Pro Athlete Trainer Reveals Why You Shouldn’t Copy Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Road House’ Workout

Jake Gyllenhaal’s latest movie, Road House, the remake of the 1989 movie of the same name, is an action film about UFC star Elwood Dalton. Besides the intriguing plot of the movie, Jake Gyllenhaal’s body transformation has also received much attention from the fitness world. As he underwent the process, Jake Gyllenhaal’s team also shared snippets of his transformation journey, which again became a topic of debate.

The YouTuber and fitness critic, ATHLEAN-X, is known in the fitness industry for his brutally harsh treatment of celebrity fitness routines. This time he picked up Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House, which was released only earlier this month. The fitness critic made sure to point out whether one should follow Gyllenhaal’s routine or not.

Pro athlete trainer showcases what is happening in Hollywood

Mentioning how Jake Gyllenhaal has not bulked up for his role in the movie and has in fact cut down his weight from 205 lbs to 184 lbs, ATHLEAN-X talked about his forearm workout. He questioned, “Is doing forearm work beneficial to you and your workouts? Cause again I want to utilize these videos to Showcase what’s being done in Hollywood.”

ATHLEAN-X explained that Hollywood has always had the power to manipulate people into wanting to copy its stars’ workout routines in the hope of being able to look like them. He stated, “That doesn’t usually work all the time for everyone that wants to copy these workouts but could you pull the elements and make them work for you Dam well should be doing some forearm work if you want to plug the energy leaks in the rest of your training.”

While Gyllenhaal went through a massive transformation for his role in the movie Road House, another thing that scared the 43-year-old actor before he started actively filming for the movie was the presence of a certain someone in the same. That happened to be none other than Conor McGregor. Jake Gyllenhaal went on to share his thoughts about sharing the screen with the Irish UFC champion.

Jake Gyllenhaal trained harder to share screen with Conor McGregor

Gyllenhaal confessed that the first time he heard McGregor would also be cast in the movie, he was extremely thrilled about the notion. He said, “When I got word that Conor McGregor was in the movie with me, and when I got word that he was going be doing it, I was super psyched.”

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However, in the very next moments, Gyllenhaal started feeling in a different way. He revealed, “But then I got totally terrified.” The Hollywood actor also emphasized how he went on to practice extremely hard for the next two months to achieve his fitness goals for this movie. With Road House now released, most fans are drooling over Jake Gyllenhaal’s physique. However, they should also keep in mind the fitness trainer’s advice before copying the star’s fitness regime.

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