Some of the biggest names in sport have bared all for this year's ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue.
The annual tradition has been around since 2009 with the likes of Venus Williams and Michael Phelps being asked to strip down for the American public.
The 2015 issue features six different front covers with NFL star Odell Beckham Jr and American heptathlete Chantae McMillan two of the famous faces to have posed in the nude while performing some trademark moves.
New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr features on one of the ESPN Magazine Body Issue 2015 front covers
New York Giants wide receiver Beckham Jr revealed he doesn't actually spend much time in the gym
Beckham Jr of the New York Giants in action against the Philadelphia Eagles in December, 2014
The 22-year-old seemed at ease as he posed for the photographs with a football in hand
American swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin has also posed for the 2015 issue
The 32-year-old showed off some impressive tan lines as she posed in a swimming pool for the publication
Coughlin competes in the women's 50m breastroke heats during day one of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships
Despite his brilliant physique, New York Giants wide receiver Beckham Jr revealed that he doesn't hit the gym as much as fans may think.
He told ESPN: 'I don't really care so much for the off-field workouts. I'm not going to go into the weight room and put on like 600 pounds and try to squat it.
'I'd rather do something that applies to what I do on the field than straining myself in the gym. I want to do field work - anything that I can apply to the sport.'
Beach volleyball legend Gabby Reece (right) poses with her husband and big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton
Reece and husband Hamilton take to the waters together in the buff for the new Body Issue photoshoot
Washington Nationals baseball hero Bryce Harper got a bit grubby for his front cover shot
Washington Nationals star Harper hits a two run in the first inning during a match against San Francisco Giants
Free agent DeAndre Jordan shows off his slam dunk technique as part of the Body Issue
NBA star Jordan is surrounded by giant basketballs in one of the many pictures taken from the magazine
Basketball star Kevin Love, who dislocated his shoulder playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers in April, earned his spot on one of the six Body Issue covers and claims that yoga keeps him in shape.
'I'm a very routine-based person,' he told ESPN. 'I do yoga. During the season, the Cavs have us do Pilates. I like working out in sand -- there's nothing quite like it in terms of firing so many different muscles. I do resistance training.
'I have someone who helps me with nutrition. I have a chef in Cleveland. I check ingredients. Now I look at it as refueling.'
Elsewhere, American athlete Amanda Bingson features with hammer in hand while Washington Nationals baseball hero Bryce Harper gets a bit grubby for his front cover shot.
Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is still recovering from a dislocated shoulder he suffered in April
Love revealed his does yoga and Pilates to keep in shape during the basketball season
Kevin Love in action against the Boston Celtics during Game One in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals of the 2015 NBA Play-offs 2015
American athlete Amanda Bingson featured with hammer in hand for the eagerly anticipated Body Issue
Bingson said that she enjoying taking part in the issue as it showed 'Athletes come in all shapes and sizes'
Bingson competes during the women's hammer throw final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships
American heptathlete put on an acrobatic display as part of the ESPN annual magazine
McMillan competes in the women's heptathlon 800m during the London 2012 Olympic Games
WNBA star Britney Griner also flaunts some colorful tattoos in her ESPN Magazine shoot
The 24-year-old can be seen flying towards an out-of-shot basket in this image
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