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M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics
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Navneet Kaur
Fitness
Heartthrob cricketer Virat Kohli may arguably be one of the most famous Indian cricket captains, both for his performance and fitness. If you are looking for exercise and nutrition tips to get fit, a look at Kohli's fitness routine and diet might be an inspiration.
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Being an A-class athlete, Kohli's workout routine involves movements aimed at bettering and maintaining his muscles' tensility. Following a five-day workout routine, he rests for two days.
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Like every athlete, Kohli believes in a good warm-up session. He chooses to run and is known to have run for 20 minutes at 15 km/hour.
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Kohli is a fan of compound exercises.These involve working on multiple muscle groups at the same time, improving intramuscular coordination along with strength and muscle mass.
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Kohli follows a quasi-vegetarian diet. Quasi-vegetarians may eat fish, seafood, or poultry occasionally, but no red meat. He eats enough eggs, dal, quinoa, vegetables, and spinach not to develop a vitamin deficiency.
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Weight training is an essential part of his workout program. His weight training regime primarily includes basic compound lifts. The execution of these exercises enables him to enhance his overall strength levels. It also contributes to building and maintaining his lean and muscular physique.
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Virat also includes a few Olympic lifts in his exercise routine. You must have seen him performing the power snatch and the power clean in his training videos. Those exercises not only work on improving his mind-body coordination but also enhance his explosive power.
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Apart from practising cricket skills to perfect his game, Virat also likes to indulge in some form of physical activity regularly. On some days, he would love to go hiking or train his entire body through a swimming session.
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To make sure that his nutrition plan doesn’t lack any macro or micronutrients, Virat includes a few supplements into it. They assist in fetching his body with the nutrients that at times are quite challenging to be derived just from consuming whole food items.
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