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Lenny Kravitz responds to a viral video of himself working out in leather pants and combat boots

Lenny Kravitz has seen the reactions to his viral training video And wants fans to know that it's not a show, he regularly trains in leather pants and a pair of boots.

In an interview with diversitythe 59 year old Rock legend addressed the widespread reaction to a video he posted in April of himself training. In the clip, Lenny does heavyweight situps in a see-through tank top, black leather pants, and a pair of black boots while his trainer Dodd Romero spots him at Equinox Hudson Yards in New York City.

“Thank God for today! Thankful. It's never been better. There are no shortcuts, so seize your day. Everything is possible. All the best!” Kravitz captioned the video post.

Fans raved about the unique workout look. But Lenny says this is his normal weightlifting fitness routine.

“I always work out in leather pants or jeans and boots and whatever – when I'm not doing cardio. When I do cardio workouts, of course I wear sweatpants because I'm constantly going to be sweating all over the place,” the musician tells the outlet. “But when I lift weights, I don’t sweat as much.”

Lenny KravitzKevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Lenny explains that he often goes to the gym before or after an appointment and doesn't want to waste time. “I just don’t care. I'll stop by, I've got 45 minutes, we'll get there and I'll run to where I want to go,” he adds. “So I don’t do it for effect. I didn't do that to say, 'Oh, let me just be so different and wear leather pants and glasses.' No, I’m just coming in from the street.”

And that Blue electric light The singer doesn't care about anyone criticizing his routine. “I know what I am doing. And my coach knows what he's doing. And I know my body and what my body does and what it can do and how it feels and it's all good,” he says. “I've trained with elite athletes, I've trained with football players, NFL and NBA stars. I have trained with MLB stars, wrestlers and boxers. I played with all of them. I won't name any names, but they're all people you know.” I would know. And they will tell you that I train very seriously.

And his training has brought undeniable results. When the “Fly Away” singer was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March his daughter, Zoe KravitzShe joked about how involved her father was shows off his toned body.

“We've been through a lot. We have seen a lot. I have seen much. I have seen you change in the most beautiful ways. I've seen you stay the same for the most part.” “I've seen you show up and take care of the people you love,” she said, before quipping, “But most of all, I have your shirts sees through.” .”

“According to my dad, if the nipples aren't visible, it's not a t-shirt. And of course I was embarrassed when you picked me up from school as a child, but I have to say, now I respect it,” Zoë continued. “You can really do it. Your relationship with a fishnet shirt is probably your longest and it's working. You both make each other better, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's a beautiful thing.” “

Zoe Kravitz and Lenny KravitzJC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images

Zoes Fiancée, Channing Tatumis just as obsessed with it his future father-in-law Fitness program like the rest of the internet.

After the rock star posted a shirtless picture showing off his chiseled body In March, Tatum commented on the post saying, “Jesus Christmas Lenny wtf you are going to hurt someone on this platform. Hahaha.”

In the picture, the rock star stands with his hands slightly buried in his jeans as he stares into the distance and catches some rays of sunshine. Lenny wore nothing but sunglasses, jeans and a brown leather belt. Usually such pictures have spectacular backgrounds, but on this particular day, the “American Woman” singer stole the spotlight.

One follower responded to Channing's comment by saying, “Here's the thing, we WANT him to hurt us 😈 😂,” to which Channing replied, “baahahahaha.”

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