Chris Hemsworth‘s strength and conditioning coach has revealed how the Thor star maintains his superhero shape year-round.
Joseph ‘Da Rulk’ Sakoda told SMARTdaily this week that the 37-year-old Australian actor follows his ‘functional training’ method, that can be done at home or the gym.
He explained that while it takes hard work to achieve and maintain a ripped physique like Chris, the everyday person can also reap benefits from his approach to fitness.
Revealed: Chris Hemsworth’s strength and conditioning coach Joseph ‘Da Rulk’ Sakoda shared his three golden rules to achieving a Thor-some body at the gym or at home. Pictured: Chris
1. No equipment necessary
Joseph said the beauty in functional training is that you don’t need weights, just your own body weight.
‘I think one of the important things [about] functional training is that you don’t even need any weights, you just learn how to move better without weights,’ he explained.
Functional training is a form of strength training that trains your muscles to work together, and can include squats, lunges and push-ups.
No equipment necessary: Joseph (pictured) told SMARTdaily this week that the beauty of functional training is that you don’t need weights, just your own body weight
Superhero shape: Functional training is a form of strength training that trains your muscles to work together, and can include squats, lunges and push-ups. Chris, 37, is pictured in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok
2. Fit in whatever exercise you can
Joseph advised that you don’t have to spend hours and hours in the gym, insisting that a short and sharp session can still reap results.
He also suggested teaming functional training exercises with yoga or Pilates classes.
3. Give yourself a break
Joseph said it’s just as important to allow yourself a rest day, as long as you don’t overindulge.
You can then get back into your regimen the following day.
Short and sharp does the trick: Joseph advised that you don’t have to spend hours and hours in the gym, insisting that a short and sharp session can still reap results
Meanwhile, in June last year, Chris told Healthy For Men that his approach to health and fitness is not that complex, consisting of just three components.
‘I break it down into three straightforward steps, and each have the same investment and potential as the other. So there’s the working out, there’s the food and there’s the sleep,’ he said.
‘When you approach health like that, and are concentrated in making sure you respect each of those three things as much as the other two, you can quickly find balance.
‘And from balance you gain structure and a base on which you can succeed.’
