How I Stumbled Upon Virat’s Water Habit
So last Tuesday I was scrolling through Insta reels during my morning coffee, right? Saw this clip of Virat Kohli gulping water like there’s no tomorrow. The comments were going crazy about it being his “secret routine”. Made me think – dude’s one of fittest athletes alive, maybe I should try this water thing.
What I Actually Did
Grabbed my 1-liter measuring bottle same day. Woke up at 6am next morning still half-asleep. Chugged two full glasses even before brushing my teeth – stomach felt like a water balloon already. Made myself gulp another glass right before breakfast at 7:30am. Food tasted weird with all that sloshing around.
Throughout the day I kept timing it like some mad scientist:
- Chugged 500ml before my 1pm chicken salad
- Drank another glass exactly 30 minutes after lunch
- Nearly spat water on my keyboard during Zoom call trying to sip constantly
- Gulped like I was in desert before dinner
The Brutal Reality Check
By 2pm I’d already peed EIGHT times. My office chair turned into a damn toilet shuttle. Around 4pm got this pounding headache – guess that’s what drowning yourself feels like. Dinner? Couldn’t finish my rotis cause my belly felt like overfilled water bed.
The final tally was wild:
- Drank 4.5 liters total
- Visited bathroom 14 times
- Got zero work done between toilet trips
My Big Takeaway
Look – Virat probably sweats out buckets during training so this routine makes sense for him. Me? I’m just some guy working from home in sweatpants. Felt like a human sprinkler system all damn day. Maybe sip water when you’re thirsty. That’s the real secret everybody’s pretending not to know.
