Manohar Aich, who is 4ft 11ins tall, known as the 'Pocket Hercules' , overcame many hurdles to achieve his body building glory.
Born in 1914 in the small town of Comilla in Bengal, he was attracted to exercising and building his muscles when as a schoolboy he saw a group of wrestlers in action.
Mr. Aich began his bodybuilding career early on when not many gyms and fitness centers were available. Taking a cue from his own strength and will power, Mr Aich began body and weight training exercises, such as push-ups, pull-ups, sit ups, and leg raises, that lasted several reps.
After leaving school in 1942, he joined the Royal air force under India’s British colonial rulers and it was there that he began his relentless pursuit of body building.
Encouraged by a British officer named Reub Martin, who introduced him to weight training, Aich earned praise for his physique from his peers in the air force.
Some years later, however, he was thrown into prison when he protested against colonial oppression.
He said: 'It was in that jail that I began weight training seriously. This helped me prepare myself for the world championship.
'In jail I used to practice on my own, without any equipment, sometimes for 12 hours in a day.'
Mr. Aich, after winning the runners-up position in the 1951 Mr. Universe competition, finally achieved glory in 1952 by winning the title of Mr. Universe - Group III Championship.
He also went on to win three golds in the Asian Games held in 1951 (New Delhi), 1954 (Manila), and 1958 (Tokyo).
Through the years, he participated in several bodybuilding events. His stint finally came to an end in 2003, at the age of 90.
Aich still heads to the gym to help his sons run a fitness center and spends his days guiding juvenile hopefuls to reach the heights of body building that he did.
Aich says a simple diet of milk, fruits and vegetables along with rice, lentils and fish have kept him healthy. He does not smoke and has never touched alcohol, he said.
'I never allow any sort of tension to grip me. I had to struggle to earn money since my young days, but whatever the situation, I remained happy'
Music: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Source: India Times, Daily Mail
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Born in 1914 in the small town of Comilla in Bengal, he was attracted to exercising and building his muscles when as a schoolboy he saw a group of wrestlers in action.
Mr. Aich began his bodybuilding career early on when not many gyms and fitness centers were available. Taking a cue from his own strength and will power, Mr Aich began body and weight training exercises, such as push-ups, pull-ups, sit ups, and leg raises, that lasted several reps.
After leaving school in 1942, he joined the Royal air force under India’s British colonial rulers and it was there that he began his relentless pursuit of body building.
Encouraged by a British officer named Reub Martin, who introduced him to weight training, Aich earned praise for his physique from his peers in the air force.
Some years later, however, he was thrown into prison when he protested against colonial oppression.
He said: 'It was in that jail that I began weight training seriously. This helped me prepare myself for the world championship.
'In jail I used to practice on my own, without any equipment, sometimes for 12 hours in a day.'
Mr. Aich, after winning the runners-up position in the 1951 Mr. Universe competition, finally achieved glory in 1952 by winning the title of Mr. Universe - Group III Championship.
He participated several times after, where he came third in 1955, and fourth in 1960.
He also went on to win three golds in the Asian Games held in 1951 (New Delhi), 1954 (Manila), and 1958 (Tokyo).
Through the years, he participated in several bodybuilding events. His stint finally came to an end in 2003, at the age of 90.
Aich still heads to the gym to help his sons run a fitness center and spends his days guiding juvenile hopefuls to reach the heights of body building that he did.
Aich says a simple diet of milk, fruits and vegetables along with rice, lentils and fish have kept him healthy. He does not smoke and has never touched alcohol, he said.
'I never allow any sort of tension to grip me. I had to struggle to earn money since my young days, but whatever the situation, I remained happy'
Music: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Source: India Times, Daily Mail
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/patryn.worldlatestnews
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