Ram Charan Peddi Prep: From Mala Rituals to 1700–2500 Calorie Carb Cycling, Trainer Rakesh Udiyar Reveals

In The Filmy Charcha interview, Rakesh Udiyar explained how Ram Charan discipline played a key role in shaping his transformation. He shared, "I think he wants to take in this challenge, because script pehle unke pass aati hai, then they decide ki director ka vision kya." He added, "Agar you're very clear with your vision and your timeline, it's very easy." According to him, "I think he's taken that challenge very seriously, and on this point every character and everything we came across the whole one and a half year."

Rakesh highlighted how strict the actor was throughout the journey. He said, "Very, very, very… not in discipline also, he's a spiritual guy." He further explained, "He did mala during the shoot, where he was totally vegetarian, bare feet." He added his observation, "I've not done the mala, but I know in mala, you sleep on the floor… very tiring to do it." This lifestyle showed strong mental control along with physical effort.

Rakesh Udiyar also talked about diet challenges. Rakesh explained the struggle of maintaining muscle with vegetarian food. He said, "Vegetarian meal mein aapke paas protein ke options kam hote hain, so hume tofu se le, paneer se le, cottage cheese se le, yogurt se le sab dekhna pada" and added, "Agar aapne lentil de diya, toh usme carbs aur protein dono hote hain, toh balance karna padta hai." He shared the planning, "Humne calorie isolate ki between 1700 to 2500."

Rakesh broke down the process clearly and said, "Abhi lean karna tha, we started with 1700 calories, slowly 2000 pe gaye, fir 2500 pe, fir niche aaye 2000 pe, aur fir 2500 pe. This is what we call carb cycling." This method helped maintain lean muscle while reducing fat without harming performance.

Sharing his working style, Rakesh said, "100%, I have to see the actor kaisa hai, kitna dedicated hai, timeline mere liye bahut important hai." He added a reality check, "Do mahine mein bologe mujhe Hrithik Roshan banana hai, that's not possible" and explained his process, "Main pehle character dekhta hoon, phir actor samajhta hoon, phir director ke saath baith ke plan karta hoon, it totally depends on project time and budget."