Chitharesh Natesan
Chitharesh Natesan
Chitharesh Natesan is a bodybuilder from Delhi, India. In 2019, he won the Mr Universe 2019 at the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship held in South Korea. The win makes Chitharesh the first Indian to have clinched the title.[1]
Education
Career
Natesan started his career as a personal trainer. At that time, he joined fitness training group and got more and more interested in bodybuilding. Currently, he is a fitness consultant at the same fintess centre.[1]
In 2018, Natesan won the Mr Universe competition organised by International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness.
World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2019
Natesan's preparations for the championship started in January 2019.
Chitharesh got selected in the Indian team, for world and Asian championships, a few months later in June.[1]
“I focused the most on the Asian championship, which was held in September, in Indonesia.
I was the overall winner of the event, which also made me the first Malayali to win the Asian championship.
The World championship happened after that,” Chitharesh explains.
His coach is M V Sagar, with whom he has been friends from college.
Diet
“Every day, I had about 30 to 40 eggs, 1 kg chicken and vegetables.
These were taken six different times, during the day.
I also trained twice daily, in the morning and evening,” Natesan said about his diet.[1]
Personal Life
Chitharesh’s family lives in a house with asbestos roofing and his dream of a new house is now being fulfilled through Hibi Eden’s ‘Thanal’ housing project. Sponsored by actor Kunchacko Boban, this will be the 47th house to be built under the project. [5]
Chitharesh had been struggling to find funds to prepare for competitions.
Hibi Eden decided to reconstruct Chitharesh’s house when he learnt of its dilapidated condition.
Hibi contacted Kunchacko Boban to enquire his availability for laying the foundation stone or key handing-over ceremony of any of the houses under the project. [5]
Hibi said:
“He, however, expressed his interest to sponsor a house.
This is a small gift for Chitharesh who has made the entire state proud.”[5]