We share with you the exhaustive exercise routine that the actress had to undergo to show off a spectacular body worthy of her character: Mighty Thor.
The fascinating physical transformation of each of the characters in Thor: Love and Thunder will leave each and every one of the fans who eagerly await the film with their mouths open.
One of the most anticipated participations is that of Natalie Portman in the role of Mighty Thor, because in addition to her performance, we have to talk about her physical transformation. The whole process of the actress began five months before the filming, the first thing was to start by defining her abdominal area and developing her biceps. Of course, first of all, she conditioned her body for four long months in order to increase her muscle mass and avoid any type of injury or irreparable damage to her joints.
The total duration of the training was ten months including the recording period as only then would she be able to maintain such a figure. Natalie Portman's upper body was worked out three times a week with exercises for arms, back, chest, boxing, jumping and running, pretty much a bit of everything. The remaining days were devoted to her recovery, where she did pilates, stretching, and relaxation work to avoid injuries.
Thanks to the fact that this was a plan monitored by experts, the actress did not suffer any type of fracture, although this was clearly not an easy task since she experienced severe physical pain. Getting that body requires a lot of discipline and as the Oscar winner's schedule was very busy, the exercises had to start at 4:30 am to finish around 6:30 am and thus start her day on the right foot.
Portman initially began her preparation at home due to the pandemic, but once she started filming, the routine was moved to the gym to promote results with the help of different machines.
The routine consisted of a main set of exercises that would include supersets with a stretching break of about a minute between each. If you want to get a body of film, we give you the recipe:
Super Set 1:
- Dumbbell rows: 10 slow reps
- Bodyweight offset push-ups: 10 slow reps
- Lateral stretch: small break
Super Set 2:
- Dumbbell Reverse Fly – 10 slow reps
- Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press – 10 slow reps
- Back stretch (rest exercise)
Super Set 3:
- Palms up! Standing dumbbell arm raises: 20 slow reps
- Assisted pull-ups: 6-8 reps
- Roll up (rest exercise)
Super Set 4:
- Dumbbell Biceps Curl: 10-12 reps
- Dumbbell Triceps Press: 15 reps
- Upper Body Rotation Stretch
Boxing and round jump – 4 to 5 sets of:
- 2 minute boxing
- 1 minute jumps
- 2 50m races
- 1.5 minute break
Core work and stretching
- Abdominal plank on the elbows: 1 minute
- Side elbow plank: 1 minute each side
- Basic curl focused on pelvic control
- Foot, leg and hip stretches
We know that food is crucial when looking to obtain such a figure and for the actress this has always been an important point. Natalie supplemented her routine with a vegan nutritional regimen to which she added two daily doses of protein to bulk up her muscles.
Working your body to meet the expectations of millions of fans must be extremely complicated, but there is no doubt that Natalie Portman is the clear example that with discipline and dedication anything is possible.
