3 Days After Devouring All Birthday Cakes, 40-Y.O. Chris Hemsworth Channels His Inner Mike Tyson to Get Back Into His Ripped Self

On August 11, MCU’s Thor actor Chris Hemsworth turned 40. While he had a great physique from the start of his professional acting career, Hemsworth’s popularity and physique blew up after he starred as Thor. Hemsworth’s transformation grabbed everyone’s attention. Since then, his physicality has been among his defining features. The Australian has played the role of the God of Thunder for more than a decade now, and even when he is not filming, the actor pursues his?bodybuilding?goals to maintain a ripped physique.

However, the day Hemsworth turned 40, he dialed back on his workout and unwinded with cake. The actor posted a picture of himself devouring two cakes on Instagram. He thanked his fans for wishing him on his birthday.?“I can safely say not a single piece of cake made it through the night,”?the Hollywood action star added. However, Hemsworth didn’t slack off for too long, channeling his inner?Mike Tyson?to burn off those calories.

Nothing like a high-intensity boxing session

Hemsworth often posts snippets of his workout on social media. Earlier, the 40-year-old posted a video of his boxing session with Jorge Blanco. Blanco has coached UFC legend Georges St-Pierre and celebrities like Drake. In the video, Blanco held the mitts and instructed the Thor star to land punch combos. Hemsworth followed his instructor and fired off punch combinations.

While Chris Hemsworth doesn’t have experience in martial arts, he has done a fair bit of combat training for his action films. The actor looked focused as he burned the extra calories from the two cakes he had on his birthday.?“Sweating off the birthday cake with @centrfit @82spaniard (Jorge Blanco),”?the 40-year-old wrote in the post’s caption.

Hemsworth channeled his inner Mike Tyson, hitting the mitts not just with speed but with all his power. Besides doing bodyweight exercises like pushups, situps, etc. for hundreds of reps, Mike Tyson also sparred for hours. Hemsworth’s workout also indicated that he sparred for multiple rounds. Two of the clips were shot outdoors, while another two were shot indoors. While Hemsworth started his 40s off with a bang, he gave a somber take on turning 40 in a GQ interview.

Chris Hemsworth on crossing a major milestone

In the interview with GQ, Chris Hemsworth said he still feels like a 25-year-old in terms of athletic ability. However, the then-39-year-old said he dreaded reaching 40. The actor revealed that he treated turning 40 as a major milestone in his life. For Hemsworth, turning 40 would be crossing the?“halfway”?point in life.

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However, the MCU’s God of Thunder didn’t seem thrilled with some of the possibilities in the second half of his life.?“We?re getting to the age now where we?re going to start losing people we love,”?Hemsworth told GQ Magazine. However, the actor certainly isn’t letting life bring him down, especially when it comes to staying ripped.

While Chris Hemsworth unwinds from time to time, he is disciplined enough to always stay in superhero shape, ready to take on any role.

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