Adama Traore has been banned from lifting weights at the training ground, by West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
The winger’s muscular frame has been described as “incredible” by Nuno, but he warned the 30-year-old already “carries enough weight”.
The Spaniard previously made the surprising claim that he did not lift weights, but team-mate Crysencio Summerville posted a video on social media of Traore bench-pressing 145kg at the club’s training ground in Rush Green last week.
“It’s incredible [his physique], it’s genetics. [But] his genetics has been like this for some time now and he should avoid the gym,” said Nuno, speaking at a news conference before Wednesday’s Premier League match at Fulham.
“I’ve told him to stay out of the gym. It’s one of the things that I think he needs to realise. It’s enough weight that he carries.
“He’ll do prevention work [in the gym], but he’s not in there lifting weights.
“For example, [Under-21s defender] Airidas Golambeckis, he spends hours in the gym – we have to get weight on him. He’s the one that needs some muscle, it’s the other way around.”
