Last updated on January 29th, 2024 at 09:16 am
Can you believe we don’t have a Tom Cruise workout yet?
I know, me neither.
With the new movie Top Gun: Maverick currently filming it enforced a sense of obligation on me to have Tom Cruise’s routine on the site well before release.
He’s been pumping out some great movies, forever, but also recently as well. Continuing on with the Mission: Impossible series with “Fallout“, and in 2017 both American Made and The Mummy were pretty damn awesome.
Another quick mention I’m going to throw in here just because I love the books is the fact that Cruise also plays Jack Reacher (from the Lee Child series) in two awesome movies.
Figured I’d remind you…
Tom Cruise Stats:
Height: 5’7
Weight: 170 lbs.
Age: 56 years old
Tom Cruise is pretty short.
Like, well below average among celebs we’ve seen at SHJ.
The shorter range is guys like Mark Wahlberg, Zac Efron, Kit Harington, Tom Holland and more.
The average height falls in the range of 6’1-6’3 with celebs like Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Chris Evans, Adam Driver, Stephen Amell, Clive Standen and so many more.
Even taller than them are guys like The Mountain, Dwayne Johnson, Joe Manganiello, Ben Affleck, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Winston Duke, Alexander Skarsgard and a few others.
But, don’t worry either way.
We write these routines to be utilized by any shape and size.
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Tom Cruise Diet and Nutrition
Currently Tom Cruise has a bit of a “different” diet regime going on.
I’m going to share it with you, and then I’m going to talk about sustainability and some other options.
In an article from NewsHub.co we get some details what they call his “bizarre diet”:
Tom Cruise’s bizarre eating habits and on-set behaviour have been revealed after he and his Mission: Impossible team wrapped up a month’s shooting in New Zealand.
According to a source who worked on the South Island set, the Top Gun star opts against the standard three meals per day in favour of a daily diet of 15 snacks.
Cruise is said to have had his own pair of personal chefs who prepared the small courses for him, which included freeze-dried organic blueberries and nuts.
I mean, I have nothing against being different and not having three meals a day.
I personally have two meals a day and intermittent fast the majority of the day like Hugh Jackman and Terry Crews.
But, hey, it’s about what works for YOU.
And, Mr. Cruise, if 15 mini meals is working, you do you!
We promote sustainability above everything else at SHJ. If you can’t sustain being a SuperHuman, what’s the use?
That’s why our Academy Nutrition Classes (Monks, Greek Gods, Spartans, SuperHumans, Vikings, Minimalists, Hunter Gatherers, Samurais) are based around our members finding what works specifically for each individual.
If Cruise finds that it’s easiest for him to split up his meals into 15 mini spurts, then so be it. At the end of the day it’s going to come down to his macronutrients and calories more than anything else.
The tools you use while eating those calories are more about YOU.
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Tom Cruise Workout Routine Research
So there’s a good handful of “Tom Cruise Workout Routine” articles out there currently.
None of which I like.
All contradict each other, and none seem to utilize any of the sources that actually come from interviews with Cruise.
Thankfully, we’re going to use an interview Men’s Health did with Cruise in order to build the routine.
Men’s Health states:
When asked how he stays young, Cruise responded: “Sea-kayaking, caving… fencing, treadmill, weights… rock-climbing, hiking… I jog… I do so many different activities.”
Cruise doesn’t just have the body of a man half his age – he moves like one (remember the Mission Impossible: II opening scene?). Variety is the secret for those of us for whom David Beckham isn’t a training buddy. “How we move conveys energy and youth – not how buff we are,” says Anne Elliott, a sports scientist at Middlesex University. “Regularly switching up cardio and strength work with something like fencing or climbing – like Cruise – maintains flexibility and balance: the first two things that give your age away.”
We have seen this SO often among celebrities.
Utilizing your fitness and moving.
I can’t even tell you how many programs feature a 3 day weight training regime with a 2 day “activity” regime like this one will.
Because it’s in the hundreds.
That’s how often we see it among these celebs that are getting out there and being active while sustaining their fitness.
As I write in the Superhero Programs we have, I personally like to utilize a walk for cardio and on off-days as well. I like to get outside and see some scenery. That is usually for about an hour a day, but can be longer. This sometimes turns into a hike or a bike, but I’m always getting out there and getting active.
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Tom Cruise Workout Routine
Training Volume:
5 days per week
Explanation:
I’m going to program you three days of weight training and cardio and it’s going to be your job to get active and utilize other forms of fitness on the other two days.
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Day One: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
Warm Up:
Stretch
10 min walk
Workout:
Bench Press
3×10
Dumbbell Kickbacks
3×10 each arm
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
3×10
Incline Press (BB or DB)
3×10
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Front Raise
3×10
Seated Dumbbell Tricep Overhead Extension
3×10
Cable Chest Flys
3×10
Day Two: Activity Day “Cager”
You should know what this means by now.
It’s time to get out there and use your fitness.
Cruise says: “Sea-kayaking, caving… fencing, treadmill, weights… rock-climbing, hiking… I jog… I do so many different activities.”
So, worst scenario is that you have to hit the treadmill for 45-60 minutes. Best scenario is that you do something freakin’ awesome.
Let’s shoot for the latter.
Day Three: Back, Biceps and Traps
Warm Up:
Stretch
10 min walk
Workout:
Deadlift
3×10
Preacher Curls
3×10
Barbell Shrugs
3×10
Seated Dumbbell Hammer Curls
3×10
Lateral Pulldowns
3×10
Cable Rows
3×10
Cable Shrugs
3×10
Day Four: Activity Day “Cager”
You should know what this means by now.
It’s time to get out there and use your fitness.
Cruise says: “Sea-kayaking, caving… fencing, treadmill, weights… rock-climbing, hiking… I jog… I do so many different activities.”
So, worst scenario is that you have to hit the treadmill for 45-60 minutes. Best scenario is that you do something freakin’ awesome.
Let’s shoot for the latter.
Day Five: Legs and Lower Body
Warm Up:
Stretch
10 min walk
Workout:
Squats
3×10
Weighted Lunges
3×10 each arm
Leg Press
3×10
Cable Pull-throughs
3×10
Hamstring Curl Machine
3×10
Leg Extension Machine (Quads)
3×10
Calf Raises (Machine or DB)
3×10
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