Jake Gyllenhaal Workout Routine

If you have not seen the Prince of Persia starring Jack Gyllenhaal it is definitely a must see. Especially for those who like epic adventure type movies. Now for those of us who are fitness nuts and gurus will watch in aw because Jack is simply ripped to freaking shreds in this movie. He amazingly craved his physique out in a truncated time frame. I managed to find details on both his workout and strict diet to achieve these amazing results. Now I do not recommend the insane time frame but one can make modifications to the workout routine from the time perspective. The diet is a very attainable and well planned for most. I don't know much about Parkour training but I am sure its desired affects can be achieved thru a combo of plyometric (jump training) and some form of martial arts or you can use the P90X Kenpo and Plyometric DVDs would probably suffice.  Also, as did further reading I found out that a concept called Visual Impact Muscle Building may also be used to achieve what is often referred to as the 'Hollywood' lean muscular look (ie Brad Pitt, Jake Gyllenhaal, Matthew Mcconaughey, & Ryan Reynolds). Basically muscle without looking bulky or "puffy". For more info on Visual Impact Muscle Building click the following video image below:






Jake Gyllenhaal Workout Routine
Here is how he added muscle mass for Prince of Persia
Jake only had a few months to prepare for his Prince Dastan role and exercised twice a day to achieve good short-term results so that he could lose fat and gain muscle. This workout routine would lead to overtraining in the long-term.

A cornerstone of Jake's workout was the French martial art of Parkour. Parkour involves jumping around roof tops, benches, beams, bridges, and anything else (see the video below).



 Parkour creator David Belle worked directly with Jake and started him off with gymnastics routines before doing jumps on harder surfaces. Jake practiced landings and focused on cardio workouts prior to performing the real parkour training. Once filming and stunt work started, Jake really got into parkour. He actually had special parkour boots made so that he could do stunts. Jake was so confident by the end of his training that he performed many of his own stunts in Prince of Persia, including a 35 foot jump!

The rest of Jake's Prince of Persia workout routine focused on high intensity cardio and resistance training. Each day included 2 workout sessions.

In the morning (at 6AM), Jake did:
An hour-and-a-half cardio workout outdoors while wearing a 20lb flak jacket to simulate the weight of armour
Interval training: 10min uphill sprint followed by ab exercises at the top of the hill
He repeated this sequence five times, then did a 10min run, followed by stretching exercises.

At night, Jake worked out from 6-7PM by doing an hour of resistance training using cables to simulate sword fights, pull-ups, press-ups, ab exercises using weights and finished with stretching.

Jake Gyllenhaal Diet Plan
Here is how he ate to prepare for Prince of Persia
Jake had a strict daily diet plan and eating routine:

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

7.30AM: An egg-white omelet, a small protein shake and an isotonic drink to replenish salts lost during training

Lunch: Baked potato with tuna and salad

Dinner: Soup and a protein shake

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

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