Tarang has been an athlete from a very young age. He played sports ever since he was a kid. His parents realized that he had too much energy and decided that best way channel that energy was through enrolling him into extracurricular activities. A few years after, Tarang was diagnosed with ADHD- Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder.

Tarang’s father had also been an athlete and had served in the armed forces as a naval officer. In keeping with Tarang’s father’s training as a member of the armed forces and his enthusiasm for sports, he always pushed Tarang towards playing sports. Tarang has pretty much played every sport at some level while growing up. Be it soccer, basketball, boxing, wrestling, MMA, rock climbing etc. you name the sport, Tarang has probably played it at some point. Even as a young boy, Tarang was a very talented sportsman. He was especially gifted at playing basketball and was on his school team. He had always dreamt of playing the sport professionally and at a very young age had decided to dedicate his life to the sport.

Unfortunately, when Tarang was 15, he had a really bad accident and injured his right wrist and it completely devastated him. This brought his life to a complete halt. Since basketball was all he had ever wanted to play, he assumed that life as he knew it would never be the same and that he would never be able to achieve anything in his life.

Till date, his right hand is slightly shorter than the left one, the right wrist is partially bent and one bone pops out towards the right side. This injury works completely against him even till today to the extent that it is uncomfortable to even lift everyday objects with. He has had multiple surgeries yet the doctors couldn’t do much to fix his wrist. And now with the advancements in medicine he could correct it, but if he did so, he would lose too much time trying to recover.

People often ask Tarang about his hand. They ask, “Does it hurt?” His response is “Hell yeah!!” He says that he can’t push weight a lot of times. He feels that the right side of his body is always less engaged as compared to the left. Bench press, dumbbell curls and all these basic movements that involve his right wrist to be under too much pressure, are difficult and highly uncomfortable to perform. He feels that all of his upper-body movements are highly restricted because of his wrist.

So naturally at this point, one might be inclined to ask that if it hurts or acts as a hindrance, why does he still go through with training on a daily basis? He says that the answer is simple. He goes through it because he loves training. He feels that the day you find something you love enough to not care about the pain of obstacles is the day you will start being successful. He says that this “something” doesn’t have to be bodybuilding. It simply means whatever it is that you love doing. He feels that you must give it your all. Tarang professes that never must one whine or cry about the journey being too hard or difficult because each one has his or her own problems and there is always someone out there who has it tougher than you but is still working harder than you to get it done. You must remember that this journey would be worth it.

He says, “I hate it when people give me excuses over stupid things like “I can’t diet”, or “I struggle to make and prepare my meals with my busy work schedule” or “I have no time to train” and the one that tops it all off is that “ it’s easier for you because you’re genetically gifted.” I don’t think that I am genetically gifted whatsoever. I am basically screwed. I’ve broken innumerable bones, I struggled with ADHD and I’m just getting started. Did these things stop me? Hell No! I just believe that if you want it bad enough, you will make it happen.” Tarang started bodybuilding when he was 19 which implies that he started going to a gym and lifting weights. Before that he would do a lot of bodyweight exercises. Push-ups, pull-ups, plyometric work, handstands, calisthenics, parkour etc. But had never really lifted a dumbbell. By the time he was 20 he was hooked to both bodybuilding and was also into powerlifting. He thought that he would take up the sport professionally.

However, just like always, he had a terrible bad back injury and took a short break from powerlifting. By the time that he was 21, he was completely involved in the sport of bodybuilding and began to understand and revere aesthetics. He started working on developing more symmetry and worked more towards having an old school physique. Once Tarang got into the sport of bodybuilding, He did tons of research and pretty much read everything that he could find. He would and still does research for hours and hours on end. He has also had the honor of working with many extraordinary coaches and has learnt their protocols and methods as well. Tarang believes that bodybuilding is a sport where one learns something new every day and one always has to remain humble if one wished to progress and reach one’s best potential in this sport.