Chris Hemsworth Tells Us Why Weightlifting Wasn’t Enough for Thor’s Physique

​​​Chris Hemsworth has been making headlines for a bunch of reasons recently. The Australian actor (lightly) crashed a Formula E race car in Brooklyn last week. He proclaimed his fondness for erstwhile co-star Charlize Theron, nominating her to become the first female James Bond. Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot thinks were her character to fight Hemsworth’s Thor, Wonder Woman would prevail. (Hemsworth readily agreed.) But what’s perennially discussed is how Hemsworth gets ripped for his superhero roles.

What’s most interesting? Weightlifting alone isn’t enough for Hemsworth when he’s bulking up. “I was probably a little bigger the first time around [playing Thor], but I felt very

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