Actor

Chris Hemsworth

Actor (Thor in the Marvel films, Extraction)

All evidence

6 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.

1. 2023

   • Push-ups25 reps

     Working setAge 40, after filming FuriosaInstagram 20-minute upper body workout

     “Push up w/ handles 25 reps”

     Chris Hemsworth Pushes Through Upper Body Workout, Teases Ripped Physique in Furiosa - Fitness VoltNews report2023-12medium confidence

     Article of 2023-12-05 describes 'a recent pair of Instagram posts'; date is the article month. The 25 push-ups are one station of a circuit done 4 sets with 40-60 s rest.

2. 2022

   • Push-ups10 reps

     Working setAge 38, Thor: Love and Thunder release monthInstagram chest workout for Thor: Love and Thunder

     “Wide-Arm Push-up: 4 x 10”

     Chris Hemsworth's Chest Workout for Thor: Love and Thunder - Breaking MuscleNews report2022-07medium confidence

     Fourth move of a 4-round circuit (incline press, seated press, cable flyes, push-ups, each 4 x 12 except push-ups 4 x 10). Post shared 2022-07-06; the filmed session may be earlier. No loads given for the presses.

3. 2021

   • Rope climb1200 in

     Effort unknownAge 38, Thor-size build; climbed a rope hung from a cable car about 1,000 ft above a canyonBodyweight 110 kgLimitless with Chris Hemsworth, episode 'Strength' (Scenic Skyway, Blue Mountains)

     “at 110 kilos, people don't climb 100 foot ropes dangling 1000 feet from the brim”

     LIMITLESS: Ross Edgley Talks Training Chris Hemsworth For His Most Insane Challenge Ever (Exclusive) - ComicBookMovieTrainer said2021-09medium confidence

     Trainer Ross Edgley; same interview: 'what you saw there wasn't just 100 foot rope climb' and 'Chris was essentially two of them glued together, climbing 100 foot rope'. 100 ft = 3048 cm; time not reported. Date: Blue Mountains Gazette says the episode was filmed in and around Katoomba in September 2021.

4. 2020

   • Cold-water swim (36 F Arctic fjord)9600 in

     Effort unknownAge 36, Disney+/Nat Geo series challenge after five days of cold trainingLimitless with Chris Hemsworth, episode 'Shock' (Lofoten, Norway)

     “swimming 800 feet across a 36-degree Arctic fjord”

     Chris Hemsworth Pushes His Body to the Extreme in 'Limitless' - Man of ManyNews report2020-03medium confidence

     800 ft = 24384 cm. Time not reported. Date from the series photographer (craigparryphotography.com): the team was in Lofoten in March 2020. Trainer Ross Edgley (comicbookmovie.com, 2022-11-16) says they had only five days there to train. Series aired November 2022.

5. 2019

   • Dumbbell curls, presses and squats (two 50 lb dumbbells)50 lb

     Working setAge 36, after Avengers: EndgameInstagram workout video in a field (Centr promotion)

     “doing curls, presses, and squats with two 50 lbs dumbbells”

     Chris Hemsworth's Workout So Hot His Shirt Caught Fire - OutNews report2019-10medium confidence

     Article of 2019-10-18 describes a video he had just posted. Load is per dumbbell (one in each hand). Rep counts not given; his caption said to do the circuit 6 times through. Instinct Magazine describes the same video with rows, carries and curl-to-press.

6. 2018

   • Bench press195 lb × 10

     Working setAge about 35, between Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: EndgameTraining video

     “In a 2018 video, Hemsworth reps out bench presses with 195.”

     Celebrity Bench Presses: All Their Best Lifts - The BarbellShown in video2018medium confidence

     Same page says the set was part of eight sets of bench presses 'and was at least a 10-rep set', so reps = 10 as a floor (was null before). Load 195 lb = bar plus 25-lb plates per the page's caption.