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Jacked at 43, Jake Gyllenhaal Spills the Beans Behind Shredded Physique for Conor McGregor Starrer ‘Road House’

Published 03/24/2024, 2:38 PM EDT

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The long-awaited movie “Road House”, starring UFC’s own Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal finally aired on Amazon Prime and it certainly seems to have delivered on what it had promised. We could see that both Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal had gone through intense training to look aesthetically pleasing for the movie.

How Jake Gyllenhaal managed to get into his shape was incredible to say the least, especially considering that he is now 43 years of age. So how did Conor McGregor’s co-star prepare for his movie?

Jake Gyllenhaal reveals the secret behind ripped physique for Road House

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Jake Gyllenhaal certainly turned some heads with the physique he showed up with, in Road House. Retired UFC fighter, Megan Anderson got the opportunity to ask the Roadhouse lead how he managed to get into such a ripped physique at the SXSW. McGregor’s co-star let out his secret to the former UFC fighter.

Gyllenhaal replied to Anderson saying, “I had an incredible trainer. Like I had all the great fun stuff like made it easy like I had a chef and a nutritionist who was helping me and so, you know, we all work very, very hard but it took a village you know.”

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The 43-year-old kept the answer short and simple, despite going through some intense workout routines to attain the physique he showed up with. Gyllenhaal’s coach admitted that he made the Road House lead do squats, deadlifts, weight pushups, dips, and other weighted movements for muscle building. This however wasn’t all as he claims to have added elements of sports-specific functionality like working with the sandbag.

 

Conor McGregor was just as impressive in his movie debut as he managed to outshine the veteran actor at times. However, McGregor now seems to be shifting his focus back to fighting in the UFC.

Michael Chandler Filmed a Scene With Jake Gyllenhaal for Conor McGregor’s Debut Film ‘Road House’

Conor McGregor aims for a UFC return in the summer of 2024

During an interview a few days ago, “The Notorious” made a comment claiming that he would be making his return to the UFC. Though Conor McGregor has yet to reveal the exact event and place, he claimed that the event will take place during the summer of 2024.

In the interview, McGregor stated, “Yeah, we got confirmation a few days ago that it’s all systems go and ‘The Notorious’ will be returning in the UFC octagon this summer… Yes, Michael Chandler. I’m going to bust Mike up.” However, despite the Irsihman’s claims, The UFC CEO has went on to deny those claims.

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Imtikokba Jamir is a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. He is your typical MMA geek who is always on top of the happenings in the sport. Imti’s coverage is not restricted to his favorite fighters, including the likes of Justin Gaethje and Robert Whittaker, but also off-court MMA enthusiasts like the celebrity Mark Wahlberg and former POTUS Donald Trump.
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