Now body building a job oriented sports: Golap Rabha

Our Sports Reporter

GUWAHATI: He is now the new sensation in body building sports in Assam. Golap Rabha, who recently won Mr Universe and Mr World title, in a discussion with The Sentinel highlighted the present scenario of the game in the state and his future plan. Here is the excerpt.

TS: How your interests grow in bodybuilding?

Earlier my body structure was not so good. One of my school teachers brought me in this game so that I could give my body a proper shape. That was the beginning. In the earlier years I lost badly in different competitions but my interest started to grow and finally I decided to stick to it.

TS: Facilities are very limited for the body builders in the region. Still how you managed to become a world beater?

It’s true. Facilities in this game are still very limited in our state as well as the region. Apart from regular exercises I did lot of studies on this game using internet. I also watched the video of former Mr Universe, Mr World and top class body builders of the world on regular basis and tried to adopt their style and technique.

TS: What is the major problem that current body builders are facing in the state?

I feel we don’t have too much people with proper knowledge of this game in the state. Body building is a complete sport and you need a team of experts from different fields like food and nutrition’s, cardio vascular etc whom can give necessary back up to the bodybuilder. In abroad it is a very common feature but unfortunately this type of awareness is yet to grow here. We have to do a lot of experiments individually to know how body reacts on different types of food and which food should be the part of our regular diets. Foreign body builders can collect it very easily from the experts.

TS: Your suggestion to the budding body builders.

A body builder needs to sacrifice a lot on his food habit and it is one of the mandatory things that they should follow. I can’t go and eat my favourite dishes on daily basis as it could make a negative impact on the body. Regular practice is also equally important to build career in this game. They also need to take the help of experts.

TS: Do you feel body building can help to build one’s career?

Yes. I believe. A body builder knows well about the different parts of the body and their functions. By utilizing this experience they can become a very good fitness trainer in coming days which is now a very demanding job. You will be glad to know that many organizations have already started to higher body builders as a fitness expert.

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