Jake Gyllenhaal’s Daily Workout - We’re So Starting Tomorrow

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Daily Workout - We’re So Starting Tomorrow
Jake Gyllenhaal’s daily regimen would make the fittest person you know cry.

Fitness expert Simon Waterson prescribed this daily regimen to build the normally lithe Jake Gyllenhaal into a hulking warrior for Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time! We personally can’t wait to reap all the benefits of this new lifestyle….starting tomorrow of course.

5.30am Pre-workout snack: half a banana, some nuts and an espresso.

6am An hour-and-a-half cardio outdoors workout while wearing a 20lb flak jacket to simulate the weight of armour. Interval training - 10min uphill sprint, followed by abs exercises, eg, sit-ups, at the top of the hill. Repeat sequence five times, then a 10min run, followed by stretching exercises.

7.30am An egg-white omelette, a small protein shake and an isotonic drink to replenish salts lost during training.

Lunch Baked potato with tuna and salad.

6-7pm An hour of resistance training using cables to simulate sword fights, pull-ups, press-ups, abs exercises using weights; finish with stretching.

7-8pm: An hour-long deep tissue massage

Dinner: Soup and a protein shake

Snacks/supplements Two litres of water, protein bars, dark chocolate, supplements rich in omega-3, 6 and 9. No foods containing refined sugar, occasional glass of wine allowed.-SOURCE

9-12 Make Jake feel good time.

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  • A perfect example of one step forward two steps back. Ignorance in the extreme. Adrenal fatigue and bad sleep would be induced by this. I have in on good authority Jake was in a terrible mood all the time.
    Anonymous 1/26/10 Reply
  • See.....that's I wish I had a personal trainer.
    Anonymous 11/5/09 Reply
  • terrific !
    Anonymous 10/5/09 Reply
  • The cardio is seperated far enough from the Resistance training that the cardio shouldn't counteract the resistance training. Now, if he was doing cardio, then weight training right after then yes, it would not be beneficial.
    Anonymous 7/11/09 Reply
  • Please! I've been a personal trainer for the last 5yrs and I'm a former Army Ranger, and my knowledge is far from rudimentary. You need to show some respect. Although I agree with you about the recovery time; you have to keep this in mind actors have very little time to get ready for a role. They need results and Jake got it big time. You honestly have a rudimentary grasp on how far you can push the human body.
    Anonymous 7/10/09 Reply
  • This regime is flawed. The cardio counteracts the resistance. His cortisol levels would be sky high and his gains will have come in spite of the training not because of it. The cardio will have weakended him thereby counteracting the strength gains.
    As far as cable work goes - club training would be far superior. Cable work is done from a point of stability. Even if the surface is unstable.
    Liquid meals and neo carbs added to a daily overtrained body would have him grouchy unhealthy and unable to sleep.
    Where's the recovery? The law of diminishing returns?
    This is NOT the work of a strength coach but someone who has been in the army and has only a rudimentary grasp of training.
    Anonymous 6/1/09 Reply
    • have you seen what he looks like now? id say his training worked very well.
      Anonymous 11/9/09