Behind a public figure is always a person like any other who does his or her best to make a living. Before becoming celebrities or influencers, these individuals have also experienced the great battles of everyday life. Simeon Panda, a British fitness model and bodybuilder, is no exception to the rule. Let's discover together his journey before ending up on the cover of magazines.
Some more info on Simeon:
Height : 1 m 86
Weight : 102 Kg
Nationality: British
The beginning of his career in the Body
Born on May 28, 1986 in London, under the astrological sign Gemini, Simeon Panda is one of the most followed celebrities in the bodybuilding world on the Internet. He currently has 5 million followers on Facebook and about 6 million on Instagram. He is also a versatile entrepreneur of his personal brand Just Lift where he offers products such as: bracelets, ebooks, clothes and of course gym items. As he grew up, he ended up being as tall as 1.83m and in his youth, he couldn't ignore his body which was rather skinny for his height. So he started by playing team sports here and there, but it didn't seem to work out the way he wanted.
It was then that a muscular classmate inspired him to start weight training. The classmate told him that it would help him gain muscle mass. So he went out and bought some dumbbells, which underlined his start in weight training in his own room. Simeon Panda stated in an interview:
"It sounds cheesy or cliché, but I was hooked from my first congestion. I wanted to feel the same way every day."
He trained in his room whenever he had the time to do so in order to regain this congestion. According to him, the famous bodybuilder, his room was turned into a gym.
Its advent to the general public
Simeon Panda started out at a time when the internet was not the biggest influencer in the entire audience. In fact, as he started his business in the 2000s, he did it, because it was a passion for him, not because everyone else was getting into bodybuilding. The absence of social networks has greatly benefited his career. In fact, he stated, again in the same interview:
"I don't need to motivate myself to go to the gym. I'm like a teenager with an Xbox. It's never been a chore to go to the gym. I never have. I look forward to it every day."
His notoriety began with a few photos he shared, 10 years after he was in the business. At the time, while reinforcing his own methods in the skill of the art he practices, he was working regularly as a private coach.
Once mastered, he concluded that he needed to share his knowledge. He marketed his tactics to help others interested in bodybuilding. On the other hand, he continued to post pictures with various information about the techniques he wanted to share. After selling countless coaching sessions, he decided that he needed to get closer to the people by holding seminars and giving demonstrations. This was how he stopped his work as a personal trainer.
He started competing at Musclemania where he will obtain the Pro status and will win in 2013 the PRO title. Other victories will follow.
Simeon Panda and his fans
When asked how he has been able to influence many people in the world by doing an activity that is already known, he always answers that it is all about passion. In fact, he stated:
"I was trying to express how passionate I was about training, and I think that's what attracted a lot of people. I want everyone to share my passion. That's what people need, to share that feeling."
What makes Simeon Panda unique, compared to other internationally renowned bodybuilders, is the fact that he sees everyone as his equal. This surely makes him a figure with many followers despite the popularity of his profession. According to him, these followers are not fans, but rather like-minded cast iron lovers. They are fellow travelers for him.
His future goal
If he never wanted to become a world famous person, our bodybuilder realized, thanks to his fellow travelers, that expanding his field of activity would not be a bad idea after all. Now that Simeon Panda is in control of the art of bodybuilding, he wants to take it to the next level. From his fame, he has been able to define the next phase of his career; that of becoming a Hollywood star. Simeon Panda currently lives in California, where he is training to become an actor while continuing to hone his martial arts skills and continue his daily training. Sometimes at the gold gym.
To stay in his passion, he is aiming for roles in action movies so that he can persevere in putting his bodybuilding skills to use. He is determined to continue down this road he has taken stating that
"Patience, passion and consistency are the most important things. If you put time into something, are patient and keep working hard and believing in yourself, it always works out in the end. That's what has happened every time I've undertaken something."
What we can learn from his journey
Simeon Panda probably had other goals in life, until he found his passion in bodybuilding. He never stopped learning more, and sharing his knowledge with others. After all, sharing is the best way to improve in any field. Just like him, everyone can very well make his passion his job. If we take the example of this famous bodybuilder, each of us can in turn take advantage of the thing that is close to our heart by embracing all the possibilities that it offers us. It's just a matter of perseverance.
he is one of the biggest influencers of the new generation of bodybuilders and is ranked in the magazine FORBES.
Personal experience of Julien QUAGLIERINI :
I myself have met Simeon on several occasions. The first time was during my Musclemania competitions in 2012.
In 2014, after I got my Pro card from the same federation, I organized the Musclemania competition at La cité des Sciences in Paris. I asked Ulisses and Simeon to come and give the trophies to the winners, which they accepted. We met again on various shows like the Mister Olympia. He was very friendly and when I made a video interview with him, I filmed it and he always played along by giving motivation in a positive message.
Here you see Simeon Panda handing over the trophy to the overall winner of the bodybuilding category of the 2014 edition - Deelan Duriez.
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