive.

All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free to jump around.

Timestamps 

00:00 - Intro

00:59 - Kobe, & his trip in the USA

08:40 - How Lebron is Pass first in life as well as an athlete

12:45 - Rich Paul messaging him back, and how he inspired him to go solo.

15:00 - Kunal's fitness origins

20:20 - Kunal's Journey to the GYM, why dumbells hold a place in his heart & his first client

23:00 - The moment the gym and fitness became spiritual for him.

24:00 - How Kunal got his first shot in a fitness training role.

25:40 - Online training vs  1-2-1 training.

27:30 - Did Kunal ever have doubt in his decision to go solo?

35:40 - More on the spirituality lens of the fitness

42:40 - Is Kunal new school or old school & why.

45:50 - Viraj's fitness experience with dirty bulking and becoming a yoga teacher

50:30 - What was it like for Kunal not having South Asian fitness people to aspire to.

59:53 - We discuss why there aren't more south Asian athletes.

1:02:00 - How sport is the closest thing to war, & how you literally watch greatness.

1:05:20 - The different types of music we listen to at the gym.

1:07:29 - Why Jay-Z is Kunal's fav artist of all time and how music inspires him.

1:14:10 - We digress slightly onto street smarts vs book smarts and the learning from the drug game.

1:18:30 - The British Identity in music, & business.

1:20:30 - Our thoughts on the last dance.

1:29:50 - Outro