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# Watch Kevin Hart and Conan O’Brien Do Crossfit Together

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## Video: Kevin Hart motivates Usain Bolt to train harder

[Watch (HLS stream): Kevin Hart motivates Usain Bolt to train harder](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/c6ZvKwHU.m3u8) (0:56)

![Kevin Hart motivates Usain Bolt to train harder](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/c6ZvKwHU/poster.jpg?width=720)

_Published 2016-09-23. The olympic gold runner tells us about his unlikely motivator._


by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Sep 30, 2016 2:44 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Sep 30, 2016 2:44 PM UTC

In his new comedy special, “What Now?” [Kevin Hart](http://time.com/4240708/kevin-hart-hollywood-diversity/?iid=sr-link2) proved that he had the stamina to perform an energetic stand-up routine in front of a football stadium packed with 50,000 people. Er…make that, 53,000 people. “50,000 were enjoying it, 3,000 weren’t so into it,” teased Conan O’Brien when [Hart](http://time.com/4393341/the-rock-kevin-hart-laugh-cry-impersonate/?iid=sr-link7) stopped by _Conan_ on Thursday night.

To prove he had stamina, too, Conan joined [Hart](http://time.com/4501070/kevin-hart-jumanji-movie/?iid=sr-link8) at a local crossfit gym to work out together and if this whole movie star and comedian thing doesn’t work out for Hart, he could be a personal trainer. He showed he had the skill set when O’Brien ran into trouble on the pull-up bar and Hart was there to spot him—whether he wanted to be on the job or not.

As O’Brien and Hart worked their way around the gym, they flexed all their major muscles: biceps, lats, and of course, the blackmail muscle. Turns out that Hart will do anything to promote his new movie, but what did you expect from a man that he brings his A-game to [rap battles?](http://time.com/4371405/kevin-hart-james-corden-rap-battle/?iid=sr-link6)


_Kevin Hart: What Now?_ is in theaters on October 14th. Watch the video above.


## Transcript

somebody that really motivates me from our days is Kevin Hart. He's always working out, he's always pushing himself. And I've really watched him and followed him in [ UNKNOWN ]. Kevin Hart has been your motivation? Yeah he's really motivated me now. He works out so much. Like even days like now that I'm off I feel bad when I watch his snap Because no matter what time if he has to go on set he gets up early and gets an hour or whatever time he trains for and then he goes to work so it motivates me. Cuz I'm like I'm an athlete and he's not nad he works so hard so it motivates me to wanna do better.

Good morning. Monday morning motivation. That's what the [ BLEEP ] this is right now, boss. Does he know that you're? No I don't think so, but something that motivates me to just watch this [ UNKNOWN ] and see how hard he works. [ MUSIC ]

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