Jack Black Shares New Year’s Workout Video, Says He’s ‘Keeping Up with the Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnsons of the World’

Mar. 15, 2025

Jack Black, Dwayne Johnson.Photo:Jack Black/Instagram; Jerod Harris/Getty

Jack Black/Instagram; Jerod Harris/Getty

Jack Blackseems to have costarDwayne Johnsonon his vision board for 2025.

On Jan. 1, the actor, 55, posted a funny video on Instagram while working out in the gym for the new year and admitted that he’s hoping to get in shape just like Johnson, 52, as the former wrestler is often sharing his intense workout videos on social media.

“It’s about sweat equity,” Black said while doing dumbbell presses. “It’s about putting in the work. It’s about putting in the grind. It’s about keeping up with the Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnsons of the world.”

Black and Johnson costarred in 2017’sJumanji: Welcome to the Jungleand 2019’sJumanji: The Next Level.

“You see how many I’m doing? That’s for definition,” Black continued before jokingly adding, “And for video.”

TheBorderlandsstar also added in the caption, “New Year’s Grind.”

“WE ALL WAITING FOR ‘JACKED BLACK’ 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 get it brotha!!!” one person wrote while another user quipped, “Why are you posting videos of Dwayne Johnson working out?”

One follower also commented, “Jack black yoked???!!! Lets go! Show the rock who’s boss😆💪🏽”

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This isn’t the first time Black has joked about his fellow stars who are known for their muscular physiques. Back in 2019 theSchool of Rockactor posted a video trying to recreateChris Hemsworth’s impressive gym workout.

The hilarious spoof caught the attention of theThoractor, among other followers, who commented on the clip.

“Haha you legend,” wrote Hemsworth, 41, before eventuallyreposting the videoto his account and writing alongside it, “The student has become the master.”

source: people.com