born in a small village in kolhapur maharashtra sangram chougule had to face many hardships to reach the position he holds now one of the most feared and revered bodybuilders of india with his well defined symmetrical and muscular body sangram went ahead to win a bronze in mr world 2011 and gold in mr india 2012 in a workshop for golds gym in mumbai sangram speaks to healthmeupcom about his fitness dictums diet and discipline how did you first think of bodybuilding its my passion you can say its my first love is it a feasible for a healthy life yes without bodybuilding or fitness training you cant make your life healthy and strong how did you train yourself to build this hulklike body its very simple if you follow these simple rules work hard eat healthy food and take proper rest what are some of the common misconceptions about fitness models and pumping iron people think that if you start weight training you build a physique but if you leave it you will become flabbier than you were earlier and they say that models or bodybuilders look best in their youth but in their old age they rot thats not true because if you exercise properly and eat a good diet you will live a long and fit life so where do you think most people go wrong when it comes to training their abs first thing they do is that they start skipping their meals and do hundreds of crunches it is totally wrong because it results in enuresis and muscle loss because abs are made in the kitchen you just have to control your calorie intake and give your body a balanced diet and a proper workout keep in mind that diet is 80 and workout is 20 so do you even touch bad food yes sometimes but in a limited quantity how do you stay so motivated i always keep my goals in mind and always think about how to achieve them and that gives me selfmotivation what tips would you give to someone who wants to become a fitness model to be a fitness model you have to be loyal to yourself never cheat your workout and diet and train under a good trainer or coach in a good gym you have to have patience because to achieve something you have to give it time give us an example of one of your typical workouts there is no typical workout of me but i always train my weak muscles more than my strong muscles and this is how i make my workout routine do give us a look into your weekly dietworkoutsupplementation routine now my diet is low carb high protein and less fat my day starts with cardio after which i take a combat protein shake with multivitamins and some complex carbs then after two hrs i have egg whites oats after half an hour before my workout i