Sidharth Shukla’s gym trainer
Sonu Chaurasia
, who has trained the actor for the big events including films and shows for the last six years, said that the actor loved weight training which is an authentic way for bodybuilding.
He said, "Sidharth followed that regime with weight training in the morning on weight training and cardio in the evening as he didn’t want to put pressure on his body and always balanced out."
But then there are talks about
overexertion
to which Sonu said, "Overexertion happens to only those who are irregular in their fitness training, for Sidharth it was his way of life and was totally involved in it. Unlike those who often followed trends when it comes to diet he was against any kind of crash diet and loved home-cooked food especially prepared by his mother."
Sonu's last conversation with Sidharth Shukla on his own birthday he said, "He came to my gym and wished me on August 24th and the next day I had to leave for Bhopal to shoot for my film as I am also an actor. He didn’t want me to go and was upset and even teased me and said, "tum kya hero banne jaa rahe ho I will not come if you are not there. I did try to convince him to train with my assistant while I was away but he didn’t come to the gym after that day. And the sad part is that we didn’t call each other after that day and it hurts."
Sonu tells us that Sidharth had undergone treatment for his feet that he had twisted and was prescribed antibiotics by a neurologist from
Kokilaben hospital
. He said, "this was about two months ago and he tok a break of 15 days as the doctors told him not to exert his feet. And that time he did tell me that his stomach had begun bloating because of the steroids and had to do something about it."
Sidharth rejoined training after the treatment but Sonu said, "He still had a problem as he could only do straight running but sideways was difficult so we had to do some physio exercises to correct it."
There has been a perception that Sidharth was an arrogant person but Sonu disagrees and said, "He was not arrogant but a straightforward who is often perceived as an arrogant person. If he didn’t like anything or if anyone did something he would say that on the face he was a true-hearted person that connected with his audience.’’
Sonu continues, "He was a nice person and was totally connected with his family and does not flaunt his personal relationships and stories in the media like most celebrities do. He said, "He was totally connected to his family. I remember I had bought a new car he saw it and told me that he would gift the same car to his elder sister which was never publicised in the media."
There were stories about celebrities helping people during covid but nobody knows that Sidharth Shukla too has helped several people with oxygen cylinders and other things to help save lives. Sonu said, "He was concerned about people during covid and would say if I was a big star with crores of rupees would help everyone possible but unable to do it. That is the kind of gesture he showed and he even did help in this way during the lockdown was perpetually on the phone calling people organising oxygen cylinders during the lockdown but never took publicity. He never cashed his stardom like most actors do."