MOST OF THE time when we see on Instagram, it's because his wife, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, has of him to her grid, prompting all kinds of thirsty responses.

Today, however, the retired soccer legend shed his shirt while mid-workout, and posted a look at his bodyweight training routine in a short Reel that shows him grinning to the camera while doing pushups (or as one commenter dubbed them, "Posh ups"). He jokingly captioned the video "998, 999, 1000," although he can only be seen completing five reps.

Beckham is performing this bodyweight staple while gripping a , which allow him to adopt a more neutral, potentially more comfortable hand position.

This slightly elevated position also offers a small increase in the range of motion that he can achieve towards the bottom end of the rep.

The ex-Manchester United player has maintained a lean, athletic body since leaving professional soccer, and has showed it off frequently in underwear campaigns as he and Victoria continued to build their clothing empire. Now 48, the dad of three is still in great shape—although he admits that his fitness routine is nowhere near as intense as they were back in his peak performance heyday.

"I could never keep up with the level of the workouts I was doing when I was playing professional football," he told

in 2022. "And obviously, I’m getting older now as well... I need to train with people. I’m not very good at training on my own, so I need to be motivated by people in a community environment."