The 7-foot-1-inch entrepreneur and sports analyst once tipped the scales at 400 pounds.<\/p>\n
Shaquille O\u2019Neal hit up his Instagram account recently to flaunt his bodybuilder physique in a video shared with fans, People<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n An Aug. 3 clip<\/a> of the retired NBA legend shows him walking into a gym and dramatically ripping off his gray tank top to flex his muscles. O\u2019Neal tagged American bodybuilder and seven-time Mr. Olympia winner Phil Heath in his post.<\/p>\n Former NBA player Shaquille O\u2019Neal laughs as he attends the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex donated by Icy Hot and the Shaquille O\u2019Neal Foundation in partnership with the city of Las Vegas on Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images for Icy Hot)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n He also tagged celebrity fitness instructor Roc Shabazz and Novex Biotech, a company specializing in men\u2019s performance products.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my former life i was @philheath<\/a> we almost there @rocshabazz<\/a> that @novexbiotech<\/a> #gf9<\/a> baby,\u201d O\u2019Neal, 51, captioned his post.<\/p>\n The company named O\u2019Neal a brand ambassador in 2021. According to a news release<\/a>, the father of six uses Novex supplements as part of his body transformation journey.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal previously said that Novex Biotech \u201chas definitely helped to make the difference I was looking for,\u201d calling the company\u2019s GF-9 product \u201cthe real deal.\u201d<\/p>\n The 15-time basketball All-Star told People<\/a> in a March 24 interview that he was 20 pounds away from his ultimate goal weight. The 7-foot-1-inch entrepreneur and sports analyst once tipped the scale at over 400 pounds.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I got introduced to Novex Biotech, I was around 410-415 pounds. I\u2019m into the low 370s right now, but my ultimate goal is 350-something,\u201d O\u2019Neal told the publication at the time.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I still got 20 pounds,\u201d claiming to have partnered with the company \u201cto put something on the market for guys my age or any guy that really, really works,\u201d O\u2019Neal said about his \u201cShaq Pack\u201d<\/a> of supplements.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal is taking his fitness very seriously and eats healthier now as part of his new lifestyle choices. In March, he posted a video on Instagram using a weight machine<\/a> more than a week after undergoing hip surgery.<\/p>\n \u201cI like to create crazy motivation,\u201d Shaq said during a 2022 appearance on Logan Paul\u2019s Impaulsive podcast, Sport Bible<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n \u201cI was looking at myself and I had that Charles Barkley retirement body,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want my stomach to be over the belt anymore. So I was just like, \u2018Let me go ahead and get slim,’\u201d the basketball Hall of Famer added.<\/p>\n TheGrio is FREE on your TV via Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku and Android TV. Also, <\/em><\/strong>please download theGrio mobile apps today!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post NBA legend Shaq is jacked, flaunts his 51-year-old muscles<\/a> appeared first on TheGrio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>