‘Cici Won’: Russell Wilson Gives New Meaning to ‘Dad Bod’

Ciara wanted to share with fans what she’s working with in husband Russell Wilson and the reaction has been strong among fans.

The singer shared an image of a swim trunks-clad Wilson on her Instagram Story over the weekend, and fans quickly raved over the Seattle Seahawks quarterback’s body.

Related: Ciara’s Main Squeeze Was Not Always Russell Wilson

“Little Hawaiian Alaskan man #yum”

“He’s a handsome manly man 👀”

“Yassss, Zaddy Russell 😂😂😂”

“Cici won😍”

“Dad bod 😂😊”

“Looking like the NFL MVP this season 😍😍”

ciara
Russell Wilson. (Photo: @ciara/Instagram)

Wilson is among the league’s quarterbacks who are in the running for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player trophy, Newsweek reported Monday. And as the football league’s highest-paid player, Wilson has not fooled around over the last few years when it comes to keeping in shape.

Back in August, the Seahawks QB shared how wife Ciara has even gotten in on his workouts with a video posted to his Instagram page. There, he pushed a cart to train while Ciara cheered him on.

“Let’s go, let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s be great! Let’s go!” the singer cheered.

But Wilson has also done well for himself working out solo.

The athlete shared with Men’s Journal ahead of the 2016 season what he focuses on as a quarterback.

“I’ve really focused on my leg strength in recent years,” he said. “When you’re growing up, you always think that your upper body strength and everybody is testing your best thing, your bench max and all that kind of stuff. As a quarterback, it’s really more so leg strength, core strength, shoulder stability, and core stability. The thing that I really pride myself on is mobility—my mobility and flexibility. I’m constantly working out those areas.”

This year, his workouts consist of lifting weights four days a week, and the sessions are divided into two strength days and two speed days, which Muscle and Fitness reported zero in on training from the Olympic weightlifting realm that fits in line with how Wilson cuts up the field.

But it’s not just about working out. Diet goes hand in hand with staying in shape.

“I’m from the South, so I love eating good food,” he told GQ last fall. “I’m trying to eat organic, whole nutrition-type foods to help me fuel and repair. That’s really critical for me.”

Still independent.

We hope this story was worth your time. For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed Black-owned and independently run. We didn't get here by waiting on ad budgets that were never built to prioritize us. Our readers did that.

Corporate support for Black media has always been thin. Outlets like ours get roughly 1% of the $170 billion spent on U.S. advertising each year, and that margin is shrinking further as advertisers walk back the DEI-linked commitments they made in 2020. That's the backdrop. It's not why we're asking.

The wider picture isn't any steadier. Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under, it's rarely the ones built to center a Black perspective from the ground up that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Back to top