Mir Mohtesham Ali Khan is a professional

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. He earned multiple

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and international titles. The highest title he won was Silver medal in Mr. World Body Building Championship, in the heavyweight category (90+ kg).

Early life

He was born in

Hyderabad, India Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the '' de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern In ...

. He is the son of Mir Abul Mani Khan and Afsara Begum, Mohtesham studied at Aliya High School and Shadan College before completing his engineering degree in the Indo-British Academy. He was recruited into the

South Central Railway The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...

tem under the sports quota. Mohtesham was recently appointed the youngest coach by the Indian Body Builders Federation (IBBF) and won four medals in different categories at the Las Vegas 2010 Musclemania contest.

Bodybuilding career

Mohtesham began bodybuilding in 1994, at age 14. He won the Silver medal at the Musclemania World Tour competition 2008. Initially, Mohtesham got a Bronze in the Musclemania championship, of USA. He was awarded the Silver medal following a dope test in which his Chinese counterpart tested positive. Titles include: *Mr. World (Silver Medalist) 2008 *Indian Body Building Captain (2008 and 2009) *Mr.Universe VIth place *Mr. India (2 Times) *Mr.South India (3 Times) *Mr.South Central Railway (8 Times) *Mr. Andhra Pradesh (9 Times) *Mr. Hyderabad (11 Times) He was also the captain of the 14-member Indian team that participated in the Musclemania championship 2010. Mohtesham is the first body builder from

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to be selected as captain.

Training

Diet

Mohtesham's daily diet includes 30 egg whites, 1 kg chicken breasts, 12 oranges, 200gm green salad, 1 cup of sweet corn, 150 gm oatmeal and 2 to 4 chapatis.

Daily Exercise

The daily routine event is split into two sessions. The morning (5-10) session is for smaller muscles like biceps, triceps, neck, calf and abdomen while the evening (5 hr) session is for chest, shoulder, thigh and back.

Vital statistics

*Height 6' 2" *Weight 98 kg

References

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