Fitness enthusiast Pulkit Samrat had been providing glimpses of his intense physical preparation on social media, only to reveal that he would be stepping into the ring as a boxer for the first time in the web series Glory. The actor now admits that boxing has been a completely different challenge altogether, with the initial days leaving him struggling to keep up with the sport’s demanding technique and endurance.Talking about prepping for the physically demanding role in the series created by Karan Anshuman, Pulkit shares, “I always wanted to play a boxer on screen. The first day I started my training, I couldn’t even punch straight. Learning to just punch correctly drained me in 15 minutes. I can do hours and hours of workouts. But one 15 minute session of boxing really drained me out. That is where I realised that I cannot just be a boxer on screen. I have to become a boxer in real life to play a boxer. There’s a lot that goes into it. I also started doing injury prevention drills with my physiotherapist, where she would make me do balance drills, strengthen my joints so that my wrist doesn’t get injured, my knees and ankles don’t give up and I don’t get sprains easily if I fall on the floor.”Pulkit reveals how boxing has now become a lasting part of his life. “I was lucky I had a great team to work with. They were the main support system that made it easier for me. It’s been a very addictive process. So much so that it is now a part of my life. I made it a part of my life. The sport really consumed me and made me its own. I’m continuing boxing and I would recommend everybody to at least do one kind of sport in their life and make it a part of their regimen. Sport is just magical. It teaches you so many things. It throws the ego out of you first and foremost and that is very important,” he says.
