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Jake Gyllenhaal has the very best physique in Hollywood. A star coach says his health self-discipline is unparalleled.

  • Jake Gyllenhaal’s ripped physique in upcoming movie “Highway Home” surprised folks earlier this 12 months.
  • His coach instructed Insider that Gyllenhaal’s dedication and dedication is unparalleled.
  • He is all the time lively and needs to be instructed to take a relaxation day, Jason Walsh mentioned.

Jake Gyllenhaal surprised the web together with his ripped physique when footage of him filming a topless weigh-in scene for upcoming film “Highway Home” was shared in March 2023.

Gyllenhaal is starring within the upcoming Amazon Prime remake of the 1989 film and filmed scenes for it at MMA occasion UFC 285 in Las Vegas.

Gyllenhaal’s long-time coach Jason Walsh instructed Insider that getting him in form for the movie wasn’t laborious as a result of he is “the right specimen” whose stage of dedication and dedication is unparalleled.

Walsh, who has additionally skilled Matt Damon, Jessica Biel, Miles Teller, Brie Larson, and Bradley Cooper, mentioned Gyllenhaal is all the time lively — outdoors of the health club, he loves tennis, swimming, and biking — and needs to be instructed to take a relaxation day.

Gyllenhaal’s weak spot is sugar

Walsh has been working with Gyllenhaal for eight years now which meant they weren’t ranging from scratch for “Highway Home.”

Usually superstar trainers have little or no time to get an actor prepared for a film, however this is not an issue with Gyllenhaal as a result of he was already in fine condition, Walsh mentioned. 

“If he is not within the health club doing power coaching and conditioning, he is swimming, he is outdoors taking part in paddle tennis, he cycles like loopy,” Walsh mentioned. “The man does the whole lot. He is simply all the time on the lookout for that stimulus.”

The coach asks his shoppers to maintain themselves inside three weeks of getting again in form in case a film or mission comes up last-minute.

They aimed to fine-tune Gyllenhaal’s physique based mostly on when the shirtless scenes have been going to be filmed, however, Walsh mentioned, the actor is “the right specimen,” that means Gyllenhaal makes Walsh’s job straightforward. 

Gyllenhaal additionally labored with a dietitian and chef to ensure his vitamin was on level.

His one weak spot is sugar, Walsh mentioned — however consuming carbs and sugar is definitely essential to tone up: “When your physique fats will get to a sure stage, you want gas and a continuing trickle of vitality as a result of you do not have saved vitality, i.e. fats.”

VersaClimber exercises helped him get shredded

In addition to exercises within the health club, Gyllenhaal went to VersaClimber courses at Walsh’s health studio, Rise Nation, in New York, Walsh mentioned.

“He was going there lots particularly since we have been making an attempt to get him into UFC fighter form,” he mentioned.

Versaclimber exercises mimic our primal climbing and crawling actions and are an efficient approach to enhance cardiovascular health, however merely sweating and getting your heart-rate up isn’t essentially the signal of a very good exercise, Walsh mentioned.