Video: Lionel Messi Sets Internet Ablaze After Being Captured ‘Lifting Weights in The Gym’

• A video of Lionel Messi working hard at the gym has gone viral.
• Cameras captured the Paris Saint-Germain forward picking up a barbell and hoisting it.
• He will hope his hard work at the gym translates onto the pitch as PSG chase domestic and European laurels this term.

Footage of Lionel Messi lifting weights has sent social media users into a state of frenzy.

Lifting weights has become a prerequisite for professional athletes as part of their training regimens to stay in shape.

Football icons such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have carved a niche for themselves as the ultimate professionals with regular weightlifting sessions.

However, one elite athlete who has not been seen engaging in weightlifting is none other than seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi.

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The pint-size football genius is not known for his rigorous work ethic in the gym but definitely allows his mesmeric skill to do the talking on the pitch for him.

In a video making the rounds on social media, players of PSG could be seen performing a range of different exercises, per SportBIBLE.

The exercise included dynamic movements, medicine ball exercises and weights and the main talking point was the 35-year-old lifting what looked like around 20lbs.

How did fans react after seeing Messi lifting weights?

@ar_rekt tweeted:

"Messi lifting weights? Officially the greatest weightlifter of all time then."

Another fan @Maatla_m_ added:

"Never in my life have I imagined Messi lifting weights."

@Blueblood_PK found humour in watching Messi lifting his weights:

"Messi lifting weights looooool why is this so funny to me haha."

A stunned @_JohnWD quizzed:

"They got Messi lifting weights?"

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Lionel Messi will continue playing in the French Ligue 1 for one more season at least after agreeing to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

The 35-year-old forward’s future has been shrouded in uncertainty in recent weeks as his current deal with PSG was set to expire at the end of the season.

According to Football Espana, Messi has agreed on a new one-year deal in principle to remain with the Ligue 1 champions, snubbing the interest from former club Barcelona.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Josko Gvardiol has explained why facing Lionel Messi is more difficult when he is playing for Argentina.

The Croatian defender impressed at the 2022 World Cup, helping the European nation finish on the podium in back-to-back Mundials.

Despite his inch-perfect performance throughout the competition, the 20-year-old defender was reduced to rubble when he came face to face with Messi.