In recent years, we have witnessed some remarkable physical transformations, from Aamir Khan in Dangal to Ranbir Kapoor in Animal. But when it comes to looking truly shredded, Sonu Sood often flies under the radar. Recently, his fitness trainer, Yogesh Bhateja, shed light on Sood’s fitness journey, praising the actor as one of the most dedicated and disciplined individuals he’s ever worked with.
On Nitin Bajaj’s podcast, Bhateja shared the story of getting Sood as a client and how he manifested getting to work with him. The fitness trainer said, “Dabangg had released just a while back, and I was sitting at home watching it. I saw Sonu Sood in the movie and said to my brother, ‘This man has the potential to have a great body; he just doesn’t know it yet.’ One day I got a call from a friend of mine from Mumbai, who was training a couple of celebrities and, because of his busy schedule, couldn’t manage his gym. He asked me if I wanted to do it, and I said, ‘Why not?’”
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He added, “One day I saw him walk into the gym on crutches, and I was trying to figure out what had happened. He had actually been injured while playing in the Celebrity Cricket League, which was held in Dubai. Initially he didn’t pay attention to the pain, but it turned out to be a hairline fracture, and while fielding. he fractured his leg in 7 different places. He put a platinum plate in, and within 15 days, he was back in the gym.”
Yogesh Bhateja broke down Sonu Sood’s diet and workout and revealed that the actor “will never miss a single workout. He will train on Holi, Diwali, and New Year, and I am right there with him.” Talking about Sood’s gym routine when he met him, he said, “At that point his warm-up used to comprise 100 push-ups, 4 sets of parallel bars and pull-ups, with 100 bent-knee leg raises. I told him that he is already doing very well with his body, but there are some muscle groups that have been left behind due to overtraining some other parts of the body. I curated a number of exercises for him to trigger the weak muscles, and by the time he shot for R Rajkumar, he was already in great shape.”
He even explained Sood’s diet and how eggs are a big part of his overall meal plan. “He will start with 5-6 eggs, sweet potato, and sometimes papaya. There will be a protein shake after the workout with 5-6 eggs. The lunch is simple and comprises dal, rice, a vegetable dish and salad. There is again a protein shake in the evening, and for dinner there are sautéed vegetables with some more eggs. He does this every day without any change whatsoever. He even confesses to me when he eats a samosa.”
