After Blake Lively recently gushed about her husband Ryan Reynolds, revealing that their relationship is founded upon constant support and understanding for each other ('I treat him like my girlfriend), and with the 40-year-old star joking that he struggles to take the perception of fatherhood seriously, we thought we'd reached peak Ryan Reynolds obsession.

That was until we saw a picture of the star without his Deadpool 2 costume.

Let's just say the guy is looking pretty darn good these days.

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Yesterday, Reynolds' personal trainer Don Saladino shared a photo of the Golden Globes nominee both in and out of his iconic, red Deadpool suit.

He even used the occasion to joke about Reynolds co-star Josh Brolin, commenting on the snap: 'You still have some work to do'.

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Despite admitting Patsy's Pizza in Harlem is, hands' down the 'best pizza…on the whole planet', we have a feeling The Proposal star hasn't been stuffing his face with dough, cheese and meatballs of late, especially if Saladino – who's he's been training with for eight years – has anything to do with it.

In his recent Men's Health cover interview, the star revealed he's not exactly a morning person when it comes to working out.

'[Don] has programmes that I can access online because when I'm shooting, my hours are so erratic. I don't want to have to meet somebody at 4 in the morning in a dark gym. I just want to go when I can go,' he added.

Ryan, if you need a hand in the gym – someone to compliment you at the pull-up bar, hold your towel, or even just stare at you – we might be free.

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