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.
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.