Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford's intense summer training regime laid bare in Instagram video that's simply exhausting to watch
- Marcus Rashford has been gearing up for the start of pre-season training
- Manchester United youngster spent time in the USA with a performance coach
- He went through rigourous exercises under supervision of Jamie Reynolds
- Rashford is 'one of the hardest-working young athletes' he's worked with
And you thought all footballers did before pre-season was lie on a beach taking selfies.
Marcus Rashford has given a brief insight into how much commitment it takes to keep sharp in body and mind during the off-season in a training video which is knackering just to watch.
The Manchester United striker, who will be eyeing up a starting berth at Old Trafford in 2017-18, has spent the past week in the United States as he conditions himself ahead of his return to his club.
Marcus Rashford has been putting in the hard yards during his summer break
Rashford has been out in the United States getting himself in peak physical condition
The Manchester United forward has been working out at Nike's World Campus
Under the supervision of performance coach Jamie Reynolds, Rashford was put through seven days of intense training to enhance his speed, strength and stamina.
At the end of it all, Reynolds created a highlights film of the teenager in action and a handful of seconds is enough to leave viewers exhausted.
The clips were shot at the Nike World Campus in Portland, Oregon, and depict a laser-focused Rashford ahead of the new campaign.
The forward's attitude to the week-long boot camp was appreciated by Reynolds.
The teenager has been working with performance coach Jamie Reynolds this summer
Rashford is preparing for the start of pre-season training with United on July 8
The frontman's boot camp took place in Portland, Oregon over the space of a week
Rashford's gruelling workouts were filmed and posted to Instagram by Reynolds
Rashford heads a ball during a drill which took place on a beach volleyball court
The youngster impressed Reynolds during his seven-day stay in the United States
He wrote on his Instagram page: 'A great final session of what has been an amazing week out in Portland with @nikefootball, helping @marcusrashford prepare for what I known (sic) will be another big season for one of the hardest working young athletes I've ever had the pleasure to work with.'
Rashford will soon link up with his United team-mates ahead of their summer tour of the United States, with the squad due to assemble at Carrington on July 8 for training.
Jose Mourinho's side begin their pre-season schedule with a game against LA Galaxy in Carson on July 15 before facing Real Salt Lake, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona on a whistlestop Stateside tour.
Then they fly to Norway, where Valerenga await in Oslo, before taking on Sampdoria in Dublin on August 2.
The young striker will be back in the USA on United's pre-season tour later this month
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