‘Shred fat, gain muscle’: CR7 impact at Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo is having a significant influence behind the scenes at Al-Nassr as his arrival in the Saudi club has inspired the rest of the team to shred fat and gain muscle.

The 38-year-old superstar arrived in Saudi Arabia last month on a staggering £175m-a-year deal, and his impact is being felt on and off the pitch.

According to Al-Nassr club nutritionist Jose Blesa, Ronaldo’s new teammates have been copying the 38-year-old’s diet and training regime, leading to impressive results in fitness of the club’s players.

Speaking to Ideal about Ronaldo, Blesa said: “He is the best footballer in history, or one of the two best. I was uncertain, like everyone else, about what it was going to be like to work with him and if the club was going to change a lot, but I haven’t found a more professional footballer than him.”

“Since he has been here, all the players have trained more intensely and followed a stricter diet. I have not seen a club like this in which the players improve practically 90% in their body composition every time I see them: they have less fat, more muscle and they do all the exercises at their fingertips. It is a luxury to work there.”

Blesa also informed that even he learns from Ronaldo.

“Every conversation with him is a learning curve. We met and talked about his diet, about how he understands the importance of this and rest for performance. He wears two rest meters: the ring and the bracelet. He is the first to arrive at training and the last to leave. Dealing with him is wonderful.

“Cristiano helps me a lot, because we can no longer teach him anything, but he creates a school around him. The rest of the players do what he does because everything he does is wonderful to improve his performance.”