Ronaldo and Nani

Even after factoring in that they're world clas athletes with favorable genetics, I find them considerably more ripped ( and bigger ) than other players. Anyone have any idea how much time thesese guys devote to weights/machines? Any pertinet, factual input, will be appreciated.

If at all possible, please, no "this thread is gay" comments. I'm a heterosexual who happens to be a curious guy ( and avid gym uses )

most players don't seem to lift much at all - you can pretty much tell just by looking at them..

CR7 definitely does though, Nani as well

Podolski too is very built as well. Besides Poldi, CR7, and a few others, most of them are not physically built like that, besides the usual big CFs like Ibra, Drogba, and Hulk and the usual huge CBs like Vidic and Chiellini. But soccer players are the best athletes in the world anyways and even though alot of them dont look like it, theyre all in excellent shape.

they need just one touch

is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

Nani is not even the most muscular Right winger at United...

I'm not knocking him as I would aim for the Abercrombie and Fitch look as well...but just sayin...

juventus101 wrote:Podolski too is very built as well. Besides Poldi, CR7, and a few others, most of them are not physically built like that, besides the usual big CFs like Ibra, Drogba, and Hulk and the usual huge CBs like Vidic and Chiellini. But soccer players are the best athletes in the world anyways and even though alot of them dont look like it, theyre all in excellent shape.

I don't even think most of the guys you listed their lift

Vidic and Chiellini definitely don't look like they do, neither does Ibra really

Most players look like they just do a lot of core work and then run a lot

juventus101 wrote:Podolski too is very built as well. Besides Poldi, CR7, and a few others, most of them are not physically built like that, besides the usual big CFs like Ibra, Drogba, and Hulk and the usual huge CBs like Vidic and Chiellini. But soccer players are the best athletes in the world anyways and even though alot of them dont look like it, theyre all in excellent shape.

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Basketballers

jibers wrote:is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, ]being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

Thats a definite oversimplification...being ripped isn't all about bodyfat

My bodyfat is ridiculously low....I am most definitely not anything close to ripped - I'm just skinny

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:

jibers wrote:is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, ]being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

Thats a definite oversimplification...being ripped isn't all about bodyfat

My bodyfat is ridiculously low....I am most definitely not anything close to ripped - I'm just skinny

Well obviously you need to have a bit of lean muscle underneath. Balotelli is lean and ripped but he is tiny and barely ahs any muscles. Ronaldo and Nani are both Lean but nothing out of the ordinary. They look like tooth picks.

jibers wrote:is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

This lol, you dont need to lift to get ripped it's usually down to good cardio which all footballers have and a lot of core work as Bhends said.

Apart from the obvious eating right, as the old saying goes abs are not made in the gym they are made in the kitchen.

Ronaldo does, but the rest nah and even Ronaldo is'nt even close to most of people i spot for everyday

Obviously you need more than low body fat, but most of people mentioned body's can be obtained without lifting weights.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

jibers wrote:is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

This lol, you dont need to lift to get ripped it's usually down to good cardio which all footballers have and a lot of core work as Bhends said.

Apart from the obvious eating right, as the old saying goes abs are not made in the gym they are made in the kitchen.

Ronaldo does, but the rest nah and even Ronaldo is'nt even close to most of people i spot for everyday

Obviously you need more than low body fat, but most of people mentioned body's can be obtained without lifting weights.

Gym talk

jibers wrote:

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:

jibers wrote:is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, ]being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

Thats a definite oversimplification...being ripped isn't all about bodyfat

My bodyfat is ridiculously low....I am most definitely not anything close to ripped - I'm just skinny

Well obviously you need to have a bit of lean muscle underneath. Balotelli is lean and ripped but he is tiny and barely ahs any muscles. Ronaldo and Nani are both Lean but nothing out of the ordinary. They look like tooth picks.

Tooth picks?

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:

jibers wrote:

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:

jibers wrote:is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, ]being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

Thats a definite oversimplification...being ripped isn't all about bodyfat

My bodyfat is ridiculously low....I am most definitely not anything close to ripped - I'm just skinny

Well obviously you need to have a bit of lean muscle underneath. Balotelli is lean and ripped but he is tiny and barely ahs any muscles. Ronaldo and Nani are both Lean but nothing out of the ordinary. They look like tooth picks.

Tooth picks?

yes they are, I'm 6'5 and I weigh 17.5 stones atm, being ripped doesnt make you massive. If I stood next to anyone of these dudes they would look like Victoria secret models ffs. You kidding me. Next thing you'll tell me Balotelli is massive. FML

Never said being ripped means you're massive, and Balotelli is smaller than both CR and Nani - no one would ever say he's massive

But saying either of CR7 or Nani look like toothpicks or lingerie models is beyond stupid

The question was do these guys lift, and the answer is cleary yes

Obviously they aren't massive - With the amount of cardio players do, I can't even begin to imagine the amount of calories they would have to consume to put on significant mass...just thinking about it is enough to make me want to throwup

But just because they aren't massive and maintain some semblance of agility and flexibility doesn't mean they don't lift

dem forearms

on kompany

all football players have muscles just check their naked pictures

k brb looking at naked pics of chicharito

Hmm... Nani is stronger than I thought he was.

In any case, footballers don't typically lift like other athletes. They do considerable cardio work and sport specific strength training. This is why they (in general) have average musculature on their upper body, but ridiculously strong lower bodies. (See Clarence Seedorf for an example. The man has the thighs of a Clydesdale.) Unlike American football players, or even basketball players, they don't target their upper body at all, because they don't need it for the sport. Ronaldo and Nani obviously have a more total body regimen, but that is a personal choice as the trainers for the club don't typically incorporate it into their team routines.

jibers wrote:is this some sort of a joke? They are tiny ffs, have you guys ever been to a gym? WTF am I reading, being ripped is down to having low body fat not lifting heavy weights
And Nani isn't bigger than anyone...

I don't even...

Lol what the hell are you talking about? They both are ripped and they both clearly workout which is what this thread is about

Ronaldo, yes.
Nani, no.

And it probably comes down more to nutrition than weightlifting, really you can't have one without the other.

Basically, what I think jibers is trying to get at is that when compared to the average guy you see at the gym, yes Ronaldo and Nani are twigs....that is expected though when you consider the amount of cardio that Ronaldo and Nani do.

Mr Drew wrote:Basically, what I think jibers is trying to get at is that when compared to the average guy you see at the gym, yes Ronaldo and Nani are twigs....that is expected though when you consider the amount of cardio that Ronaldo and Nani do.

Yeah but the OP is discussing them being ripped and asking what there gym routines might be like.. He's not saying they're as big as professional body builders