My name is Vinay. I'm 38. I work at a desk. I started boxing 8 months ago because my body felt like it belonged to someone 20 years older. I'm not certified. I'm not ripped. I still throw a hook that looks like I'm shooing a crow.
But I built something that worked for me, and now 100 people are doing it together. This page is me telling you exactly what happened, what changed, and why I think you should be in the room. No sales pitch. Just the truth.
Our mascot is a punk dog named Larry. Larry doesn't care about your form, your lighting, or your gear. Larry just wants to see you try. Our motto? Show it done badly. Your worst attempt is more valuable than their best highlight reel.
8 months ago
Let me tell you where I was 8 months ago, because I think you're probably somewhere similar.
I'm a software developer. I sit at a desk from 9am to 7pm, sometimes later. I live in Bangalore. I have a kid. I have a wife who is far more active than I am. I have a body that I'd been ignoring for about 6 years.
Here's what that looked like in practice: I woke up every morning with lower back pain. Not dramatic, not debilitating — just this dull, stiff ache that took 20 minutes to walk off. I'd accepted it as normal. “I'm 37,” I told myself. “This is what 37 feels like.”
My shoulders were rounded forward. Permanently. I could see it in photos. My posture looked like a question mark. I'd sit on the floor to play with my kid and getting up required a sound effect. You know the one. The involuntary grunt that comes from your body reminding you that it doesn't do this anymore.
I'd climb two flights of stairs and need a minute. Not dramatically gasping — just that quiet breathlessness where you pretend you're checking your phone at the top so nobody notices you're recovering.
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Vinay at his desk, hunched forward — the posture of every desk worker in India
I used to play cricket. In college, I'd run 5 overs without thinking. I used to cycle to work. I used to do things with my body that required no planning, no warm-up, no mental negotiation. Then I got a job that paid well and required me to sit still for 10 hours a day, and slowly, without me noticing, my body became furniture.
I tried to fix it. Multiple times. Here's my actual track record:
Gym membership (2019)
Went for 3 weeks. Stopped. Paid for 8 more months.
Running (2020)
Bought shoes. Ran 4 times. Knees complained. Stopped.
Yoga app (2021)
Did 6 sessions. Got bored. Deleted app.
Push-ups at home (2022)
Lasted 9 days. Personal best.
Another gym (2023)
Different gym, same result. 2 weeks.
Five attempts in five years. Total combined duration: approximately 8 weeks. I spent more on gym memberships I didn't use than most people spend on memberships they do.
I wasn't lazy. I was alone. Every single attempt was me vs. my own motivation. And motivation is a terrible training partner. It shows up on Day 1 and ghosts you by Day 12.
Then something shifted
I don't remember exactly how I started. I think I watched a YouTube video about boxing footwork at 11pm one night when I couldn't sleep. The guy in the video said something like “you can do this in your living room in 10 minutes.”
So I did. Standing in my living room at 11:30pm in my pyjamas, throwing jabs at the air. My wife walked in, looked at me, and walked out without saying anything. That was my Day 1.
The next morning, my shoulders felt different. Not better, exactly. Just... aware. Like they'd been reminded they could rotate. So I did it again that evening. 10 minutes. Jab, cross, jab, cross.
By the end of Week 1, I'd done 7 sessions. The longest streak I'd had in 5 years.
By Week 2, my morning back pain was gone. Not reduced. Gone. The thing I'd accepted as “being 37” disappeared in 14 days of throwing punches at the air for 15 minutes.
I'm not going to pretend I understand the biomechanics of why that happened. I think it's because boxing movements force your torso to rotate, which is the exact opposite of what sitting at a desk does. Your spine is supposed to twist and turn. Desks lock it in one position for years. The punches unlocked it.
By Week 3, I stopped getting winded on stairs. By Month 2, my wife told me I “stand different.” I didn't know what she meant until I looked at photos. My shoulders were back. Not dramatically — I'm not a Marine — but noticeably. The question mark posture was becoming more of a slightly bent exclamation point.
By Month 3, my kid said “baba you're fast now” during a game of catch. I went to the bathroom and sat there for a minute because I didn't want him to see me tearing up over a sentence.
The specifics
I'm not going to show you a shirtless photo. I don't look dramatically different. I'm not ripped. I still have the same body type — a desk worker who eats rice twice a day and has a weakness for chai biscuits.
But here's what changed in numbers:
Morning back pain
Every day for 3 years
Gone by Day 14
Guard hold (arms up)
12 seconds
90 seconds
Continuous shadow boxing
45 seconds before gasping
3 rounds of 3 minutes
Playing with my kid
Winded in 2 minutes
20+ minutes before I need to stop
Getting up from the floor
Required sound effects
Silent. No hands.
Consecutive days of movement
9 days (all-time record)
240+ and counting
None of these are impressive by fitness standards. A 23-year-old who works out would laugh at this list. But if you're 36, or 40, or 44, and your body has been declining quietly for a decade — these numbers mean everything. They're the difference between a body you live in and a body you endure.
240+
Consecutive days of 5-round boxing sessions — and counting
100 spots · ₹699/mo
Train with Vinay →The honest part
Let me address the thing you're thinking: “This guy isn't a trainer. Why would I pay him?”
Fair question. Here's my honest answer.
I am not a certified personal trainer. I have no fitness qualifications. I have not competed in any boxing event. My jab is decent. My cross is okay. My hook still needs work. My footwork is mediocre on a good day.
What I am is someone who was exactly where you are 8 months ago — sitting at a desk, back hurting, body declining, having tried and failed 5 times to build a movement habit — and who figured out something that actually stuck.
The movements I teach are standard boxing fundamentals. Jab, cross, hook, uppercut, guard hold, stance. You can find them on any boxing YouTube channel. I'm not inventing technique. I'm not claiming superior knowledge.
What I'm adding is three things a YouTube channel cannot give you:
1. A room of 100 people doing it with you
YouTube is infinite content with zero accountability. You watch a video, try it once, and never come back. In First Jab, you post your attempt and 99 other people see it. When you skip a day, the gap is visible. When you show up, people notice. That's not a feature — it's the entire product.
2. Structure that removes decisions
Every day, you get one movement. You don't choose. You don't browse. You don't spend 20 minutes deciding what to do and then doing nothing. The decision is made for you. Show up, do the thing, post it. That's the entire cognitive load.
3. A coach who remembers Day 1
Most trainers have been fit their entire lives. They don't remember what it's like to be winded by stairs. They don't understand the mental negotiation that happens before every session when your body hasn't moved in years. I remember it because I was there 8 months ago. I'm not coaching from expertise. I'm coaching from recent, lived experience. That's a different kind of trust.
If you want a trainer with a six-pack who yells at you to do burpees, there are hundreds of those. They're good at what they do. This isn't that.
This is a desk worker who found something that works, built a room for other desk workers to do it together, and is still in the room doing it alongside you. Every day. Posting his own bad attempts. Because the coach is still learning too.
Inside the room
Every morning at 6:30am, I post the day's movement. A short video of me doing it — imperfectly, because I am imperfect at this — with clear instructions for people who've never thrown a punch.
You do the movement. About 22 minutes — 5 rounds of 2 minutes each, with rest between. In your living room, your bedroom, your balcony, your terrace — wherever you have 6 feet of floor space and enough clearance that you don't punch the ceiling fan.
Then you film yourself doing it. And you post it.
Even if it's bad. Especially if it's bad. Show it done badly. That's not a disclaimer — it's the whole philosophy.
Because when you post your bad attempt, you see everyone else's bad attempts. And something happens that doesn't happen when you watch a polished YouTube tutorial: you feel relief. Because the 42-year-old accountant from Pune is just as awkward as you. And the 39-year-old founder from Hyderabad looks even worse. And the 44-year-old teacher from Mumbai is laughing at herself in the video.
That relief is the thing. The shared awkwardness. The permission to be bad at something in front of people who are also bad at it. You've been avoiding movement because you're embarrassed by where you've ended up. This room removes that embarrassment because everyone in it started from the same place.
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Screenshot of the First Jab community feed — real videos from real members in real living rooms
This is what Week 1 actually looks like. Nobody is good at this yet.
What your morning looks like
Here's what a typical day looks like for me now. And what it'll look like for you.
6:30am
I post the day's movement video in the community. Today it's a jab-cross-hook combination. I demo it, explain the rotation, point out where most people get stuck.
6:45am
You wake up, see the notification, watch the 3-minute instruction video while brushing your teeth or making chai.
7:00am
You do the movement. 5 rounds, ~22 minutes. In your living room. Your kid watches. Your wife ignores you. The dog is confused.
7:15am
You prop your phone up, film one take of you doing it, post it. It's bad. You know it's bad. You post it anyway.
7:16am
You see everyone else's attempts. Some are worse than yours. Some are better. The one from the 47-year-old guy in Chennai makes you feel great about your own form.
7:20am
Done. Shower. Laptop opens at 9am. But you've already done more for your body today than you did all of last week.
Total time commitment: 20 minutes. Before your workday starts. Before the emails, the Slack messages, the stand-ups. 20 minutes where your body is the priority instead of your laptop.
That's it. That's the entire program. One movement. 5 rounds of 2 minutes each — about 22 minutes total. Post your attempt. See everyone else's. Come back tomorrow.
From people in the room
I was expecting some ripped boxing coach with perfect form telling me to push harder. Instead it's Vinay, who looks like any of us, throwing slightly imperfect punches in his living room. And that's exactly why I started. If the coach isn't perfect, why should I be? His instruction videos aren't polished — there's no background music, no gym lighting. Just a guy showing you how to throw a hook while his dog walks through the frame. That's the most relatable fitness content I've ever seen.
Arun M.
39, Chennai — senior developer
The daily structure changed everything for me. Wake up, check the room, see the movement Vinay's posted, do it before I open Figma. 15 minutes. That's it. It became non-negotiable by Day 5 because Vinay posts every single day — rain, travel, whatever. If the person running this isn't taking a day off, how can I? It's like having a manager who actually shows up. You can't Slack from bed when your manager is already in office at 7am.
Rashmi K.
35, Mumbai — UX designer
My back pain is basically gone. I'm not exaggerating — I had this constant dull ache from 12 years of desk work and it's just... less. My guard hold went from a shaky 10 seconds on Day 1 to over a minute now. But the thing that got me was when my wife said 'you're walking differently.' I didn't notice. She said I'm standing taller, shoulders back. And yesterday I played cricket with my son for 40 minutes. Used to tap out at 15. The exercises matter but honestly, Vinay not letting us quit matters more.
Vikram S.
42, Bangalore — VP engineering
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Video grid: 6-9 members doing the same movement — same day, different living rooms across India
Same movement. Same day. 100 different living rooms.
What you get
Daily movement video from Vinay
Posted at 6:30am every day. One boxing movement with clear instructions. Filmed in my living room, not a studio. I demo the movement, explain the rotation, and show you exactly what bad form looks like (because I still do it sometimes).
Community of 100 people doing it together
Everyone is over 35. Everyone is starting from the same place. You post your attempt, you see theirs. That's the accountability. That's why this works when YouTube doesn't.
30-day structured progression
Days 1-3: Stance, Jab, Cross. Days 4-6: 1-2 Combo, Lead Hook, Rear Hook. Days 7-9: Lead Uppercut, Rear Uppercut, Double Jab. Days 10-12: Jab-Cross-Hook combo, Footwork Forward/Back, Lateral Movement. Days 13-15: Body Jab, Body Cross, Slips. Days 16-21: Bob & Weave, Counter Hook, Feints, Exits. Days 22-30: Shadow Boxing Flow, Speed Round, Conditioning, Full 5 Round Simulation, Graduation Test. Each day builds on the last.
Video feedback from me
I watch submissions. I comment on form. Not with trainer jargon — with 'your elbow is flaring out, try tucking it closer.' Practical, specific, human.
Lifetime community access
Your access doesn't expire when the 30 days end. The room stays open. The community stays active. Go at your pace after the program. The people you met during the 30 days are still there.
You're not paying for a fitness app. You're not paying for a video library. You're paying for a room full of people who expect you to show up — and a host who is in the room doing it with you.
₹23/day · Less than your morning chai + samosa
Train with Vinay — ₹699/mo →The comparison you're making
I'm not saying personal trainers are bad. They're not. If you can afford ₹15,000/month for a good one and you have the schedule for it, go do that.
But if you've been meaning to start for 3 years and haven't, the barrier isn't finding the right trainer. The barrier is that you're doing it alone and nobody cares whether you show up or not. First Jab fixes that. For ₹23 a day.
The things you're thinking
“You're not certified. Why should I trust you with my body?”
You shouldn't trust me with your body. You should trust yourself with your body. I'm giving you a structure — one movement a day, 5 rounds of 2 minutes each, post your attempt — and a room full of people doing it with you. The movements are standard boxing fundamentals that any physiotherapist would approve of. I'm not prescribing anything medical. I'm saying: throw a jab, film yourself, post it. If you have a pre-existing injury or condition, check with your doctor first. I'm a desk worker, not a medical professional, and I'll never pretend otherwise.
“What makes this different from YouTube? I can learn boxing for free.”
You can. I did. That's literally how I started. The difference is that I did it for 240 days straight and you'll do it for 3 and stop. Not because you're weak — because nobody is watching. YouTube gives you infinite content and zero accountability. First Jab gives you one movement and 99 people who see whether you did it. The content is secondary. The room is the product.
“₹699/mo for an uncertified guy on the internet seems risky.”
Let me put ₹699/mo in context. It's less than a gym membership you won't use. It's 4 meals at a decent restaurant in Bangalore. It's a subscription you can cancel anytime. That's ₹23 per day. Less than a single personal training session. The downside is small. The upside is your body working again.
“I'll quit. I always quit.”
I know. I quit 5 times in 5 years. The difference this time is structural. You're not relying on motivation. You're relying on 99 people who see your posts, a coach who posts his own attempts every single morning, and a daily structure so simple that the only decision you make is “do I do the thing or do I visibly skip in front of everyone.” Most people choose to do the thing. Not because they're disciplined. Because quitting in public is uncomfortable.
“I don't want to post videos of myself looking bad.”
Everyone in the community looks bad in Week 1. That's the point. Larry — our punk dog mascot — has one rule: show it done badly. The community is private — nothing gets posted publicly. And the admission price of looking bad is what filters the room. The people who join are people who are tired of looking good on the outside while their body quietly declines. Your worst attempt posted at 7am is worth more than the perfect form you never filmed. Looking bad on camera for 30 days is the cost of looking and feeling better for the next 30 years.
“Can I really get results in just 22 minutes a day?”
Each session is 5 rounds of 2 minutes with rest between — about 22 minutes total. My back pain disappeared in 14 days. My guard hold went from 12 seconds to 90 seconds in 8 weeks. My kid noticed I move differently. These aren't gym-bro results. These are “my body works again” results. If you haven't moved in years, 5 rounds of intentional movement is a massive input. Your body isn't expecting a lot. It's expecting anything.
The daily loop
1
Join the room
Sign up. Your seat is yours from day one. Premium gives you access to all communities and every challenge. Cancel anytime — no lock-in.
2
Watch the day's movement
Every day, Vinay posts a short video teaching one boxing movement. Day 1 is orthodox stance + jab. Day 6 is hooks. Day 19 is bob and weave. Each lesson breaks the movement into rounds — 5 rounds × 2 minutes with 1-minute rest. About 22 minutes total. Clear instructions for people who've never thrown a punch.
3
Film your attempt
Do the movement. Film yourself. Post it in the community. Your form will be bad. Your timing will be off. Your face will look confused. That's the point. That's step one.
4
See everyone else's
Once you post your attempt, you unlock the community feed. See how badly everyone else started. Watch 40-year-olds throw terrible jabs. Feel the relief of realising you're not the worst. Or maybe you are. Either way, you posted.
5
Show up tomorrow
Repeat. Day after day. The movement gets slightly harder, but your body gets slightly better. By Day 7 you're throwing a 1-2 combo. By Day 15 you're slipping punches. By Day 30, you'll do a full 5-round simulation and your body will be a different machine.
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A note from Vinay
I didn't build First Jab because I wanted to be a fitness influencer. I built it because I needed a room.
Every time I tried to get moving again — the gym phases, the running phases, the push-up phases — I was doing it alone. Me vs. my own willpower. And my willpower is not impressive. It folds after about 9 days, which I know because I've tested it 5 times.
What I needed wasn't a better workout. It wasn't more motivation. It wasn't a fancier app. It was other people. People who were doing the same thing, at the same time, from the same starting point. People who would notice if I stopped.
That's what First Jab is. A room where quitting is uncomfortable because people are watching. Not judging. Watching. And when you show up, they notice that too.
I'm in the room every day. I post my own attempts. I watch yours. I comment on your form. I'm not above you in this — I'm beside you. 240 days ahead, but still learning, still improving, still occasionally throwing a hook that makes my wife ask if I'm okay.
If you're 35+ and your body has been quietly declining and you've been meaning to do something about it — this is the something. 15 minutes a day. 100 people. One movement at a time.
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Vinay throwing a combination in his living room — real, unfiltered, mid-attempt
Day 240. Still not great. Still here. Still posting. Larry approves.
Based in Bangalore · Running this from my living room · Still a desk worker
You pay ₹699/mo. You do a week. You stop. You cancel. Your body got 7 days of movement it wasn't getting before.
But here's what actually happens: by Day 4, you've posted 4 videos. People have responded. Someone commented “nice cross” on your Day 3 attempt that you thought looked terrible. You noticed that the 41-year-old guy from Delhi is doing the same movement in his kitchen with a toddler in the background. You feel like you belong somewhere.
Cancel anytime. If you bail, we both move on. But the room tends to pull people back.
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Questions you might have
You're not a certified trainer. Should I trust this?+
The movements are standard boxing fundamentals — jab, cross, hook, uppercut, guard. You can find them on any boxing channel. What I'm adding isn't technique expertise — it's a room of 100 people doing them together, with structure, accountability, and someone who started recently enough to remember what Day 1 feels like. If you have a medical condition or injury, please check with your doctor first. I'm a desk worker, not a medical professional.
Will you personally be in the community?+
Yes. I post my attempts daily. I'm in the chat. I watch submissions and give form feedback. This isn't a course you buy and get abandoned in — I'm doing the program alongside you. Every single day.
How is this different from a personal trainer?+
A personal trainer is 1-on-1 and costs ₹10,000-25,000/month. First Jab is 1-to-100 and costs ₹699/mo. You don't get personalised programming — you get a daily movement, a community that holds you accountable, and a coach who is doing the work with you. For most people who haven't moved in years, the accountability matters more than personalised programming.
I'm out of shape. Is this for me?+
Out of shape is the prerequisite, not the disqualifier. Day 1 is 5 rounds × 2 minutes: orthodox stance, then your first jab. If you can stand, you can start. Show it done badly — every movement is scaled for people who haven't moved in years.
What if I don't want to post videos of myself?+
You post yours to see others. That's the deal — show it done badly, that's all we ask. Videos are private to the community. Nobody on Instagram, nobody on the internet. Just the people in the room. And everyone in the room looks as bad as you do in Week 1.
What if I quit partway through?+
Cancel anytime from your Stripe dashboard — no questions asked. But here's the thing — people who post Day 1 and see everyone else's Day 1 almost always come back for Day 2. The community pull is real.
Do I need a punching bag or gloves?+
No. Shadow boxing — punching the air — works for the entire program. If you have gloves or a bag, great, use them. If not, your hands and the air are fine. Zero equipment required.
Will I get punched?+
No sparring. Ever. You punch air or equipment. Nobody hits anybody. This is boxing as movement, not boxing as combat.
Is this for women too?+
Yes. Mixed community. The movements, longevity concerns, and pain points apply equally. The back pain doesn't care about gender. The community is welcoming to everyone.
How long do I have access?+
As long as you're subscribed. The program follows a 30-day guide, but the community stays open. Go at your pace. Some people do a movement a day, some do 3 a week. Cancel when you want — resubscribe when you're ready to come back.
Is this only for people in Bangalore?+
Focused on India, but it's fully online. You can join from anywhere. You just need floor space and a phone.
What does the program include?+
Daily challenges that progress over time. Month 1 (Beginner): 5 rounds × 2 min. Stance, jab, cross, hooks, combos — ends with a graduation test. Month 2 (Intermediate): 5 rounds × 3 min. Rhythm drills, pivots, southpaw, combo chains. Month 3 (Advanced): 6 rounds × 3 min. Shoulder roll, stance switching, 8-punch combos, sparring simulation. Each phase builds on the last. New content added regularly.
8 months ago, I was sitting at a desk with a back that hurt every morning, shoulders that curved forward, and a body that felt 20 years older than it was. I'd tried 5 times to start moving again. All 5 times, I quit.
The difference this time was the room. Other people. The discomfort of quitting in front of them. The quiet pull of showing up because they were showing up.
₹699/mo. 30 days. 100 people. 5 rounds a day. And me, in the room, doing it with you.
Show it done badly. See you at 6:30am.