The Skinny Kid Who Refused to Stay Small

40kg. 10-inch Arms. Zero Knowledge.

I walked into the gym for the first time at 18 years old. I weighed 40kg — you could see every rib on my body. My arms were 10 inches. I didn't know the difference between a bicep curl and a deadlift. People stared. Some laughed. I didn't care. Something inside me said: "You will not stay like this."

I had no money for a trainer. No money for supplements. My family thought fitness was a waste of time. All I had was access to a basic gym and the food my mother cooked at home. That was enough.

Wrong exercises. Wrong diet. Wrong everything.

My entire first year was a mess. I did only bicep curls and chest press — nothing else. I ate whatever was at home with no understanding of protein or calories. I gained maybe 3kg in 12 months. I was frustrated. I wanted to quit every single week.

But I kept showing up. Even when I saw zero progress. Even when people told me my body "just isn't made for muscle." That stubbornness saved me. It taught me the most important lesson in fitness: consistency beats everything.

I discovered food is the real secret.

Everything changed when I stopped blaming my genetics and started learning about nutrition. I couldn't afford protein powder — it cost more than my entire weekly food budget. So I researched which real foods have the most protein.

Eggs. Chicken. Lentils. Milk. Yogurt. Rice. These were all available in my kitchen — I just wasn't eating enough of them. I started tracking what I ate. Within 3 months of eating 120g+ protein daily from real food, my body transformed faster than the entire previous year.

That moment changed my life. I realized the supplement industry was selling a lie. You don't need powder. You need knowledge about your kitchen.

60kg. People started noticing.

By 22 I weighed 60kg — a full 20kg gained from where I started. My arms had grown to 14 inches. For the first time in my life, people started saying "you look different." My clothes didn't fit anymore. I had to buy new shirts because my chest and arms had outgrown them.

The gym became my second home. I trained 6 days a week without exception. I learned proper compound movements — squats, deadlifts, bench press, overhead press. My strength exploded. My confidence with it. The skinny kid was disappearing.

Injuries. Plateaus. Almost giving up.

At 70kg I hit a wall. My shoulder got injured from bad form. I couldn't train upper body for 3 months. I lost size. I lost motivation. I questioned everything — was this worth it? Was I wasting my years?

This phase taught me something no YouTube video ever could: fitness is a mental game. The physical part is easy compared to the mental battle of staying consistent when you can't see results, when you're injured, when life gets hard.

I rehabbed my shoulder. I came back. I came back stronger than before because I was smarter. I trained smarter, ate smarter, recovered smarter. The plateau broke.

75kg. 160g+ protein daily. Zero supplements.

By this point I had developed a complete system. I knew exactly how to hit 160g+ protein every single day using nothing but kitchen food. I had perfected my meal prep — I could cook a full week of high-protein meals in 2 hours. My grocery bill was lower than people spending money on protein powder.

My physique had become something I was genuinely proud of. 75kg, lean, muscular, 16.5-inch arms. People at the gym started asking ME for advice. Strangers in the street would comment on my body. That skinny 40kg kid was a distant memory.

80kg. 18-inch arms. A complete transformation.

Today I weigh 80kg of pure muscle. My arms are 18 inches. I have been training for 10 years without missing a single week. I have never taken a protein supplement. Every gram of protein that built this body came from real food — eggs, chicken, lentils, milk, rice, and meals cooked in my kitchen.

I created RamayFitness because I know there are millions of people just like the 18-year-old me — skinny, confused, broke, and being told they need expensive supplements to build muscle. That is a lie. And I am the living proof.

If I can go from 40kg to 80kg with zero supplements, starting from zero knowledge, in a regular kitchen — so can you. And I want to show you exactly how.