Shaquille O’Neal.Photo:shaq/Instagram
shaq/Instagram
Shaquille O’Nealmight just be ready for his next career move: bodybuilding.
In a video shared on hisInstagramaccount Thursday, the NBA legend, wearing a gray tank top and blue shorts, is seen slowly entering a workout area amid ominous music.
Then he dramatically rips the tank top off and begins showcasing his cut physique, flexing his arms and revealing his pecs in poses similar to how bodybuilders move at competitions.
Tagged in O’Neal’s Instagram, American bodybuilderPhil Heathis a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner, according to his website. He won the title in 2011 and held it for seven consecutive years.
Shaquille O’Neal from his Instagram post.shaq/Instagram
Also tagged in the Instagram caption isRoc Shabazz, a fitness instructor who has worked with former professional athletes such as O’Neal, Ray Lewis, Shannon Sharpe, and Ray Rice. The last tag isNovex Biotech, acompany that specializes in men’s performance formulas, to which O’Neal was named abrand ambassadorin 2021.
A scene from Shaquille O’Neal’s Instagram clip.shaq/Instagram
O’Neal, who is an analyst forNBA on TNT, has been recently making fitness a priority in his life. In March of this year,he took to Instagramto post a video of himselfusing a weight machineat a gym more than a week after he had hip surgery.
“bout to get my game back alll you old dudes that hoop in@24hrfitness@lafitness@lifetimefitnessi’m coming for yall,” the Basketball Hall of Famer captioned the clip.
That same month, in an interview with PEOPLE,O’Neal said that he had already lost over 40 lbs.and was aiming to shed 20 more lbs. as part of his “ultimate” goal weight of about 350. In addition to doing cardio and weight training, he has also embraced a healthier diet.
“I have more energy. I feel really good. I get to do stuff that I haven’t done. And it helps you discipline yourself much more,” O’Neal said at the time. “I eat about four or five times a day, but four of those meals used to be junk meals.”
“So now I can wake up and say okay, meal one is a shake and then I’m going to go work out. Meal two will probably be little egg wraps. Meal three will be a salad and then meal four and five will be chicken and steak. I still get to eat as long as I eat healthy. And you gotta cut out the little stuff. No more Cheetos, no more cupcakes, no more stuff like that. So the more and quicker you can discipline yourself, the better and quicker you’ll see the results.”
source: people.com
