It’s not the first time in recent months that Diesel’s body has made headlines

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PHOTO: SOURCE: VIN DIESEL/INSTAGRAM

Ladies and gentlemen, this is what Vin Diesel looks like shirtless with a lot of tattoos.

The Fast & Furious star is set to reprise his role in another action franchise with the release of 2017’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage – and though that’s a year off, Diesel is already getting ready.

“I even shower in character…,” he wrote Friday in a caption with the shirtless photo, showing him by the shower with a tiny towel slung low on his hips. “What’s good… Xander.”

It’s not the first time in recent months that Diesel’s body has made its own headlines: Last year, PEOPLE named him “Sexiest Dad Bod Alive.”

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The 48-year-old also struck back at body shaming in the fall after an apparently unflattering photo of him surfaced online.

“For those who wanted the show … For all the angels that love dad bod regardless,” he captioned an image of his abs – the only statement he felt he needed to make.

As he later told Complex of the whole viral moment, “That sneaky invasion of privacy feels weird. That’s not right. How do I feel about people being so focused on that? I’m okay because I’ve had the best body in New York City for decades.”

Of course, Diesel’s role as father is far more important than his role as beefcake.

“I think kids, when you’re active with your kids, you are bound to somewhat stay in shape, but I don’t know … not to sound crazy, but I don’t know how important that is,” Diesel told PEOPLE for it Sexiest Man Alive 2015 issue. “That’s not really what the most important thing in life is.”