<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/kunal-kemmu-announces-wrap-of-his-directorial-debut-madgaon-express-thanks-farhan-akhtar-for-believing-in-script-23270722" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Kunal Kemmu</a>&rsquo;s gym shenanigans can make popular wellness routines appear uninspiring. Neither the way he uses pull-up bars nor his use of a treadmill is traditional, with each new stunt displaying his enviable command over his movements. For someone with decades-worth of experience in the physical fitness space, Kemmu admits he found the task of gaining and subsequently losing 10 kilos for his next project, a Raj &amp; DK offering, unusually demanding.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;Most of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/lootcase-is-such-a-special-film-kunal-kemmu-expresses-gratitude-as-film-turns-3-23301118" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">weight </a>that I needed to gain was muscle mass, even though I did not need muscle definition. Gaining weight was simple. Over the year, I did not need to focus on lifting heavy weights and could switch to bodyweight training. I&rsquo;d add in bouts of yoga. And, ever so often, I&rsquo;d practice a high-intensity interval routine. Because I had to gain muscle mass, I allowed myself to get more rest, and headed to the gym only three times a week. But, when I did go, I&rsquo;d push heavier weights to build that mass. The aim was to lift heavier weights, execute fewer repetitions, and allow my body to rest,&rdquo; says the actor.&nbsp;
Despite his good metabolic rate, Kemmu struggled to lose the additional weight when the time came. Aptly pointing out that his skewed portion size from his period of weight-gain had made his body incapable of perceiving satiety, Kemmu says he had to tweak his habits to control his hunger.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;When you need to suddenly start controlling your diet after happily indulging for a year, your stomach takes time to process that. So I had to be disciplined. Even if you choose to have an extra meal, you need to watch the portion. People often say it&rsquo;s good to eat one less roti, but you shouldn&rsquo;t feel like you have eaten too much. That was not a concept that worked for me. But, now I had to adhere to it because I had to move on to another project. Often, I&rsquo;d head to the gym at 6 am, then head for a shoot, and pack in another session at the gym before heading to bed. I also took to intermittent fasting, and turned vegan for four months. I wanted to see how my body would react to these new methods. Also, the aim was to lose weight, but I wanted to retain as much muscle mass as I could. So, I turned to pulses to meet my protein requirement,&rdquo; he says, adding that though he could have shed the weight in a shorter span, he adhered to a process that suited him.
&ldquo;With every passing year, my metabolism is also going to slow down, which will make the process of losing weight harder. But, I will never go on a crash diet or starve my body. For me, that would never work. If I&rsquo;m on a film set, how will I perform if I am cranky due to hunger? Maybe, someone could have lost this weight in three months, but I needed those eight months to lose the first five kilos in a healthy way.&rdquo;
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Tasked with shedding the 10 kilos he had gained for his next, Kunal Kemmu on how his year-long journey enabled him to return to shape in the healthiest way poss

Kunal Kemmu on how his year-long fitness journey enabled him to return to shape in the healthiest way possible

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Tasked with shedding the 10 kilos he had gained for his next, Kunal Kemmu on how his year-long journey enabled him to return to shape in the healthiest way possible

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