James Bond could do all that, twice a day, drunk. What can you do for six hours? In Gyllenhaal’s case, an eight-mile run, then sparring, half an hour’s rest and a workout with weights. Jake Gyllenhaal said he would “literally spend six hours training” each day for Southpaw. Like what? Michael B Jordan said he “worked out all day, every day, for four to five months” in order to play a boxer in Creed. Are we really sure he did 12 hours a day last week? Well, it could be an exaggeration, but he wouldn’t be the first film star to have an unbelievable routine. For past Bonds, he spent the mornings doing cardio, which means something like running, then did an hour lifting weights in the afternoon. Do we know what Craig spends 12 hours doing? No.
It might be all right if you went in goal. Twelve hours is the equivalent of eight football matches. Maybe close to the limit of what’s physically possible, in fact. These are not 12 hour-long sessions spread across the week. According to the Mail on Sunday, he spent last week enduring “12-hour workout sessions”.
Craig is about to start filming the new Bond movie, so he has to get back into his famous buff-Bond shape. What kind of routine? Breadmaking? Skincare? Nothing so tranquil. Why is that? I heard that he and Rachel Weisz had a baby.
