After bulking up for his role for the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Jake Gyllenhaal‘s body has been sparking equal parts envy and desire — but just like the fabled Samson, the new action star’s strength, it seems, is all in his tousled hair.“The Jake Gyllenhaal workout plan…starts with growing long, long hair,” the actor jokes with Entertainment Tonight Canada in a recent interview.
“Very long…gorgeous greasy locks and then washing every day….Wash, shampoo, then condition. Washing works the biceps and then the triceps by conditioning. And vigorously rubbing all of your body with soap really defines the abs and the pectoral muscles. And if you do squats while you’re bathing — that’s it!”
Jokes aside, the star also revealed a serious side when it came to getting in prime shape for the role. “It was really important for me to be able to do all the stunts and the things asked of me,” he says of his desire to make a believably stalwart hero.
And while fitness might not have been a favorite topic of discussion in the past, his new sword-wielding role has changed all that. “I wanted to do [this movie] because it was about taking myself a little less seriously and having a good time, and so it’s nice to talk about the things like running and jumping and doing stunts and stuff because that is a huge massive part of this movie and it is what makes this movie so fun to watch.”
But now that the film is premiering around the world, the actor hasn’t quite managed to stick to his hardcore workout routine. “I don’t have any muscles anymore now. It’s all just whittled down to little twigs,” he quips. “I walk around unable to move my arms.”
Sounds like it’s time to break out the conditioner and start lathering up that shampoo!
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