Henry Cavill Reveals Secrets to Staying Strong With Exact Workout

Henry Cavill is one of Hollywood’s most fitness-oriented leading men. The 38-year-old, most celebrated as this generation’s reigning Superman-slash-Clark Kent, recently took on a new role: Chief Creative Officer at MuscleTech, a globally recognized brand of sports supplements. In a new interview with CelebWell, the British actor revealed all of his secrets to staying fit—from grueling workouts and regimented diet to his go-to trick for keeping his muscles looking as large and defined as possible while shooting. Read on to see his 8 essential tips.

1. His Diet Is Extremely Regimented

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Henry splits his eating up into five meals a day, supplementing his food intake with shakes and supplements. “I wake up in the morning and I have a protein shake, one-and-a-half to two scoops of hundred percent grass fed whey protein, plus a cup and a half of oats, plus a two egg omelet with some ham or turkey in it, and four ounces of filet steak,” he explains. “That's breakfast.” His second and third meal consist of six ounces of check breast with brown rice. His fourth, dinner, is usually five ounces of filet of beef with sweet potato. And, prior to bed he will mix up a beverage. “I'll have a pre-bed shake to make sure I don't go into a catabolic state and that will be, just protein and water,” he reveals.

2. He Cheats Just Once a Week

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Henry does cheat, but just one meal per week. “My cheat meal depends on the week and the country,” he explains. His go-to? Pizza. “You could find pizza from pretty much any country,” he says. Other faves include fish and chips if he is in the UK or a Sunday roast.

3. He Prioritizes Sleep

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Sleep is a crucial part of Henry’s recovery. “I aim for eight, but it depends,” he says about his sleep goals. “So sometimes that is just impossible. So between between six and eight.”

4. His Workouts Are Intense

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Henry shies away from heavy lifting, despite the fact that he once famously lifted deadlift 495 pounds. “I don't really have a huge benefit towards doing a max bench press,” he admits. “It can be handy for some stuff, but I'm never going to use it.” Instead, his workouts are focused on doing high reps of lower weights, or hypertrophy, which involves pumping the muscles with “as much blood as possible,” in order to put enough pressure on them. “So you're doing micro tears and you're creating size in the muscle and not necessarily huge amounts of strength.”

5. Leg Day Is His Favorite (And Least) Workout

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“My favorite workout and also my least favorite workout is probably a good leg day,” he says. “There's something enormously rewarding about finishing a leg day. There’s something terrifying about going into it and yeah. I think that's probably probably the right answer, but if I'm feeling pretty tired and I just want to end up leaving the gym looking good, then there's nothing better than shoulder and arms day.”

6. He Does Cardio

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Henry reveals that he is “trying to integrate more cardio” into his workouts—especially if an upcoming project requires topless scenes. “When I'm coming up to a shirtless scene there will be, I would say 15 minutes to 20 minutes of cardio in the morning and then again another 20 minutes after a workout and 20 minutes before bed." Recently he has been adding interval sprints into his morning training.

7. How He Looks His Most Ripped While Filming

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Henry’s secret to looking his most chiseled prior to shooting? “Before a show, before I shoot a scene and throughout the day, I will do what we call trying to build a pump and then maintain it,” he explains. “And so that'll be using bands and dumbbells and weights just enough to fill the muscles with blood, to make them look their best and their largest, the most round.” He will continue to train and maintain throughout the day, “which can be exhausting, essentially doing like an eight hour workout,” he admits.

8. He Takes These Supplements

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MuscleTech supplements are a big part of Henry’s fitness plan. “I have my basic line of supplements, my regular stack as we call it,” he reveals. “At the moment I stick to 100% grass fed whey protein, and I have that as part of my breakfast, my post-workout shake and my pre bed shake. I also take a pack of multivitamins every day. I use Shatter Pre-workout if I'm feeling particularly tired before workouts. And I also use Amino Build during my workout to make sure that I'm getting the most out of it.”

8. And Here's How He Reloads His Arms

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We asked Henry how he "reloads his arms"—as seen in the viral GIF from Mission: Impossible—Fallout, where he appears to recharge his arms before punching Tom Cruise. "The secret is, there is no secret. That was a happy accident," he said with a laugh. "I was on set and throwing a lot of punches that day and the tendons in my elbows were starting to get quite sore. So I literally was just throwing elbows out to warm them up before throwing punches again. And it happened to look good. And the director told me to keep on doing it.”

Chris Pratt has been in countless blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Dominion, and more after getting his start as goofy Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation. In his spare time, he spends a lot of time at the gym. Clearly. How does he stay so ripped? Read on to see 5 ways Chris Pratt stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. He Stopped Drinking

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Chris focused hard on his diet and decided to stop drinking while training. He swapped out a pint of beer for a plate full of chicken and broccoli. Cutting out drinking allows him to focus on working out and healthy eating without the empty wasted calories.

2. He Eased Into Training

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He worked his way up in the gym. “To begin with, it was let’s train every other day, with some days off,” said former Navy Seal and celebrity trainer PT Duffy Gaver. “After all, you don’t get fit in the gym, you just get beat up in the gym. You get fit recovering in bed and at your dinner table.”

3. He Did Strength Training And Floor Exercises

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After a quick warm-up to get his heart pumping and blood flowing, Chris would move into high intensity interval training and a lot of burpee reps.

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4. He Did HIIT

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With very little breaks as part of the workout routine, Chris would essentially bodybuild. Weightlifting, combined with high intensity interval training and the right diet is what led Chris to have a muscular, ripped body.

5. He Was Committed

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His dedication paid off. “I think Chris’s body at the time was working for the type of actor he was, but it was time for a change,” Gaver said. “I’m extremely proud of the work I did with Chris because it took him from being a character actor of sorts to being a leading man. And a really highly sought-after leading man.” According to the Mayo Clinic, having a growth mindset can be more beneficial than people think. “Folks with this outlook understand that they can develop their abilities and adapt them to different situations.They know mistakes are inevitable, which helps them recover more quickly from setbacks.”

Actor Chris Hemsworth is perhaps best known for his role as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but he had another huge hit recently with Netflix’s Extraction—so much so that he’s training now for the sequel. Hemsworth just shared a video of his intense HIIT workout, as he gets ready for the role. Read on to learn more about it, and to see seven ways Chris Hemsworth stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get more fitspiration, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. He Does Body Weight Functional Movements

According to a recent Instagram video, Hemsworth is doing a different workout to prepare for his role in Netflix’s Extraction sequel. Hemsworth wrote “Transitioning from heavy weight training to a lot more body weight functional movements concentrating on agility, strength, and speed.” In the video, Hemsworth is seen boxing, doing squats, push-ups, and core exercises.

2. He Does Bodybuilding Workouts

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Hemsworth worked with trainer and former Navy SEAL, Duffy Gaver, on a bodybuilding workout. Gaver says to Muscle & Fitness that he kept Hemsworth’s methods simple. “We’ve pretty much stuck to the original template,” Gaver says. “Of course we’ve had some variation over time to keep things interesting and prevent plateaus, but this is the basic template.”

3. He Weight Lifts

For his role in the Marvel movies, Hemsworth would lift weights regularly, and worked with Luke Zocchi on his plan. "For this last Thor, we stuck to a regime of push/pull. It would be split into five days: push for a chest day, pull for back, legs, shoulders, and arms," Zocchi explains to Eat This, Not That!.

4. He Eats Red Meat

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Hemsworth’s diet consists of a lot of red meat, according to his trainers Luke Zocchi, and Duffy Garver. "Sometimes, I'm surprised how much red meat he eats 'cause it's like he just doesn't get sick of steak—he can just eat it any time of the day, at breakfast or whatever," says Zocchi to Eat This, Not That!. "He loves it. It's weird. In his genetic makeup, that's what he likes to do." Garver echoed Zocchi’s statements to Muscle & Fitness. “People see Chris and they think he was on steroids, but he didn’t touch a single substance,” Gaver says. “It was just red meat, heavy weights and some protein powder. He crushed every single workout. He simply decided to look like Thor.”

5. He Eats About 4,000 Calories A Day

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According to Insider.com, Hemsworth tries to eat 4,000 calories and 300 grams of protein a day, which he is able to do because of his high metabolism. Hemsworth crafted his diet with the help of chef and food expert, Sergio Perera. “Chris eats a bit more red meat than usual, but limits it to daytime as it requires more energy to digest. This is unless he trains later in the evening, in which case he may have a lamb chop after his workout," says Perera to Men’s Health. “It’s important Chris eats a lot of food to bulk up.”

6. He Drinks Shakes At The Beginning Of The Day, And After A Morning Workout

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According to Men’s Health, Hemsworth likes to drink at least one shake each day. Hemsworth drinks a shake in the morning. "Chris’ day always starts with a large green shake made up of 5-6 different types of leafy greens and vegetables, low-glycemic fruits, nuts, seeds, fats and small amounts of sea salt to aid in electrolyte balance, nerve transmission and glucose metabolism," Hemsworth’s friend and food expert, Sergio Perera told Men’s Health. Perera also disclosed that Hemsworth drinks a post-workout shake four out of five weekdays.

7. He Loves The Water

Hemsworth is a native Australian, and grew up going to the beach. Hemsworth told Men’s Journalthat he and his wife live on a beach town, and he loves to go surfing. “My wife is always saying, ‘Come on, let’s do something different.’ And I’m like, ‘If it’s as good as surfing, sure.’”