Liger poster: Here's how Vijay Deverakonda's trainer Kuldep Sethi trained him in 3 weeks for the photoshoot

Liger, starring Vijay Deverakonda, is one of the most anticipated releases of this year. The poster of the film was released on Saturday and the actor took the internet by storm with his new look for the sports drama. The poster, featuring him in a semi-nude pose, became the talk of the town. The actor is said to have trained to get in shape within three weeks of the photoshoot. Recently, his trainer, Kuldep Sethi opened up about how he prepared the Arjun Reddy star for the photoshoot.

In a conversation with Pinkvilla, Sethi said that during the lockdown, there were some inconsistencies in the training but the actor was well in shape for the shoot of the important scenes. "Later, Puri sir and Vijay decided they wanted a certain look for a photo shoot and I had 3 weeks to get the peak conditioning of the body that you see now in the latest poster", he added. 

The photoshoot was done a year ago. The actor's personal trainer said that though he was in good shape, he had to go an extra mile for the look. Sethi started his training and changed his workout regime. He further said, "He is playing a UFC character so I changed his training module to do more super sets and drop sets that made his muscle quality more defined and he burned the fat at a faster rate." 

The workouts for VD, as the actor is popularly known, got more and more intense. There were a lot of posing sessions a week before the shoot for the poster. It was very important for the actor and the makers as he was doing something like this for the first time. The team had 30 minutes every day allotted for posing sessions. "It was also very tiring for him but with this routine, he also got to showcase his muscle, understood it much better," he added.

The actor's diet was also changed. His carbs were cut down and the intake of protein, fibre and water was increased. That is how he was trained and unlike most people who do water cutting, Sethi decided not to do that with VD. He instead did water cutting only on the day of the photoshoot and he reduced it only by 50%, he revealed. 

The fans of the actor can expect more from the film. Sethi said, "You can see how confident he looks with his body. It takes a lot of guts to be fantastic to showcase your body this way." He added that VD has worked really hard for his muscular physique. "There's a lot more to this," he said. 

Liger, directed by Puri Jagannadh, the bilingual film also stars Ananya Panday, Ronit Roy and Ramya Krishna, will release in theatres on August 25, 2022. The film also features American boxer Mike Tyson in an extended cameo role. The film is co-produced by Karan Johar and Charmme Kaur.