Even over the holidays, Lionel Messi is always working hard to get ready for a demanding season ahead of him as captain of Argentina.

Messi and his spouse, Antonela Roccuzzo, were spotted flaunting their bodies in their own “iron palace.”

Lionel Messi posted a workout picture to his Instagram story alongside wife Antonela

Messi has been adjusting to his life in Miami ever since moving there over the summer

He’ll be in for a long season – with over 40 matches planned for Inter Miami alone

Messi will play a complete season of football again since Inter Miami is scheduled to start a rigorous preseason schedule before the start of the Major League Soccer season.

Five of Inter Miami’s six preseason games will be played away from home, marking an unprecedented schedule for the team.

The squad has 42 games left on its schedule, all of which are before the Herons might potentially qualify for the postseason.

Additionally, it excludes any games the team plays in the Leagues Cup or the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, where Miami will compete in the fourth round.

Naturally, Messi won’t participate in every one of those matches because this year there is also the Copa America.

Argentina will be in the United States this summer to defend its crown as South America’s monarch.

All of this indicates that for the 36-year-old to continue being healthy and performing at the highest level, he must be in top physical shape.

Messi spent the latter part of the previous campaign playing for PSG before nearly instantly switching to Miami midway through.

Before the start of this new season, he will have been off for almost a month.