- Natalie Portman said she lifted weights and drank protein shakes for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’.
- The actress told Vanity Fair that the workout was “a lot of fun,” even though she had never tried volume before.
- Experts say you shouldn’t avoid lifting weights because building muscle is key to an athletic physique.
Natalie Portman showed off impressive muscles in the latest trailer for “Thor: love and thunder”, and said that lifting weights helped prepare her for the role of Jane Foster (and Mighty Thor).
The actress told him vanity fair last August that her training for the film was “really fun” and included lifting heavy weights. Portman, who is veganhe also said he used fitness supplements upload it protein intake during the training.
“We did a lot of weight training and a lot of protein shakes, weight training that I had never done before. Of course, I never set out to get bulky. It was very physical, so it was a lot of both agility work and strength work.” , said.
Portman said that she worked with a trainer for four months before filming and during filming. Since it takes time to build muscle, it’s a myth that lifting weights makes women bulky overnight. Women who are starting to strength train can wait gain about a pound of muscle per month in the first year, experts previously told Insider.
Even if you’re looking for a tilt, “toned” Look, lifting heavy objects helps build muscle for that to happen, according to Brooke Ence, an elite CrossFit athlete who appears in the “Wonder Woman” movies.
“If you want definition and tone, that is going to come from applying stress and hard work”, Ence he previously told Insider.
Y intentional bulking or weight gain to maximize muscle development, it can also help create an athletic physique, experts say.
If you aspire to build Mjölnir-worthy muscles like Portman, it’s important eat enough, get plenty of proteinY train strength regularly (Y start lifting weights if you don’t already).