Actor

Jake Gyllenhaal

Actor (Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler, Southpaw)

5 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Jake Gyllenhaal 5k

Jake Gyllenhaal's recorded 5k is 19:38. Performance date: 2007-08-11. Age at the time: 26. This was a competition result. The source at albanyrunningexchange.org gives this mark. Source type: official result.

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2007 Chilmark Road Race · Actor, age 26; Chilmark 5 km road race

Source quote and limits

“42 15 Jake Gyllenhaal 26 M Beverly Hills CA 19:38.0 6:20”

2007 The Chilmark Road Race

Official result archive gives 19:38.0, matching the original timer table at https://www.start2finish.com/2007/r081107.htm . The listed age and Beverly Hills location match the actor. His participation in this event is also reported in contemporary 2009 news and a 2023 Doug Liman interview. Date comes from the race result header. The source does not distinguish net from gun time.

2009
- 5K20:43.4
  CompetitionActor, age 28; Chilmark 5 km road race
  Official result, d368g9lw5ileu7.cloudfront.net2009-08-08 · age 28
  Quote and details
  “26 Jake Gyllenhaal 28 M NY 20:43.4 6:41”
  Chilmark Road Race 2009 Age Group Results2009 Chilmark Road Race
2007
- 5K19:38
  CompetitionActor, age 26; Chilmark 5 km road race
  Official result, albanyrunningexchange.org2007-08-11 · age 26
  Quote and details
  “42 15 Jake Gyllenhaal 26 M Beverly Hills CA 19:38.0 6:20”
  2007 The Chilmark Road Race2007 Chilmark Road Race

Jake Gyllenhaal Squat (type and load unspecified)

Jake Gyllenhaal's recorded Squat (type and load unspecified) is 100 reps. Source date: 2015-05-28. This was a working set. The source at abcnews.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is low.

Southpaw training with Terry Claybon

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“two sets of 100 squats”

Jake Gyllenhaal Did 1,000 Situps, 100 Pullups a Day for 'Southpaw'

ABC reports trainer Terry Claybon’s People interview. It specifies two sets of 100 squats, so this record stores one set. Squat type and external load are not stated. No bodyweight-only claim is made. Exact training day is unknown; date is the ABC publication fallback. Daily pull-up, dip and sit-up totals are excluded. The original People link failed to load.

2015
- Squat (type and load unspecified)× 100
  Working setSouthpaw training with Terry Claybon
  News report, abcnews.com2015-05-28low confidence
  Quote and details
  “two sets of 100 squats”
  Jake Gyllenhaal Did 1,000 Situps, 100 Pullups a Day for 'Southpaw'

Jake Gyllenhaal Tire flip

Jake Gyllenhaal's recorded Tire flip is 300 lb × 20. Performance date: 2014. Age at the time: 33–34. This was a working set. The source at people.com gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.

Southpaw training · Actor training with Terry Claybon for Southpaw

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“a 300-lb. tractor tire that we would have to flip over 20 times”

How Jake Gyllenhaal Got His Fighter Body for Southpaw

Claybon describes a 20-flip drill. Pauses within the drill are unstated. The tire mass is not a barbell load. Date uses the film training year; the 2014 Variety report in the existing record places Southpaw filming near completion that summer. PEOPLE published this retrospective interview on July 23, 2015. A separate 2014 gym visit reported a 200 lb tire; these sources describe different loads, and the exact session dates are unknown.

2014
- Tire flip200 lb
  Working setSouthpaw filming in Pittsburgh; gym session with a Variety reporter
  News report, inquirer.com2014 · age 33–34medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “flipping a 200-pound tire across the floor of a gym”
  Jake Gyllenhaal on losing 30 pounds and himself in Nightcrawler (Variety, syndicated by The Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Tire flip300 lb × 20
  Working setActor training with Terry Claybon for Southpaw
  Trainer said, people.com2014 · age 33–34medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “a 300-lb. tractor tire that we would have to flip over 20 times”
  How Jake Gyllenhaal Got His Fighter Body for SouthpawSouthpaw training

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