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Alex O’Loughlin Talks Fitness

Posted by taylor blue on October 7, 2009 | 5 Comments

Now we all know Alex O’Loughlin looks hot shirtless…it’s quite evident in the above picture from his forthcoming movie, The Back Up Plan. Time Out New York had a chance to talk to Alex about he keeps his body just right. I really could stare at his stomach forever. Here are the highlights of the interview:

On his current fitness routine: Pretty extreme. I’m playing a surgeon currently, so I’m trying to say on the thinner, leaner side. I’ve seen a lot of the surgeons move around the hospital quickly, eat on the run; they’re pretty lean.

On how he keeps himself lean: I do circuit training, interval training. I do this interval thing called Tabata. It’s 20 seconds on, ten seconds off at 100 percent intensity. I aim for four days a week.

On what he doesn’t like to do fitness wise: Swimming in a pool back and forth drives me crazy, but I can run for hours. Whatever I can do outside I prefer to do. I much prefer to get up in the hills, use trees and rocks.

On if he hurts himself on the rocks: All the time! I been hurting myself since I was like five years old. People ask what kind of kid I was—I used to steal bricks from construction sites, build walls from them, then ride my trike down through them. I fell out of a rope swing when I was six years old and I’ve had a couple motorcycle accidents, so I have to keep my core really strong. Every workout I do has a core-based strength to it. If you focus on your core, doing Pilates and things, everything else will respond better.

On what kind of music he listens to while working out: Rock. Hard rock. Like, really old Metallica, from their first four albums, or Soundgarden. Tool. I love working out to Tool.

On what food he eats for a break: I have a very sweet tooth. You could put a giant chocolate cake in front of me and I will eat it. Unashamedly, no apologies. But if it’s not there, I don’t eat it. Once I a week, I have one day off where I eat whatever I want. Honey Smacks! They drive me crazy. And Froot Loops.

Froot Loops? He is perfect. I love them too! (Remember to watch Alex on Three Rivers on Sunday nights on CBS!)