“Five weeks I’ve not been in the gym,” Andy Murray shares ‘crazy’ weight loss journey post-retirement from tennis
Andy Murray, who retired after the Paris Olympics, revealed how he lost five kilos in spite of not going to the gym.
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Andy Murray expected to gain a few kilos after retiring from tennis, but it surprised him when he lost some. Murray retired after his Olympic campaign in Paris came to an end and, following that, he picked up golf clubs and recently played the celebrity Pro-Am event ahead of the DP World Tour tournament in Wentworth.
The former World No. 1 skipped singles and played doubles with Dan Evans and reached the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics where they lost to American pair Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz after which Murray finally bid farewell to tennis. In a recent interview, the Scot stated reasons why he lost five kilos after retirement in spite of not going to the gym.
He made a resolution to do everything to stay in shape and when he told his wife Kim Sears of his plans, she asked him to go to the gym instead of focusing on just golf. The 37-year-old however, went to the gym just for a few days.
I went to the gym three of the first four days after I stopped, worked really hard, and then went up to Scotland for a couple of days for a holiday, and haven't been back since. It's been five weeks I've not been in the gym, longest ever for me probably. I don't know if it's like appetite, if I'm not eating as much.Andy Murray told reporters in Wentworth (H:T/ Daily Express)
Murray then added that when he used to play tennis, he used to drink plenty of sports drinks which had lots of calories. He thinks not consuming sports drinks and only drinking “water and coffee” was one of the reasons behind his “loss of muscle.”
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That's highly unlikely. Don't know what my brother (Jamie) will be doing. But it certainly won't be me, that's for sure.Andy Murray said in the same interview
Murray had stated the same thing right after his loss at the Paris Olympics. He said his priority after retirement was to spend time with his family and revealed how he didn’t enjoy the TV commentary he did in the past, joking that he wasn’t “good at English at school.”
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