My concept of fitness really hasn’t changed much over the years. If anything, it has been refined. I have never wanted to be this large, bulky bodybuilder walking around flailing his arms and chest. Yes, I want to be in good shape and want to be recognized for being in good shape, but I do […]

A lot of what is being written on this site has to do with fat loss. This is only because I am currently trying to cut weight, and am writing about things that have helped me drop all the weight I’ve lost. In addition, most of my training is athletic in nature because this is […]

The Pull-up is one of the most difficult bodyweight exercises out there, and a great measure of physical fitness. Lets say a complete beginner is trying to go from one pull-up to 10 pull-ups. What’s the best program for him to use?

The primary difference between training someone who is young and someone who is old is based upon the experience of the trainee. For example, there will be greater differences in training between a 20 year old beginner and a 60 year old beginner then there will be between a 20 year old advanced athlete and […]

So, as you know, I’ve been struggling to reduce the fat on my lower back. I’ve been steadily losing noticeable weight of my stomach, and am starting to see some vascularity on my arms. However, the back fat is still there. So the question is, what is the best way of losing all that back […]

About a month back I called up my cousin and said, “Dude, I think I’m gonna have to stop Shah Training.” He asked my why. I said, “Well, my day is split up between family stuff, marketing work (I’m a marketing consultant), Shah Training, and looking for a job. The main problem here is that […]

I personally train at a very high frequency, often 5-6 days a week. However, I try to do something different every day. For example, one day I may be doing a kettlebell circuit, and on the next day I may doing a distance run, and on the third day may be a heavy deadlift workout. […]

I just came from the YJA (Young Jain Association) Convention last week. I have experienced more personal growth in those three days then I have ever experienced before. Since there is so much to talk about regarding this topic, I have organized the posts into a four-part series:
Part One: Random thoughts and […]

This has been in the works for a while. I wanted to develop a series of workouts which measure multiple qualities of fitness at the same time. These would basically be standards of fitness which would ai me in not only measuring personal fitness levels, but also those of my clients. If a client (or […]