Written by Nirmalya Dutta | Updated : September 8, 2014 6:19 PM IST
While most Bollywood denizens sport a gym-created look which he gets his sculpted body via natural fitness means like practising martial arts, parkour, etc. According to his wife Twinkle Khanna, he swears by his amla juice and adheres to a very strict and healthy diet which she finds terribly boring. Read more about Akshay Kumar’s fitness regime. Akshay Kumar’s fitness regime
We have seen ripped actors before, but we’ve never seen anyone quite like Farhan Akhtar in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. The guy looked like he had been chiselled out of a rock! He rocked a body fat percentage of just 5% and made every guy feel inadequate during that infamous skipping scene. It took him a year to get in shape for the movie and did athletic training in the morning and weight training in the evening which would total up to 4-5 hours every single day! Read more about Farhan Akhtar\'s Fitness Regime Farhan Akhtar’s fitness regime
Hrithik Roshan might have been one of the fittest dudes in B-town but he took his physique to an all new level for Krissh 3. Playing a superhero meant that he’d have to look like so he enlisted master trainer Kris Gethin who whipped him back into shape using his famous DTP (Dramatic Transformation Principle)workout regime. Read more about Hrithik Roshan’s fitness regime
John Abraham was another guy who was always associated with fitness but he also got some help from Kris Gethin to rediscover his physique. According to Kris, ‘John predominantly trains four times a week. Each session is about 45 minutes long and is extremely intense in nature. We follow a training style called Y3T but include my own training style called DTP every third week. But he does cardiovascular exercise twice a day, every single day for about 30 minutes.’ Read more about John Abraham’s fitness regime
Ranveer Singh, a normally lanky lad also transformed his physique for Ramleela and he did with a combination of Kris Gethin’s DTP and Neil ‘Yoda’ Hill’s Y3T. Along with that his regime includes low volume reps in the first week, moderate in the 2nd and high volume reps in the third. He also combined that with 30-35 minutes of exercise each day which included swimming, walking, light jogging and sessions on the cross-trainer. Read more about Ranveer Singh\'s Fitness Regime Ranveer Singh’s fitness regime
Shahid Kapoor’s trainer divulged that he got in shape for Phata Poster Nikla Hero using a mix of training with strength, endurance, flexibility, core balance and metabolic conditioning. He would train five times a week for at least an hour out of which two days would focus on metabolic conditions three day son strength training. And he also jogs/walks at least 7-10km every week. Read more about Shahid Kapoor\'s Fitness Regime Shahid Kapoor’s fitness regime
Bollywood certainly has some hunky men. While earlier heroes could be chubby or normal-looking, now it’s the norm to have only supremely ripped male leads in movies. That’s not really a bad thing because with the rise in obesity-related lifestyle ailments, we sure could do with some inspiration to hit the gym. Here are in our humble opinion the top 10 fit Bollywood heroes along with their fitness regimes
Bollywood’s Mr Perfectionist simply blew us away, with his physique in Ghajini where he’s hell-bent on destroying anything in his path. Then he did again for Dhoom 3 where he had to sport a lean and athletic gymnast’s physique. He was trained by Gerald Zachilla, a gymnast himself and his regime included a mix of HIIT. He mixed this up with boxing and low and high impact aerobic exercises and also added resistance training and gymnastics exercises to it. Read more about Aamir Khan’s fitness regime
Rampal not only sports Greek God looks but also seems to get better looking with age! His workouts normally consist of HIIT and longer cardio sessions. He’s also something of a yoga fan and is also quite enthusiastic about core training. In fact, the actor finds gym the boring and prefers running, swimming or karate. Read more about Arjun Rampal’s fitness regime
Before he walked into our collective consciousness with Ishaqzaade and dripped oil on it in Gunday, Arjun Kapoor was one fat, obese kid who loved shakes and burgers. However, he lost almost 50 kg before his debut movie and took his physique to a whole new level for Gunday. He did it with trainer Harry Ranson’s help following a regime which included multi-joint movements like squats, bench press, deadlifts and pull-ups. Read more about Arjun Kapoor’s fitness regime
Ask any Indian bodybuilder, trainer or gym-goer who their Bollywood icon and they’re likely to say Bhai. Salman Khan has almost become synonymous with bodybuilding in the country and is one of the first heroes to actually sport a ripped body. He still follows a very old school regime which has actually seen him do insane things like 1000 push-ups or 2000 sit-ups in one day. Read more about Salman Khan
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