Jake Paul gained 40 pounds for his bout against Mike Tyson.
Jake Paul, a professional entertainer and YouTuber, has established himself in boxing and acting. Recently, he faced retired boxing legend Iron Mike Tyson, who hadn’t fought in 19 years. The match lasted the complete eight rounds, with Jake Paul emerging victorious. Jake gained a staggering 40 pounds for the bout. Although some may question the fight and its result, it’s apparent the 27-year-old doesn’t take his training and diet lightly.
| Full Name: Jake Paul | ||
| Weight | Height | Date of Birth |
| 185-230 lbs | 6’1” | 01/17/1997 |
| Profession | Era | Nationality |
| Boxer, Actor, YouTuber | 2010s, 2020s | American |
How does an internet personality who began by posting prank videos with his brother on Vine rise to compete at the highest level? Beyond sheer determination, Jake Paul’s success is rooted in his unwavering commitment to training and nutrition. This article delves into Jake Paul’s journey, detailing his rigorous workout routine and dietary practices.
Who Is Jake Paul?
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Jake Paul is an actor, boxer, and American YouTuber who rose to fame posting videos on Vine before Twitter discontinued it. Before then, he had already amassed a staggering 5.3 million followers and billions of views in 2013. At age ten, he and his brother Logan Paul always made videos of themselves playing pranks.
Paul then launched his YouTube channel, which ranked high on the Forbes list as one of the highest-paid YouTuber content creators in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023. In 2022, Paul was also named the third highest-paid athlete.
Between 2016 and 2017, Disney hired Paul to play Dirk Mann in Bizaardvark. However, in the middle of filming the second season, Jake Paul parted ways with Disney to focus more on his personal brand.
Jake Paul has also tried his hands in music. From 2017 to 2020, he released several singles and launched his media company, TeamDot, with one million in funding from investors. He also collaborated with different artists from 2017 to 2020. In 2021, Jake Paul started a foundation named Boxing Bullies, an organization that helped teens and youths who had challenges with bullying in schools.
2022 started another phase of Jake Paul’s career. That year, he earned about $38 million from streams and three boxing matches, making him one of Forbes’ highest-paid athletes. Later that year, Paul also appeared in a WWE main event, WWE Crown Jewel. He helped his brother, Logan Paul, who was in a match with Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
At the beginning of 2023, Paul signed a contract with the Professional Fighters League and was named the “Head of Fighter Advocacy.” He’s also been learning Brazilian jiu-jitsu in anticipation of his MMA debut.
Jake Paul says he discovered his love for boxing when he realized his passion wasn’t living on social media. His boxing career started in 2018 when he booked a fight with an English online personality and YouTuber, Deji Olatunji. He won that fight by a technical knockout after five rounds.
Jake Paul later booked other boxing fights with MMA fighters and pro boxers Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, winning by technical knockout and knockout, respectively. He also fought Tommy Fury, which ended in a split decision in favor of Fury.
Jake Paul has been in a few fights with other athletes and has consistently won via technical knockouts. His latest fight was scheduled against Mike Tyson, which ended up being a unanimous decision in favor of Paul.
Workout Approach
Jake Paul’s workout approach involves a lot of resistance training, boxing, cardio, and core exercises. In his early years, before he started boxing, he went to the gym a lot and did loads of cardio.
These days, Jake Paul’s cardio routines involve sprints, long runs, jogs, and jump roping. He does his jump ropes for 15 minutes before starting his cardio exercises. Paul’s resistance training involves primarily free weights and machines when he performs certain exercises like the bench press and thrusters.
Jake Paul also does sparring boxing sessions five days a week, where he learns a new move and adds to his boxing bag of tricks. He emphasizes the importance of core strength exercises and believes core exercises are the key to a perfectly fit athlete.
Jake Paul’s Workout Routine
Cardio Routine
Jake Paul skips for 15 to 20 minutes as warm-ups before doing his resistance training. This study shows performing warmups before exercise can help improve exercise performance (1). Here is a list of his cardio exercises:
- Jump roping
- Sprints
- Jogs
Weight Training Routine
Paul works on his explosive power by lifting weights. Some of these exercises include:
- Deep Squats
- Bench Presses
- Dumbbell Thrusters
Core Routine
- Medicine Ball Throws
- Hanging Leg Raises
- Medicine Ball Crunches
- Log Flips
Boxing Routine
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Jake Paul performs his boxing routine five days a week:
- Footwork Drills
- Sparring
- Heavy Bag
- Speed Bag Drills
Check out a typical weekly workout routine for Jake Paul below:
Monday
He starts with a three to seven-mile jog, some stretches, and has an ice bath before resting. In the evening, he does 20 rounds of shadow boxing, heavy bag, speed bag, noodle drills, core exercises, and neck exercises. He rounds it up, doing an ice bath and stretches.
Tuesday
Jake Paul considers this as his sparring day of four to ten rounds.
Wednesday
He does wind sprints on the football field and follows it up with an ice bath, cupping, cryotherapy, and stretches. This study reveals that doing cryotherapy after post-workouts can help recover and prevent injuries (2).
Thursday
This is Paul’s day for strength and conditioning exercises. In the evening, he returns to the boxing ring, doing ten to twenty rounds of heavy bag drills.
Friday
He does light boxing sessions on Friday night.
Saturday
He does some sparring in the morning and performs intense yoga sessions at night.
Sunday
After an intense weekly workout session, he takes time to rest and recover. Recovery is as important as training. Giving your muscles time to recover helps them heal and grow.
Jake Paul’s Diet
Jake Paul typically eats a clean and balanced diet, consuming around 3,800 to 4,000 calories of whole foods daily to bulk for the Tyson fight. He drinks a lot of water to help with hydration, which allows him to stay in shape. To help with his gains, he takes pre-workout drinks, multivitamins, protein shakes, and BCAAs. Here is a list of a typical Jake Paul meal in a day.
Meal 1
Meal 2
Meal 3
- Smoked Salmon
- Vegetables
Meal 4
For the Mike Tyson fight, Jake Paul also added steak, rice, potatoes, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to his diet to bulk for the fight.
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References
- Fradkin, A. J., Zazryn, T. R., & Smoliga, J. M. (2010). Effects of warming-up on physical performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 24(1), 140–148. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c643a0
- Lombardi, G., Ziemann, E., & Banfi, G. (2017). Whole-Body Cryotherapy in Athletes: From Therapy to Stimulation. An Updated Review of the Literature. Frontiers in physiology, 8, 258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00258
