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Charles Thorp

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New York, NY, United States

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Past articles by Charles:

Patrick Mahomes Workout: The Explosive Routine That Makes His Arm a Heat-seeking Missile

The workout Patrick Mahomes relies on to stay an offensive weapon relies on medicine balls and a cable machine. Try it on for size. → Read More

Building a Super Bowl MVP: Inside the Workouts of Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes put in the work before he won Super Bowl LVII. We talked to his trainer about how he did it. → Read More

Training Secrets That Keep Jon Rahm a Powerhouse on the PGA Tour

Jon Rahm towers above the PGA Tour competition, and his fine-tuned training regimen behind the scenes aims to keep him there. → Read More

Mike Colter on Mastering Cold Plunges, Assault Bikes, and His Latest Powerhouse Role in ‘Plane’

Mike Colter is built for massive roles. Here he discusses prepping for ‘Plane’ and the difference between looking big and feeling powerful. → Read More

Taylor Fritz, America’s Rising Tennis Star, on Chipotle, Ice Baths, and Going All-in on Recovery

America’s rising tennis phenom discusses off-court conditioning, dealing with injuries, and keeping all that crazy pressure in its place. → Read More

How Stephen Lang Became One Formidable Foe in ‘Avatar’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

Stephen Lang’s huge presence in the 'Avatar' franchise took brutal preparation. Here’s how he trained for the role of a lifetime. → Read More

Shaun White Is Entering a New Era and Redefining His Place in Snowboarding

Shaun White made a career of having tricks up his sleeve. Here are the winning strategies that continue to propel him even off the slopes. → Read More

David Harbour Relied on Donuts, Wrestling, and Weighted Maces to Transform for ‘Violent Night’

The key to David Harbour's 'Violent Night' transformation included lots of donuts, wrestling, and weighted mace training. → Read More

Chris Hemsworth Workout: The Brutal Routine That Got Him Even More Jacked for ‘Extraction 2’

Any trainer who’s been working with the same action megastar for 16 films over the span of a decade is well-attuned to the finer points of body sculpting and stretching limits for a huge role. This is especially true when that client embodies the Thor and Extraction franchises, and now National Geographic’s Limitless with Chris […] → Read More

Behind the Scenes of Chris Hemsworth’s Most Impressive Transformations

Centr co-founder Luke Zocchi has been responsible for most of Chris Hemsworth's transformations. Here’s how they pull it off. → Read More

Mountaineer Rick Ridgeway on Chasing a Life of Adventure—Near and Far

Mountaineer Rick Ridgeway spent five decades traveling to uncharted regions. Here are his keys to achieving peak performance. → Read More

How Aldis Hodge Took His Physique to New Heights as Hawkman In ‘Black Adam’

Curious what it takes to become a DC Comics superhero or square off against Dwayne Johnson? Aldis Hodge speaks to both as Hawkman. → Read More

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Training at 75 and Potentially Reprising His Role as Conan the Barbarian 40 Years Later

How does an iconic bodybuilder and perpetual Hollywood superstar maintain his mojo in his mid-70s? There’s only one guy to ask. → Read More

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Workout: How Miles Teller Got Shredded for That Shirtless Beach Football Scene

Miles Teller worked hard to fly fighter jets and play beach football. Here’s the 'Top Gun: Maverick' workout that got him there. → Read More

'Kings of Pain' Hosts Voluntarily Get Attacked by Dangerous Animals

The two intrepid hosts of History Channel's 'Kings of Pain' actually choose to be attacked by the world’s most dangerous creatures. → Read More

Christian McCaffrey's Comeback Plan: Underwater Training With Laird Hamilton

How does an NFL running back train and recover to keep his body firing on all cylinders? He turns to the greatest athletes in the world. → Read More

How Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff McKagan Overcame Addiction for a New Lease on Life

Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan pin-balled from vice to hedonistic vice until life tilted out of control. Here’s how he made it out alive. → Read More

New York Jets First-Round Draft Pick Garrett Wilson Is Ready to Work

We spoke to Garrett Wilson about training alongside his fellow prospects, passions off-field, and preparing to enter the NFL. → Read More

How Alexander Skarsgård Transformed Into a Viking for 'The Northman'

Alexander Skarsgård has been drawn to Viking stories since childhood. His family’s home on the Swedish island of Öland was surrounded by ancient runestones, monuments erected to commemorate Vikings who had died with great honor in battle. Growing up among the legend of those feared warriors, the actor has long carried a desire to tell […] → Read More

How Kevin Hart Is Staying at the Top of His Fitness Game at 42

The superstar comedian, actor and businessman is a force of nature—and a natural fit as the face of brain-boosting energy beverage C4. → Read More