About Pushkaraj Shirke

A Psychology graduate turned advertising creative director, a NYFA schooled AD film director and India’s top fitness photographer, Pushkaraj Shirke wears many hats. But it’s his passion for fitness and helping people lead better lives that drive his core.

COACH & ATHLETE

K11 Trained as a Strength and Conditioning Coach, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist, a martial artist by passion, and a Krav Maga coach with Krav Maga Global, Pushkaraj takes his own progressive education and training very seriously. He is always adding to his skills for personal pursuit and professional expertise. He also trains in Mixed Martial Arts, a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ashwin Hoon – from india’s Top MMA team Warriors Cove MMA. He also is a Gold Medallist at the ADCC championship 2023 (Abu Dhabi CatchWrestling Championship).

CELEBRITY FITNESS & NUTRITION CONSULTANT

For over a decade, Pushkaraj has been a fitness consultant to popular celebs, models and High Profile Individuals across the country and abroad. His clientele include Bollywood stars Tiger Shroff and Eijaz Khan, South Indian Star Sudev Nair, UK’s Top Model Alana Krutli, DJ Lady Barot, TV actress Neha Anand, Autocross Champion Ninad Mirajgaonkar, UAE’s Top Kettlebell Athlete Abhinav Malhotra and a plethora of Industrialists and Top Executives that make fitness a priority in their lifestyle.

CONSULTANT DIRECTOR, COLUMNIST, COMMENTATOR & ANALYST

Pushkaraj is a fitness columnist for the popular daily newspaper – THE DNA. He is also on the editorial panel for the popular fitness magazine KRUNCH TODAY. He is the official performance consultant to various professional athletes, sports teams and sporting bodies and manages the athletic progress and training of some of the best olympic potentials in the country. He has also been the director and creative director of various fitness based shows like the Neulife Master class of Muscle, Pilates with Yasmin Karachiwala, The World Strongman Championship and a series of documentaries on little known sportspersons and their love of the sport. Currently, he is the Hindi Commentator and an MMA Analyst for the UFC on the Sony Sports Network.

PEAK PERFORMANCE COACHING: The Battlefit Method

His unique background in psychology and fitness science enable him to not just create training programmes, but to also counsel his clients on building a lifestyle out of their fitness journeys. His Consultation provides for continuous mentoring and guidance on nutrition and training with weekly updates provided to him directly. A longterm fitness and performance approach developed on continuous mentoring, practice and progress ensures that his clients don’t just achieve their goals, but also develop a broader outlook of their fitness needs and bigger picture goals as they work on building them into their lives as a constant, ongoing process and not just another ‘quick transformation’ story that reneges back to square one.

His clientele in sports include combat athletes such as India’s UFC phenom Anshul Jubli, MFN Title Contenders Seth Rosario & Dhruv Chaudhary, India BJJ legend Ashwin Hoon, India’s top female prospect Priya Sharma and 20+ athletes are actively on his roster. He is also the Nutritionist to the Warrior’s Cove MMA Fight Team – the fight team with the highest win rate in the Indian MMA circuit.

KETOGENIC DIET EXPERT

Pushkaraj is a keen proponent of the Ketogenic Diet helping his clients lose upto 8 kgs (maximum recorded among his clients till date) of fat a month without getting weak or unhealthy – month after month. He also uses the revolutionary high fat diet to help his athletes get stronger, leaner and faster in general or to excel at a certain sport. His understanding of performance and optimal use of ketosis and water retention make him a sought after coach in Combat Sports where effective weight cutting is an essential part of the game.

THE GYM: BATTLEFIT COMBAT ACADEMY

Growing up as a skinny, weak, lanky geek, Pushkaraj had his own run ins with bullying and even mugging. Learning combat skills had a very positive influence of his life – not just physically, but also psychologically. Today he has established the Battlefit Combat Academy in Mumbai to impart Self Defence Skills as a basic life skill education for all individuals – school kids, working professionals, men, women, old and young. The BCA encourages a blend of KravMaga, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA as a training system for highly effective self defence that goes beyond fancy dojo choreography/sport and transcends into practically applicable survival skills.

CONSULTANCY & MEDIA SUPPORT FOR SPORTS AND GYMS

One of the core reasons of building Project Battlefit was to promote, support and also organise events that build upcoming sports and activities that need more visibility and gives struggling athletes that platform they deserve to grow. Gymnastics, Autocross, Motorbiking, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Traditional Martial Arts and MMA are a few of the arts and skills that are actively supported by by Pushkaraj today. He also offers Brand, Media and Marketing Design and professional gym set up and management consultancy to enterprises, including setting up of the training model and business modules of the gym, equipment profiling and sourcing, and staffing guidance and service coaching. Pushkaraj also offers his services as a home gym set up consultant to Private Establishments, Real Estate Firms and Individuals.

Gyms thats Pushkaraj has actively worked with include Performance Centre, Warriors Cove, Evolution MMA, The Combat Lab, Ultimate Fitness, Golds Gym, 5 Fitness (K11), Iron Grind, Ballistic Kettlebell Academy (Dubai), Body Hack (UAE) and Neuro Pilates (UAE).

You can get in touch with Pushkaraj at credosian@gmail.com
or connect via whatsapp on +91 8879002253