Actor

Hugh Jackman

Actor (Wolverine in X-Men, The Greatest Showman)

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

1. 2026

   • 10,000 m row (rowing machine)38:22

     Effort unknownAge 57Instagram rowing post ('Faster than 96% of male rowers aged 57')

     “the Hollywood star had covered a distance of 10,000 meters in rowing in just 38 minutes 22.2 seconds.”

     Hugh Jackman raises his fitness game at 57 with his rowing timing | IANSNews report2026-05medium confidence

     IANS story dated 2026-05-22 reads the time from the rowing-machine screen in Jackman's post. A 5,000 m row of 18:31.5 at 57 is reported by Men's Health Australia, but that page blocked fetch, so no record.

2. 2024

   • 2000 m row (rowing machine)6:54

     Max or PRAge 55, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) training; trainer Beth LewisMax-effort 2K row test (Instagram)

     “He completed a max-effort 2K row while preparing to reprise his role as the clawed crusader, posting a mightily impressive time of 6min 54.1sec.”

     I tried Hugh Jackman's 7-minute workout | TechRadarNews report2024-05medium confidence

     TechRadar article dated 2024-05-27 calls it Jackman's latest Instagram post. A July 2026 IANS story quotes a new caption 'BIG WIN today!! Last 2k was 6:54'; that wording does not say the 2026 time, so no separate record.

3. 2019

   • 2000 m row (rowing machine)7:00

     Max or PRAge 50, after The Greatest ShowmanInstagram rowing post ('2 song Tuesday')

     “First time in 5 years 2000 meters in 7 minutes. Exactly!”

     What Hugh Jackman can do in seven minutes is quite awe-inspiring | Staffordshire Live (Hull Live)News report2019-01

     Jackman's own caption quoted in a Hull Live story dated 2019-01-17 that calls it his latest post. TechRadar (2024) dates this post to 2017; date uncertain.

4. 2015

   • Squat355 lb

     Max or PRAge 46, 1,000 lb club day at Dogpound gym, New York (all three lifts in 3 hours)1,000 lb club day

     “Made it into the 1000lb Club!!! 355 Squat. 235 Bench. 410 Deadlift. Between 8a-11a.”

     Hugh Jackman Joins the 1,000-Pound Club | East Idaho News (ABC News Radio)News report2015-05

     Jackman's own Instagram caption, quoted in an ABC News Radio story dated 2015-05-12; age 46. Replaces earlier records dated 2016 from Coach (which gave the squat as 345 lb) and BarBend. 355 + 235 + 410 = 1,000 lb; 345 would not make the total. InsideHook (2023) and The Barbell (2023) give the same three numbers. The site blocks scripts (fetch_failed); quote copied from the page as opened.

   • Bench press235 lb

     Max or PRAge 46, 1,000 lb club day at Dogpound gym, New York (all three lifts in 3 hours)1,000 lb club day

     “Made it into the 1000lb Club!!! 355 Squat. 235 Bench. 410 Deadlift. Between 8a-11a.”

     Hugh Jackman Joins the 1,000-Pound Club | East Idaho News (ABC News Radio)News report2015-05

     Jackman's own Instagram caption, quoted in an ABC News Radio story dated 2015-05-12; age 46. Replaces earlier records dated 2016 from Coach (which gave the squat as 345 lb) and BarBend. 355 + 235 + 410 = 1,000 lb; 345 would not make the total. InsideHook (2023) and The Barbell (2023) give the same three numbers. The site blocks scripts (fetch_failed); quote copied from the page as opened.

   • Deadlift410 lb

     Max or PRAge 46, 1,000 lb club day at Dogpound gym, New York (all three lifts in 3 hours)1,000 lb club day

     “Made it into the 1000lb Club!!! 355 Squat. 235 Bench. 410 Deadlift. Between 8a-11a.”

     Hugh Jackman Joins the 1,000-Pound Club | East Idaho News (ABC News Radio)News report2015-05

     Jackman's own Instagram caption, quoted in an ABC News Radio story dated 2015-05-12; age 46. Replaces earlier records dated 2016 from Coach (which gave the squat as 345 lb) and BarBend. 355 + 235 + 410 = 1,000 lb; 345 would not make the total. InsideHook (2023) and The Barbell (2023) give the same three numbers. The site blocks scripts (fetch_failed); quote copied from the page as opened.

5. 2014

   • Deadlift180 kg

     Effort unknownAge 45, filming Pan as Blackbeard; trainer David KingsburyInstagram deadlift video (#180kgs #PAN)

     “Jackman posted a video of him lifting nearly 400 pounds-- or as he calls it, 180 kilograms.”

     Watch Hugh Jackman Lift 400 lbs. Almost Effortlessly! | ETNews report2014-08medium confidence

     ET article dated 2014-08-22 describes the video posted that week. Load as Jackman stated it (180 kg). Reps not stated.

6. 2013

   • Deadlift210 kg × 5

     Working setAge 44, after The Wolverine (2013); trainer David KingsburyTraining session in New York (photo Jackman tweeted)

     “we pulled 5×5 building up to this 5 reps at 210kg/462lb.”

     Defending Hugh Jackman: Don't Be a Fitness Snob | Bret ContrerasTrainer said2013medium confidence

     Trainer David Kingsbury's comment on the article (2013-08-08) about the deadlift photo Jackman tweeted the week before the 2013-08-06 article. Top set of 5x5 building up. Exact session date not given.

   • Leg press1000 lb

     Effort unknownAge 44, Wolverine eraTraining claim in a 2013 strength-coach article

     “Hugh can bench press 315 lbs and leg press 1,000 lbs”

     Defending Hugh Jackman: Don't Be a Fitness Snob | Bret ContrerasNews report2013low confidence

     Secondhand claim by the author with no named source or date; dated to the article (2013-08-06).