He’s been learning from the best when it comes to how to be a fit father of four.
So it’s little wonder that Gordon Ramsay – best friends with 39-year-old footballing hunk David Beckham – looked at the peak of physical fitness on Sunday afternoon when he took a cycle ride in Malibu.
Celebrity chef Gordon, 48, showed off an impressive, rippled physique as he changed his shirt by the car in just his eye-wateringly tight cycling shorts.
Physically fit: Chef Gordon Ramsay showed off his rippling chest when he finished a cycle ride in Malibu on Sunday afternoon
The Hell’s Kitchen host sucked in his tummy as he lifted a second shirt over his head to reveal his gym-honed muscle tone.
Gordon then made a quick change before loading the mountain bike into the car and heading on his way.
Showing off: Stripped down to just a pair of skimpy cycling shorts, the TV star changed his shirt with his chest on show
Quick change: Sweaty after one of his long cycle rides, the celebrity chef changed his outfit outside the car
Peak fitness: Gordon has been attending SoulCycle classes with footballing hunk David Beckham
Exercise check: Gordon had ticked off an impressive work out before the middle of the day
A keen cycling enthusiast and a regular at SoulCycle classes with wife Tana and the Beckham family, Gordon has been putting some seriously hard work into his physique.
In 2012, the television chef embarked on a gruelling year-long mission to get into shape, which saw him shed two stone in weight.
The 6ft 2in father was 16st 2lb before and weighed in at a chiseled 14st in October 2013, having set his sights on a triathlon that year.
Slimmed down: Gordon shed 2st when he embarked on a gruelling fitness regime in 2012
Shed the weight: Gordon had a triathlon in mind when he tried to lose the weight though he recently blamed it on his wife
Packing up: Gordon changed before packing his mountain bike into the car and setting off
Picturesque: The British star now shares his time between London and Los Angeles
At the time his regime included 70-mile cycle rides and 25-mile runs, and he has been getting up daily at 4.30am for two-hour swims while shooting his new series in LA.
Gordon’s wife Tana Ramsay – with whom he has children 14-year-old Tilly, Holly, Jack (twins, both 15) and 16-year-old Megan – is equally into her fitness.
The brunette beauty, 40, has been taking her eldest daughters to SoulCycle classes, where David and Victoria Beckham are also members.
Motivation: Gordon’s wife Tana, pictured here at the London Marathon in 2010, was said to be the motivation behind his weight loss
Keeping it up: Tana’s children Tilly (left) and Megan (right) accompanied her to one of their regular SoulCycle classes last week
Gordon previously blamed his wife for kick-starting his love of fitness, telling America’s Entertainment Tonight talk show that Tana had decided to whip him into shape because he could no longer see the lower half of his body.
‘I’ve now got my six-pack back,’ he enthused. ‘It’s gone from two to four to six.’
‘She put me on a strict diet. Every day she made me stand on those scales. She closed our kitchen down and turned it into a utility room.’
Working on his fitnesS: Gordon’s regime is said to include long bike rides, runs and swims
Mr Motivator: Gordon got into shape, he says, because he couldn’t see the lower half of his body any more
Puffed out: He smiled as he leant on the car for support following a gruelling stretch
Picturesque: Gordon had a nice view as he packed up the car in Malibu at the weekend
No shame: Now that he’s in shame, the star wasn’t shy about showing off his rippled body
