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My Introduction

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Before I start publishing more posts and articles on my blog, it's important that you all know who I am, what I have gone through, and how I managed to bulk up. So here is my introduction. I am Shashank Srivastava, a DevOps Architect by profession ( just to give you an idea how I manage to take out time to workout ) who loves music, Science, traveling & photography. For most of my life, I used to be severely underweight. Till the age of 22, I used to weigh not more than 46 Kgs. Yes, 46 Kgs at a height of 6 feet. I was so thin that I couldn't wear a watch. I had to add more holes to the strap, which of course would spoil the look. My waist used to be around 25-26 inches and you can imagine my situation. People made fun of me. Called me a patient. Laughed at me. Told me that I will die soon. Humiliated me. Very few people would talk to me. Very few befriended me. I never really loved to shop for clothes for me since nothing would fit me. I used to look like a cloth h

Introduction To My Fitness Blog "Skinny2Healthy"

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Before I start, let me clarify it firsthand that I am not a body-builder or an athlete and I just don't have *HUGE* muscles on my body. This blog is definitely NOT for the people who are aiming those massive muscles or that WWE superstar/Fashion model look. My blog entirely deals with how you can gain your body mass in a healthy & natural way using proper diet & weight-lifting. It is not about huge gains, it is just about healthy gains. Why would you need yet another fitness blog on the same topic when we already have tons of blogs, websites & forums targeted at the same audience? Well, as you must have seen, most such blogs/sites have paid content for which you have to pay to see the * secret formula *. Other blogs/sites ask for your email address so as to spam you with their * magic tricks of building muscles fast *. Some others may have no content at all.  I haven't paid for any such blog or site so I can't comment on their efficacy. They might actually ha