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Danielle Hunter Doing Pilates is a Sight to Behold

In addition to being absolutely shredded, the Vikings' star defensive end is quite flexible.
Will Ragatz|
Danielle Hunter Doing Pilates is a Sight to Behold
Danielle Hunter Doing Pilates is a Sight to Behold

Vikings star defensive end Danielle Hunter is an extraordinarily athletic human being. 

But you already knew that. Hunter is built like a Greek god and has become one of the most terrifying pass rushers in the NFL. He recorded 29 sacks over the past two seasons and last fall set the all-time record for most sacks in a career before turning 25 years old. Hunter is probably the best player on the Vikings' entire roster. He's already a superstar and is just entering his prime.

Part of the reason why the Vikings bought into Hunter's potential by selecting him in the third round in 2015 – when he was just 20 years old and had put up unimpressive numbers at LSU – was his raw physical traits. Hunter absolutely dominated the athletic testing drills at the combine and his pro day:

Since then, Hunter has only continued to get faster and stronger. His work ethic is incredible, and his workouts are a thing of legend.

But did you know Hunter is also extremely flexible? He recently posted a video of himself doing pilates on his Instagram story, and it's a sight to behold.

That's a 6'5", 250-pound man. To be that flexible while being that muscular is a rare combination, and it explains how Hunter is able to get such great bend while rushing the passer.

Earlier this offseason, Hunter posted a video on Instagram where he was curling 80-pound weights.

The man is a machine.

You can follow Hunter on Instagram right here to see when he posts workouts to his story.

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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