Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, wey many people know as Thor for Marvel Cinematic Universe, dey Bangkok to shoot Extraction 3. While he dey Thailand, the Australian actor take time practise Muay Thai for local gym. The 43-year-old post videos on Oct 7 wey show am dey train Muay Thai.
Hemsworth write for caption say, ‘Shooting Extraction 3 in Thailand and have been lucky enough to hit pads with my good mate Boonsanong Borchae. Thank you brother.’ For the Netflix action-thriller franchise, Hemsworth dey play Tyler Rake, a haunted Australian mercenary and former soldier wey dey take on dangerous, high-stakes rescue missions.
This no be first time Extraction franchise touch Thailand. The first film, wey release 2020, dem shoot am for Ratchaburi. Filming of Extraction 3 dey scheduled to wrap on Friday. Hemsworth also dey play Thor Odinson, the Asgardian god of thunder, for Marvel films.
Before filming start, Hemsworth share intense training session from set of Netflix sequel Extraction 3. While holidaying for Costa Rica in July, he share 17-exercise full-body workout using just kettlebell and resistance bands. Now as he reprises role of black-ops mercenary Tyler Rake, he don take things up a notch with striking session wey look built for screen.
For series of videos posted to Instagram, the Australian actor dey practise punches, kicks and combinations with trainer Jack Boonsanong as part of kickboxing workout wey go feed into him on-screen combat work. Hemsworth write for social media say, ‘Shooting Extraction 3 in Thailand and have been lucky enough to hit pads with my good mate @jack_boonsanong. Thank you, brother.’
Kickboxing offer serious fitness benefits. E dey deliver full-body workout, engage upper body, core and legs through repeated punching, kicking and footwork, while e dey challenge cardiovascular system. In practice, e combine resistance, coordination and interval-style conditioning, a potent mix for building athletic fitness and improving VO2 max.
That kind conditioning matter for role like Rake. The fitter you be, the better you can maintain speed, power and accuracy as fatigue builds, whether you dey ring or filming take after take of fight scene. Kickboxing also demand mobility through shoulders, hips and trunk, all wey needed to punch and kick with power.
One study find say participants wey train kickboxing one hour a day, three times a week, for five weeks improve upper-body muscle power, aerobic power, anaerobic fitness, flexibility, speed and agility compared with control group. Hemsworth conditioning clearly dey good place. Across six videos, he continue to strike with speed and force you expect from 6ft 3in action lead. You certainly no go want dey receiving end of one of those kicks.
