Popsugar Health & Fitness John Krasinski John Krasinski Talks Working Out With Dwayne Johnson John Krasinski Dishes on Working Out With The Rock: His Gym Is Like an "Alien Spaceship" 28 November 2018 by Victoria Messina Image Source: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. Ever wonder what it's like to work out with Dwayne Johnson? Well, according to John Krasinski, it's comparable to being in an "alien spaceship" filled with foreign equipment, he admitted during a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Ha, why are we not surprised? Earlier this year, John became close workout pals with The Rock while his wife, Emily Blunt, filmed Disney's Jungle Cruise with Dwayne. Between his acting duties, The Rock squeezed in intense workouts in his travelling private gym, which he calls Iron Paradise because it houses a whopping 50,000 pounds of iron. No one had ever been in the tent-like gym besides Dwayne — until the actor decided to extend a rare invitation to John. Related: Dwayne Johnson Shows Off His Chiselled Abs After 18 Weeks of Training For Hobbs and Shaw "I walked in, and it was like alien spaceships had landed," John told Ellen of the portable workout area. "He has 40 pieces of equipment that I've never seen in my life." John went on to detail how misusing an unfamiliar leg machine dubbed the Pit Shark landed him with a kink in his neck for three weeks. Despite this, he became increasingly comfortable in Dwayne's Iron Paradise, and the two regularly crushed workouts together until filming wrapped. Hear what else John dished about The Rock's travelling gym ahead, and keep reading to peek inside the infamous Iron Paradise. Take a Look Inside Dwayne's Travelling Private Gym View this post on Instagram Burning love. 1st workout in my IRON PARADISE aka the traveling circus here in Hawaii Finishing off legs with my Pit Shark - 3 sets, 15 reps, 400lbs, 10 second pause for first and last rep. It’s a bitch of a closer, especially that last 10 second burn, but extremely productive for the gain. #IronParadise #HawaiianStyle 🤙🏾 A post shared by therock (@therock) on May 8, 2018 at 11:20am PDT 1 / 8 It's Pretty Darn Spacious View this post on Instagram Welcome my friends to jungle and mud, guts and blood - the #IronParadise aka the traveling circus. Hard core 8 month commitment to diet, training and body transformation for our period piece, Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE to our Fast & Furious spinoff, HOBBS & SHAW. We start shooting this Monday all the way to Christmas. Feels great to be back home in the Hawaiian Islands.. the perfect place to kick off this special journey. All in 🤙🏾 A post shared by therock (@therock) on May 9, 2018 at 11:44pm PDT 2 / 8 My Arms Are Quivering Just Looking at All Those Weights View this post on Instagram Was gonna take today (Sunday) off from the gym as per yoosh, but then started thinkin’ about when I grew up here in Hawaii... I used to walk to World Gym in Waikiki when I was 14yrs old - every day after school to clang and bang on that iron. I also used to hustle the gym front desk employee who would always tell me I was months behind on my membership dues. I was broke as fuck but would always say “absolutely brothaaa, next week I’ll bring you tha cash” then I’d throw him a 🤙🏾 with a smile and a wink. The next week would come, I’d still be broke and looking for another way to hustle my way into the gym. Now, I’m back in Hawaii shooting a movie and one lucky SOB to be able to bring my own traveling circus of gym with me. So, I said🖕🏾the day off today and wound up having one of my best workouts in months. And big mahalo to that World Gym employee who always let that pimply faced 14yr old punk kid get his workout in - even when you knew I was completely full of bullshit. #IronParadise #HawaiianIslands #PayYourDuesBoy #AbsolutelyBrothaaaaa A post shared by therock (@therock) on May 27, 2018 at 8:36pm PDT 3 / 8 John and The Rock Did the Murph Challenge Together on Memorial Day View this post on Instagram Memorial Day. A day to honor and remember each and every one of the brave men and women who lay down their lives for each and every one of us. #themurphchallenge @therock @prattprattpratt A post shared by John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) on May 28, 2018 at 3:36pm PDT 4 / 8 The Intense Workout Honoured Members of the Military View this post on Instagram An honor to drop sweat and pain for #TheMurphChallenge. Thank you brother @johnkrasinski for the challenge. And most importantly, thank you to our men and women of our US military - past and present. And boundless gratitude to their families at home who endure it all as well. Great day of sweat, pain and a few miscounts in the #IronParadise 🤣💪🏾 #MurphChallenge #BloodSweatRespect #FirstTwoYouGive #LastOneYouEarn A post shared by therock (@therock) on May 28, 2018 at 8:00pm PDT 5 / 8 Here's Another Peek Inside the Enormous Portable Gym View this post on Instagram Gettin’ stronger - progress thru pain. 455lbs barbell glute/hip thrusts with 5 second hold at the top with hip circle above knees for greater glute activation. These small gains for me wind up being big gains in the long run considering the multiple injuries over the years I suffered on the football field and in the wrestling ring. Tore both my quadricep & adductor tendons off my pelvis. Five knee surgeries. Torn Achilles’ tendon. Triple hernia (emergency) surgery. Upper body I’ve been a pretty lucky SOB over the years having had just one total reconstruction surgery done on my shoulder when I shredded everything. Waist up, I’m Superman... Waist down, I’m Bionic Man 😉*inserts cheesy joke. If you’re going thru injuries or set backs — stay focused, listen to your body and let pain be your guide to come back stronger and better. Remember any and all progress, physical or mental - will always come thru pain. #ProgressThruPain #IronParadise #CauseIFuckingSaidSo 😈💪🏾 Brotha @c.t.ali.fletcher A post shared by therock (@therock) on Jul 28, 2018 at 8:59pm PDT 6 / 8 Holy Glutes! View this post on Instagram Midnight. Iron Paradise. Been shooting nights all week (9pm-6am) on Jungle Cruise so my hours are all turned around come Saturday night. Two choices: Cup of tea to relax and watch Netflix. Or Cup of black unleaded ☕️ and hit the gym for brutal leg training. Fuck the tea 😈 #WolfIsAlwaysScratchin 🐺 A post shared by therock (@therock) on Aug 19, 2018 at 12:38am PDT 7 / 8 Hey Dwayne, Where's Our Invite? View this post on Instagram 430am. Sunday. London 🇬🇧 My Anchor. My therapy. #IronParadise For every location I film at, I bring my traveling circus (over 50,000lbs of iron) so I can train at all hours of the night without being disturbed with cameras and a gym frenzy of people. It’s a crazy conceit when you think about it, but it’s a necessity for me that serves as my calm, peace & balance in my otherwise frenetic and wildly busy life. Now it sure as hell, doesn’t have to be this traveling iron circus of freaks, but I do encourage you to do your best to identify your anchor - and then protect it. Anchors lead to your success. Thank you London for the ❤️ and embracing my crazy to bend boundaries. #BloodSweatRespect #IronParadise #UK #IronMan #OzzyInspired #FindYourAnchor A post shared by therock (@therock) on Oct 7, 2018 at 4:28am PDT 8 / 8 John KrasinskiThe Ellen DeGeneres ShowCelebrity FitnessDwayne Johnson