Image credit; Instagram/@hrithikroshan Hrithik Roshan is one who introduced the culture of fitness so popular in Bollywood.The 52 years old actor after arriving in Bollywood, did not only change Bollywood’s idea of a leading man, but also raised the bar for fitness making an impressive V shaped aesthetic physique with bulging biceps.The actor made his debut with Kaho na Pyaar Hai in 2000 and then starred in a number of high-profile films. As often referred to by fans as “Greek God”, Hrithik has constantly drawn attention over the years for his clean diet and rigorous workout routine. His action thrillers many times required him to go through massive transformation.From inside how his diet and workout plan looks like. Let’s have a look.
Hrithik ’diet as shared by his personal chef
In a 2022 interview, Hrithik’s personal chef, Subham Vishwakarma revealed the details of his diet. Instead of having heavy meals, Hrithik believes in having his food in small portions throughout the day. According to his chef, in every 2.5 to 3 hours, he consumes food and tries to complete his dinner by 9 p. m, after which he again fasts till next morning.
A balanced diet for muscle gain
Hrithik has a chiseled body with strong muscle mass. So his diet is full of all the macronutrients like protein, carbohydrates, fat, fibers and healthy fats. He mainly believes in sourcing protein from chicken, eggs, white fish, eggs, lentils, rajma and chick peas.For fibers and rich antioxidants he prefers having nuts, quinoa, oats and Greek yogurt.
His indulgence
But sometimes the War actor indulges in binge eating but that also has to be healthy. He enjoys a high protein, gluten free brownie. But he completely avoids sugar, seed oils.Hrithik loves tandoori chicken, BBQ chicken, non-carb burgers and jowar based pizza. For gaining the maximum nutrition he turns to home based foods like moong daal, bhindi bhaji, curd which are wholesome and fulfilling.But what about the actor’s workout?Let’s have a look.In an interview with GQ, Kris Gethin who has been his long time trainer shared the glimpses of Hrithik’s fitness regime.He started working with him at the end of 2011 when Hrithik was preparing for Krish in full fledged.
A good amount of time packed with cardio
The workout session mainly happens for five days a week and for 45-60 minutes. It mainly gives importance to two body parts in each session, like the back and biceps and chest and triceps, or shoulders and abs.Another routine that he follows is completing 10,000 steps daily on the top of his cardio. He does cardio for almost 40 minutes.
Hrithik’s approach to fitness
Hrithik’s approach to fitness is being careful. He always plans everything to the finest details. Since he has countered so many injuries before, the actor is more conscious with weight training.According to his trainer, they prepare for 30 minutes before picking up a weight.
Preparation during War 2
In an interview, Hrithik’s other trainer, Swapneel Hazare talked about all the details of his preparation for his movie War 2.He said, “The core objective was to elevate the character, not reinvent him. We wanted to retain the iconic silhouette but bring more mass, more strength, and a more imposing screen presence. That meant bigger delts, fuller arms, and a tapered waist to exaggerate the V-taper, the classic hero proportion.”During preparing for War 2, both the trainer and Hrithik incorporated a steady-state cardio to maintain low body fat. His cardios were also never focused on losing fat, instead it focused on agility, recovery and mobility.