Chris Hemsworth Posts New Six-Move Upper-Body Gym Session To Instagram

More than a few of us have probably wondered what it would be like to hit the gym with Chris Hemsworth. And while it’s unlikely (but not impossible) that the big man will turn up at your local Anytime Fitness, the next best thing is keeping a keen eye on his social accounts.

The Thor star has shared an upper-body workout from his Centr app for his 57.4 million Instagram followers to try, and it’s straightforward, but tough.

To do the workout as written you’ll need a gym, but if you’re at home a pair of adjustable dumbbells and a resistance band will suffice.

The workout begins with straight sets of a dynamic move to warm up, then moves on to a push/pull superset and finishes with a tri-set of accessory moves.

How To Do Chris Hemsworth’s Upper-Body Workout

Warm-up

Medicine ball slam: Sets 4 Reps 10 Rest 30sec

Superset

1A One-arm dumbbell row: Sets 4 Reps 10 each side Rest 0sec

1B Push-up: Sets 4 Reps 15 Rest 60sec

Tri-set

2A Renegade row: Sets 4 Reps 8 each side Rest 0sec

2B Lateral raise: Sets 4 Reps 8 Rest 0sec

2C Triceps press-down: Sets 4 Reps 10 Rest 60sec

While the medicine ball slams are designed to prime your body and spike your heart rate for the high-intensity session ahead, we’d also recommend beginning with a few dynamic stretches, such as those found in this gym warm-up routine.

Next, it’s time to tackle the superset. Perform the two exercises back to back with no rest in between, take a 60-second break, then repeat. Once you’re finished four rounds in total, progress to the final tri-set.

Here, like the superset, you’ll work through the moves in turn with no rest in between, only this time there are three exercises rather than two. If you’re in a gym you can use a cable machine for the press-downs, while those of you working out at home can sub in a resistance band.

Take a one-minute breather after finishing all three exercises in the tri-set, then repeat until you hit four rounds. And that’s the workout complete.

What To Expect From This Workout

This Chris Hemsworth workout uses a superset and tri-set to slashes the amount of rest you’ll take, both increasing the intensity and cutting down your total workout time. By my reckoning, the whole thing should take little over 40 minutes.

It’s an example of hypertrophy training, with the reps all falling within the traditional muscle-building range of eight to 15. So, your chest, back, shoulders and arms are all on track for a solid pump session. However, the combination of isolation and compound exercises twinned with minimal rest times means it also has a conditioning element.