Though it is generally believed that one cannot build muscles without non-vegetarian diet, Pankaj Mishra of Sambalpur town, a complete vegetarian, has proved it wrong by winning the Transformation Challenge-12 organised by Fittr, a leading online nutrition and fitness platform. The 39-year-old man won the competition for achieving the best fitness through natural ways in a period of just 12 weeks. He does not even believe in intake of any kind of drug, including steroid, for fitness.
He has been rewarded with a cash of Rs 5 lakh and a high-end smartwatch.Pankaj, son of retired teacher Uma Shankar Mishra and Malati Mishra, was declared the winner after a careful evaluation of his transformation and consistency along with his contribution to the Fittr community. He was also amongst the Top 5 contestants of TC 11 last year. “Winning the challenge means a lot to me. I am grateful to my mentor Manoranjan Mishra for being my constant support system.
My parents and wife have also inspired me a lot in my journey. I wish to continue on this consistent path of fitness, enabling me to change my life and fulfilling my dream,” said Pankaj.
The 12-week challenge was hosted on the Fittr mobile application from January 2 to March 27 attracting around 22,000 participants from across the world.
As part of the challenge, the participants were required to upload a video every week in suggested format to showcase their week-on-week progress. The participants were evaluated on multiple factors such as muscle gain, fat loss, and consistency from past transformation challenges. The results were declared on April 18.