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Tom Holland Explains Why He's Never Working Out With Jake Gyllenhaal Ever Again

Things got heated between the Spider-Man co-stars - by Alex Pierotti
  • 26 Jun 2019
Tom Holland Explains Why He's Never Working Out With Jake Gyllenhaal Ever Again
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While many dream of the day they become workout buddies with Hollywood heroes, Spider-Man: Far From Home star Tom Holland never wants to train with Jake Gyllenhaal again. 

In a recent interview with Stephen Colbert, Holland tells the story of his painful workout experience with his co-star.

While in China, Gyllenhaal suggested they fit in a quick gym session between press commitments. 

"I have to be honest, I didn't wanna go," he said.

"Because Jake Gyllenhaal's ripped, right? And I'm really competitive... So we start working out, we're doing ab exercises and leg exercises, and then he turns to me and he goes 'Tom, do you want to hop on the treadmill and warm up?' I'm like, warm up? I'm roasting, mate, I'm finished!"

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"So he goes: we'll do a quick mile," Holland continued.

"I'm like, a mile? Are we pressed for time? Come on, let's do two. So immediately I'm regretting suggesting two miles. We set off, we start running. And there's a law in the gym, that you can't run slower than the guy next to you. You just can't.

"So I'm running next to him, two minutes in I've got a stitch, I'm wishing everything was over, but I'm saying 'there's nothing that's going to get me off this treadmill. I will beat Jake Gyllenhaal in this race.' And then three or four minutes in he says 'Tom, this is too easy, let's up the incline.'"

Holland agreed to up the incline before running a few more kilometres. Still this was "too easy" for Gyllenhaal so Holland agreed to once again raise the intensity. 

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"Goodness, yeah fine Jake, sure, absolutely... then by the end we've got a kilometre left, he's like 'let's do three point five,' and I'm like 'dude, let's do four'... and then we're doing press later that day and I can't walk. 

"I'm sitting there and a journalist says 'what's wrong with you', and I said 'well I do all of my own stunts.'"

Holland and Gyllenhaal will continue their rivalry in the upcoming Marvel flick Spider-Man: Far From Home. Gyllenhaal will play super-villain Mysterio when the movie is released on July 2.

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Alex Pierotti is the Digital Content Editor for Men's Health Australia, with experience reporting on health, fitness and sport. With a Journalism degree from UNSW under his belt, he got his start working in TV, working on the live broadcast of the Intrust Super Shute Shield on 7TWO before making the switch to print and digital at Pacific Magazines.

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