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Virat Kohli’s Fitness Routine and Full Diet Plan, And This Is What He Would Eat As His Cheat Meal.

Hard work, discipline and perseverance- this is what the legends are made of! While some say it is their talent and luck which make some people successful and famous in their respective fields, it is actually their sincere devotion towards achieving certain goals and skills set which make them what they are. Well, one such living legend who is a perfect combination of all these qualities is none other than the cricket world’s champion Virat Kohli.

With his power-packed performances in all three formats of cricket and numerous records in his kitty, the Indian cricket team’s captain is an inspiration for all young aspiring cricketers out there. Let us have a look at his fitness routine, diet regime, what all he does to keep himself so fit.
An incident that changed Virat Kohli’s perspective towards fitness.

The well-toned body that Virat Kohli proudly flaunts today was not always like this. During the initial years of his career as an international cricketer, he did not take fitness too seriously and was not as fit as he is today. One of the key turning points was a casual chat with Duncan Fletcher, former coach of Indian cricket team, which prompted him to take things more seriously. In one of his interviews with The Telegraph, Virat opened about this conversation with Fletcher. Here is what he said:

“Duncan told me once that he feels cricket is the most unprofessional of professional sports.”

“You can have the skill but do not think you need to train as much as a tennis player. But I realized if you want to stay on top playing three formats in this day and age, you need a routine. You need a set pattern of your training, the way you eat, how healthy and fit you need to be. Being fitter made me mentally stronger. It was like a direct connection.”

And, it was after a poor experience in Indian Premier League (IPL) series in 2012, he realized the importance of staying fit and hence, started taking things more seriously. He told:
“It changed in 2012. I had great tours to Australia and scored 180 against Bangladesh and went into the IPL thinking: ‘Wow this is going to be a great season for me’. I wanted to make it my tournament and dominate the bowlers. I really struggled.”
Telling the reason behind this struggle, he added:

“My training was horrible, I ate so bad, I was up until late, I was having a drink or two regularly. It was a horrible mindset. The season ended and I was so thankful it was over. I went home, came out of the shower one day and looked at myself in the mirror and said ‘you can’t look like this if you want to be a professional cricketer.’ I was 11 or 12kgs heavier than I am now, I was really chubby. I changed everything from the next morning from what I eat to how I train. I was in the gym for an hour-and-a-half every day, working really hard, off gluten, off wheat, no cold drinks, no desserts, nothing. It was tough.”

As Virat changed his lifestyle and started training, a new kind of struggle came in his life, which he explained:

“For the first two months, I felt I wanted to eat the bed sheet when I went to sleep because I was so hungry. I was craving taste. I was craving delicious food. But then I saw the results. I felt quick around the field. I would wake up in morning and feel like I had energy.”

Shedding more light on how this changed lifestyle improved his game, Kohli said:

“From 2015, I changed my training again. I started lifting, snatching, cleaning and dead lifting. It was unbelievable. I saw the result. I remember running after a ball in a Test series in Sri Lanka and I felt more power in my legs. It was, like, ‘wow’. This training is addictive. It has taken my game to another level.”

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