Chris Hemsworth’s son trains with world-renowned Aussie boxing trainer as dad looks on

Chris Hemsworth has shown his son exactly how he stays in action-ready shape by taking him for a boxing session with Manny Pacquiao‘s long-time trainer, Justin Fortune. 

Fortune, an Australian former heavyweight fighter-turned-Hollywood gym owner, was Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach for the better part of 20 years, and has worked with many big-named fighters over the years.

In a clip shared to Instagram on Tuesday, the Thor star showed that his 10-year-old son is already a mini superhero while doing padwork with Fortune.

‘I spent many hours at @fortunegymboxing years back when I first moved to Hollywood auditioning and chasing work,’ Hemsworth, 41, captioned the post.

‘To be back here with Justin now keeping my son sharp has been epic to watch.’

Hemsworth and his son Tristan also posed for photos with Irish actor Barry Keoghan, who happened to be training at the same time.

Hemsworth has trained in boxing since his teens, but had always declined to compete in the ring because of his career.

‘He didn’t want to ruin that pretty face,’ said friend Luke Zocchi in 2022. 

‘I used to say, “do you want to do a few rounds in the ring?” and he was like “No way! I’m going to Hollywood, I can’t get punched in the face!”‘

In May, it was reported that Hemsworth was filming the Limitless series in 2022 when he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population.

Shortly after the news was made public the actor took a step back from Hollywood as news reports quickly began to swirl that Chris was retiring, or had already developed the disease.

‘It really kind of p***ed me off because it felt like I had been vulnerable with something personal and shared this,’ he told Vanity Fair.

Speaking to Body + Soul magazine in the U.S, Chris said, ‘The imagined scenario is always worse than the reality.’

Chris spent one year recovering from a back injury, which he sustained while filming Thor: Love and Thunder, and coming to terms with his diagnosed genetic predisposition.

At 41, Chris said he’s never been more optimistic about his health, or about getting back on set in Los Angeles, where he relocated for a stint of filming at the start of October.

‘When you’re building or creating all sorts of disastrous outcomes for things, it’s very hard to make clear decisions with any sort of precision,’ he reflected on receiving the news.

‘It’s in the quieter moments of reflection and stillness that I can make decisions based upon real purpose and drive.’

He also celebrated his 41st birthday in August and marked the five-year anniversary of his health and fitness app, Centr.

‘I would go from job to job and be stressed,’ Chris said about his life before taking the break.

‘I was always giving an extra 20 per cent of my time. Sometimes it just ended up being excessive, and sometimes it had diminishing returns.’

He realised that pushing himself to his mental and physical limits would force something to give, and it was better that someone was one film than his ongoing wellbeing.

‘There may be a project I’d love, but doing it means less time at home,’ he continued.

‘Alternatively, I can see that I’ve been at home enough to feel like I’m not going to go to work and be full of guilt that I should be home. And that’s sort of the daily conversation we all have in our lives, whether you’re in this business or another.’

And so he planned some time to spend with his wife Elsa Pataky and their three children in their sprawling Byron Bay compound – surfing, riding dirt bikes, and horses.

Break or no, it wasn’t long before Chris returned to cinema screens with another blockbuster.

Chris walked the red carpet with his twin boys in Sydney for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, in which he starred alongside the indomitable Anya Taylor Joy as the film’s villain.

Now that he’s getting back into the routine of being, and staying, in superhero shape, Chris revealed a key component to not burning out is being ‘a little kinder and gentler with [himself]’ in the gym.

‘I used to have the mentality that if I’m not crawling out of the gym, I haven’t worked hard enough, which isn’t necessary,’ Chris said.

‘I’m also listening to my body more, being patient with the process and not just smashing myself in every single session.’