This is how Tiger Shroff trained for his role in Student of the Year 2
- by Avanti Dalal
Student of the Year 2 actor Tiger Shroff, and his sister, Krishna Shroff venture into the fitness space with a new mixed martial arts gym in Mumbai
Tiger Shroff has clearly has a busy year—he starred in Baaghi 2 in March last year, had a busy shooting schedule for new project Student Of The Year 2, and flexed his literal and entrepreneurial muscles as he opened a Mixed Martial Arts gym with his sister, Krishna Shroff in Bandra, Mumbai. We spoke to Krishna Shroff about the inspiration behind opening MMA Matrix Gym, her brother’s workout routine, and what he listens to while he trains.
What does Tiger Shroff’s workout routine look like?
Both the Shroff siblings have grown up caring about fitness and healthy living, which is why they wanted to create something together that married these interests. “Tiger and I have always had a passion for it. He was obsessed with Bruce Lee while growing up, and that led him to want to practice martial arts. We wanted to inspire youth, let beginners try out a new skill, and give India’s martial art athletes a place to train and flourish. So when you get to the gym, you see neophytes who are just starting on their fitness journey and seasoned athletes training beside each other. We have group classes and cage training sessions, where both women and men can practice boxing, jiu-jitsu and MMA as well as work on their weight training and cardio exercises.”
Talking about Tiger Shroff’s workout routine, Krishna let us in on some secrets as well. “Tiger had to lean down after his role in Baaghi 2, where he was very bulked up. He decreased in carb intake and focused on creating a leaner physique for Student Of The Year 2, where he played a much younger character. When Tiger is strength training or practicing any martial arts, he is very focused and in his own head. But when he’s doing cardio on the treadmill, he likes listening to Bruno Mars’ and Michael Jackson’s tunes,” she reveals.
The Bollywood celebrities who train at Krishna and Tiger Shroff’s new gym
Tiger Shroff has brought his friends from the industry into the gym as well. Disha Patani frequents the gym as she loves to practice boxing, and Sooraj Pancholi and Kartik Aaryan have dropped in to train as well. While the siblings don’t always get the time to work out together, Krishna Shroff reaches out to her brother for workout and diet advice all the time. “Tiger is always moving. He can’t sit still and is super restless. He usually has to work out or play a sport at any chance he gets. I try to work out twice a day, strength training in the morning and then practicing MMA in the evening. Tiger is busy with his shooting schedule, but he is my first text if I’m not sure about what to eat or what to do at the gym.”
Talk to Krishna Shroff about working with her family, and she finds herself very lucky, since her mother and brother are involved with the day-to-day operations of MMA Matrix. “It’s all positive. We love working together on something we genuinely care about. We have the same vision, have our parents’ support and get to grow together. Tiger has been practicing Taekwondo and karate for the past five years, and I have been getting into [it] seriously over the past year too. It has given me a new focus and discipline. We recently had the MMA Fight Night, which gave India’s top fighters a coveted platform.”
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