Virat Kohli Fitness: How King Kohli keeps his fitness game up? Checkout the secrets

Virat Kohli, an Indian cricket stalwart, is credited with bringing a fitness revolution to the Indian cricket team. He has spread awareness regarding the importance of fitness in the field of cricket. Many cricketers within and outside of the team have taken inspiration from King Kohli. Owing to this, the BCCI put forth a mandatory fitness test called the YO-YO test. Every national player has to breach a certain benchmark to qualify for the selection. 

Let’s reveal some fitness secrets that Virat Kohli follows in his regime. 

Quitting junk food 

Virat Kohli comes from a typical Punjabi family. The Delhite’s love for the iconic dish, Chole Bhature, is second to none. However, in order to excel further, he had to give up all the junk food, including his favorite dish. In an interview, he revealed that he had to quit Chole Bhature for nearly 4 years. Hence, quitting junk food has helped him reduce his weight. 

Turning into a vegetarian

Post his marriage to Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli followed in the footsteps of his wife and turned vegetarian. Earlier, he used to feast on boiled chicken for his protein intake. However, after being a vegetarian, he now intakes animal-free meat and other veg sources of protein. He also consumes a considerable amount of quality cheese in order to maintain healthy fat. Apart from that, he consumes dry fruits in the morning with a full cup of black coffee. 

Virat Kohli Diet secrets 

Virat Kohli follows a couple of diet secrets. In an interview, he disclosed that he intakes green tea 3–4 times a day with a few drops of lemon. His diet also includes certain types of antioxidants and Blackwater with additional minerals. He believes that his metabolism is not that strong, and he can put on weight in just a few days if he cheats on the diet. Hence, he makes sure that the diet plan is followed each day. 

vIRAT KOHLI Workout PLan

Reportedly, Virat Kohli works out for at least 3-4 hours a day in the gym. Former Indian team fitness trainer, Basu Shankar, made Virat do 100 squats in one go. He starts with intense cardio to maintain stamina before shifting to weight training. Virat devotes his focus to his leg training. 

Diet combined with an intense workout, makes Virat Kohli, King Kohli. All these things combined resulted in Virat Kohli’s lightning speed and energy in the field. The 34-year-old revealed that he wants to play for 4-5 more years with this fitness. 

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