Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on May 5, 1983 in island of Jersey in the Channel Islands; U.K. Henry is a very popular British actor best known for his roles in films “Man of Steel”, “Immortals”, “Stardust” and his role in television series “The Tudors”.
Henry has the flawless Greek Gods looks and a perfectly sculpted muscular body. His “Man of Steel” workout is hugely popular among youth. He went through aggressive workout training and followed a strict diet to get the muscular and chiseled physique required to play Superman. So let’s have a look at the diet and workout routine of Henry Cavill
Physical Stats
Henry Cavill Height: 6’ 1”
Henry Cavill Weight: 165 lbs
Henry Cavill Diet Plan
Henry’s diet plan includes foods rich in protein and energy.
- protein shake made with blending 1 banana, 1 scoop of protein powder, some berries and 250ml almond milk in the morning
- Hummus with carrots in mid morning snack
- Chopped turkey with salad and vegetable soup in lunch
- Evening snack includes 1 apple with almond butter
- His dinner includes a chicken breast with some honey and chili sauce.
Henry Cavill Workout Routine
Henry followed a very intensive training program for 5 months to get the perfect body for portraying Superman in “Man of Steel”. His training mainly included Weight training, Cardiovascular workouts and mixed martial arts training. Below is the weekly workout regime of Henry Cavill which he followed for “Man of Steel”-
Monday
Any cardio exercise for 10 minutes
10 minutes with rowing machine
3 sets of box step ups of 15 reps
100 front squats
3 sets of deck squats of 15 reps
3 sets of clean of 2 reps
3 sets of kettle bell squats of 5 reps
3 sets of sit ups of 20 reps
3 sets of man-makers with dumbbell of 20 reps
6 sets of bench press of 10 reps
4 sets of military push press of 12 reps
4 sets of Arnold press of 12 reps
2 sets of squat assisted push press of 25 reps
4 sets of hammer curls of 12 reps
Tuesday
20 dumbbell push press
20 burpee pull ups
3 sets of wall ball of 50 reps
10 pull ups
3 sets of wall slam of 50 reps
10 dumbbell push press
10 burpee pull ups
3 sets of wall squats of 5 reps
1 set of squats of 100 reps
3 sets of goblet squats of 5 reps
3 sets of lunges of 20 reps
3 sets of split jumps of 20b reps
1 set of dead stop back squat of 2 reps
Wednesday
5 minutes on rowing machine with easy speed
5 minutes on rowing machine with increasing speed every minute
3 sets of dumbbell speed circuit with proper form of 6 reps
1 set of kettle bell swings ladder of 10 reps with increasing weights
1 set of goblet squat ladder of 10 reps with increasing weights
1 set of back squats of 100 reps
1 set of kettle bell push press of 10 reps with increasing weights
Wall ball of 50 reps
Ball slam of 50 reps
Thursday
3 sets of pushups of 25 reps
3 sets of military push press of 20 reps
4 sets of Arnold press of 12 reps
2 sets of squat assisted push press of 25 reps
3 sets of man-makers with dumbbells of 20 reps
3 sets of pull ups ladder of 1-5 reps (start with 1 set of 1 reps then 1 set of 2 reps increasing it to 5 reps)
3 sets of wall squats of 5 reps
1 set of squats of 100 reps
3 sets of goblet squats of 5 reps
3 sets of walking lunges for up to 20m
3 sets of split jumps of 20 reps
Friday
10 minutes on rowing machine for warm up
6 sets of bench press of 10 reps alternating arms
4 sets of military push press of 12 reps
45 seconds of man-makers with dumbbell
45 seconds of Arnold press
45 seconds of hammer curls
1 set of deadlifts of 12 reps
1 set of pull ups of 12 reps
1 set of pushups of 12 reps
1 set of medicine ball slams of 12 reps
1 set of sit-ups of 60 reps
1 set of V-ups of 60 reps
1 set of reverse crunches of 60 reps
Saturday
3 sets of air squats of 20 reps
3 sets of jump squats of 10 reps
3 sets of kettlebell goblet squats of 5 reps
100 front squats
3 sets of box step-up of 15 reps
3 sets of deck squats of 15 reps
1 set of burpee of 20 reps
60 seconds of bench press with alternating arms
60 seconds of slosh pipe hold
60 seconds of Arnold press
60 seconds of resisted rope pull
60 seconds of barbell corner row
60 seconds of sit ups
Sunday
Rest
Henry Cavill Workout Tips
- Recovery is as important as workout, so give proper rest to your body to recover.
- Eat a balanced and high protein diet
