Last updated on January 11th, 2023 at 07:22 am
We have another behemoth coming into our Anime Workouts Database.
Thorkell is definitely the top requested Vinland Saga character coming in after Thors.
A lot of our Vinland Saga characters are the size of regular humans, but definitely not Thorkell…
Thorkell came in at number two among our list of the strongest Vinland Saga characters, and is definitely among the most popular as well.
So if you’re looking to lift heavy and train like a behemoth then you’ve come to the right place – but if you’re looking for bodyweight training then you should head over to our calisthenics workouts or even take one of our Anime Workout Placement Quizzes.
Thorkell Stats:
Real Name: Thorkell
Height: 7’7
Weight: 397 lbs.
Anime: Vinland Saga
Powers: Yes
Thorkell is massive and definitely comes in among the behemoths in our databases.
He’s even taller than both Tengen and Gyomei with only a handful of characters standing larger than he is.
Wolverine was the shortest spot among comic characters we’ve seen at 5’3, prior to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming in at 5’2, (and Gimli even shorter) – but Damian Wayne (Robin) is only 5’4. Goku isn’t that tall either, though, standing only 5’7, with Miles Morales only an inch above him.
One Punch Man falls in at 5’9 right there with Ryu, Nightwing at 5’10, and then Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Green Arrow coming in around 5’11 and Beast joining them.
We’ve had Superman and Eddie Brock’s Venom at 6’3, and Captain America, Scorpion and Batman at 6’2, and Carnage at 6’1. Thor and Cyborg are towering over them at 6’6, Thanos and King right there with them at 6’7, Bane at 6’8, and Deathstroke right below at 6’5, and Black Manta at 6’4.
Ronan and Sagat are 7’5, and Doomsday came in at 8’10, and I doubt any characters are touching that anytime soon.
But, don’t worry if you’re not the same height or weight range.
We write these routines to be utilized by anyone and everyone.
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Thorkell Diet and Nutrition
**Keep in mind: this section will be nearly identical for each hero.**
Every hero needs to still have a good diet.
Unfortunately we can train like them, but I don’t think any of us are suddenly getting their powers, or the ability to magically stop caring about nutrition.
You can’t out train your diet, so I want to still give some pillars for nutrition.
You can start by checking out The Nutrition Pillars on the site, but I’ll break down some more information for you guys as well.
Guys like Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart incorporate 80/20 dieting with big weekly cheat meals, Hugh Jackman, Tom Hopper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Terry Crews utilize intermittent fasting (something I use daily as well), Ariana Grande, Mustafa Shakir and Madelaine Petsch are vegans, Brandon Routh and Frank Grillo opt for paleo, and tons of others utilize their own variations as well.
It’s all about sustainability.
AND, there are a thousand different ways to reach your goals, so finding the most sustainable way is what’s important.
Which is why our Academy utilizes multiple different Nutrition Classes (Greek Gods, Vikings, Spartans, Hunter Gatherers, Monks, Samurais, Minimalists, SuperHumans) to allow people to choose what is right for YOU!
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Thorkell Workout Routine Research
We’ve made it to “the fun part”.
And, if you don’t know by now, I say that every single time we get to the workout routine research section for character workouts.
To learn more about Thorkell and pull the information we’ll need to properly build out this routine I’m going to be taking right from his Wiki Fandom page, starting with his initial bio section:
Thorkell (トルケル, Torukeru) also known as Thorkell the Tall, is a Jomsviking commander who later commanded his own band during the invasion of England. He switched sides to fight for the English before choosing to ally himself with Canute. Due to his colossal strength, he’s considered as the strongest Viking, noted by Floki and Garm. Thorkell is the brother of Sigvaldi, the Jomsvikings chief, uncle of Helga, uncle-in-law of Thors, great uncle of Ylva and Thorfinn, and father of Cordelia (Halvar).
And when we move down into his powers and abilities section we learn a lot more about what we’re going to be working with.
They lead us off with a section about his overall power level:
Thorkell possesses superhuman strength, with the only person ever being able to beat him in the past being Thors. Thorfinn stated that one punch from Thorkell would be enough to kill him. Despite being massively huge, Thorkell is quick in close combat. Amongst his many feats include being able to lift an around 5 tons enormous boulder and throw it strongly enough to sink longships, throw several logs with ease and use/swing them as quarterstaffs, throwing a spear over a kilometer and killing several men with it in the process, kicking Thorfinn several feet into the air, punching a horse in the abdomen so hard it flies off in the air and most notably, bulldozing two houses on his own with his axe.
His massive strength is on par with his massive physique, which makes this routine a straight line for now.
They continue on with a section about his abilities with battle axes, incredible durability, and more:
While skilled in hand to hand combat, he truly excels when wielding his battle axes, using them to slice through fully-armored warriors and trees into pieces. Though large and powerful, his slashes are accurate and fast, truly testing Thorfinn’s dexterity.
On top of his strength, he possesses inhuman resilience and a high pain tolerance, capable of taking heavy damage and laughing it off later. For example, Thorkell does not even flinch after being stabbed through the hand and losing 2 fingers and survives after being burned alive, and being completely unfazed by the wounds and able to throw men around while bandaged, not weakened or slowed down whatsoever by serious injuries.
As a leader, he may be calm and have goodwill for his men, who respect him for his strength, despite all being seasoned fighters. His band of 500 men are almost as bloodthirsty as he is and Thorkell can motivate them with a powerful speech. Thorkell may seem to be just a dim, raging brute, but he is actually quite intelligent and introspective. He is a capable and charismatic leader, a keen observer of tactics and fighting styles, and has a good understanding of politics. He just can’t be bothered with all the mind games and intrigue and sticks to what he is best at: battle.
They also continue on with some more information about Thorkell’s terrifying aura and how he got another one of his nicknames.
Now, it’s not that relevant to how we can build a workout, but it IS relevant to his character overall, so I’m going to share it for us:
Thorkell possesses a terrifying aura, as Torgrim’s mental state broke when having to face against him. While Torgrim survived due to Thorkell not killing him, he succumbed to amnesia afterwards and his mental state reverted back to that of a child. Even hearing Thorkell’s name causes fear in experienced vikings including Askeladd.
Thorkell’s colossal power gave him the epithet Thorkell the Invincible by Askeladd, and he’s considered as the strongest Viking due to it. Thorkell is in fact so strong that the only thing rumored to possibly kill him would be “too much peace.” And indeed, during over a year of peace, Thorkell was suffering from battle withdrawal and once passed out in a comedic scene.
Some of this is to be expected when you’re standing there with a 7’7 massive behemoth in front of you weighing about 400 pounds.
Which means, if it wasn’t already obvious, we’re going to be training primarily for mass and strength.
Speed will come with it, and if you eat enough to allow yourself to tack on a considerable amount of mass, size will come as well.
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Thorkell Workout Routine
Training Volume:
6 days per week
Explanation:
For this one we’re going to be training with one of my favorite splits that allows us to hit every body part separately each day of the week. This also gives us some room for cardio within our training to stay lean and work one endurance and overall health as well.
The Superhero Academy now comes with an Upgrade Your Workout Tool that allows Academy members to turn any SHJ workout into a 4-8 week fully planned regime detailing exact weights to lift and including reverse & traditional pyramid training, straight sets, super sets, progressive overload and more.
Thorkell Workout Routine: Sample Schedule
Monday: Massive Chest
Tuesday: Massive Biceps
Wednesday: Massive Legs
Thursday: Massive Shoulders
Friday: Massive Triceps
Saturday: Massive Back
Sunday: Rest Day
Thorkell Workout Routine: Massive Chest
Cardio Warm Up:
Complete 30-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio
(We’ve seen behemoth Dwayne Johnson say he prefers the Elliptical in a split like this)
Note: You can do cardio as a finisher. If you do, warm up with 10-15 minutes of cardio instead.
Main Compound:
Barbell Bench Press
Warm Up: Complete 2-3 Sets
Working Sets: 5×5
Accessory Work:
Weighted Dips
3×10
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
3×12, 10, 8
Chest Flys
3×15
Decline Hammer Strength
3×10
Thorkell Workout Routine: Massive Biceps
Cardio Warm Up:
Complete 30-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio
(We’ve seen behemoth Dwayne Johnson say he prefers the Elliptical in a split like this)
Note: You can do cardio as a finisher. If you do, warm up with 10-15 minutes of cardio instead.
Main Compound:
Preacher Curls
Warm Up: Complete 2-3 Sets
Working Sets: 4×12, 10, 8, 5
Accessory Work:
Alternating DB Hammer Curls
3×10 each arm
High Cable Curls
3×12, 10, 8
Chin Ups
3×15
21s (Bicep Curls)
3×10
Thorkell Workout Routine: Massive Legs
Cardio Warm Up:
Complete 30-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio
(We’ve seen behemoth Dwayne Johnson say he prefers the Elliptical in a split like this)
Note: You can do cardio as a finisher. If you do, warm up with 10-15 minutes of cardio instead.
Main Compound:
Back Squats
Warm Up: Complete 2-3 Sets
Working Sets: 5×5
Accessory Work:
Quad Extensions
3×10
Leg Press
3×12, 10, 8
Hamstring Curls
3×15
Glute Bridges
3×10
Thorkell Workout Routine: Massive Shoulders
Cardio Warm Up:
Complete 30-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio
(We’ve seen behemoth Dwayne Johnson say he prefers the Elliptical in a split like this)
Note: You can do cardio as a finisher. If you do, warm up with 10-15 minutes of cardio instead.
Main Compound:
Overhead Press
Warm Up: Complete 2-3 Sets
Working Sets: 5×5
Accessory Work:
Lateral Raises
3×10
Upright Rows
3×12, 10, 8
Barbell Shrugs
3×15
Front Raises with Dumbbells
3×10
Thorkell Workout Routine: Massive Triceps
Cardio Warm Up:
Complete 30-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio
(We’ve seen behemoth Dwayne Johnson say he prefers the Elliptical in a split like this)
Note: You can do cardio as a finisher. If you do, warm up with 10-15 minutes of cardio instead.
Main Compound:
Skull Crushers
Warm Up: Complete 2-3 Sets
Working Sets: 4×12, 10, 8, 5
Accessory Work:
Tricep Cable Kickbacks
3×10 each arm
Reverse Grip Cable Pushdowns
3×12, 10, 8
Weighted Tricep Dips
3×12
Overhead Tricep Extensions
3×10
Thorkell Workout Routine: Massive Back
Cardio Warm Up:
Complete 30-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio
(We’ve seen behemoth Dwayne Johnson say he prefers the Elliptical in a split like this)
Note: You can do cardio as a finisher. If you do, warm up with 10-15 minutes of cardio instead.
Main Compound:
Deadlifts
Warm Up: Complete 2-3 Sets
Working Sets: 5×5
Accessory Work:
Bent Over Rows
3×10
Close Grip Cable Rows
3×12, 10, 8
Wide Grip Pull Ups
3×12
Close Grip Pulldowns
3×10
Thorkell Workout: Alternative Endurance Training
For your endurance, HIIT or MMA/Parkour days you have quite a few options.
You can utilize enforced endurance training that I will program for you based on your fitness level like we do with other workouts here at SHJ…OR you can do 45-60+ minutes of varied cardio (bike, treadmill, elliptical, stairs, row, swim, etc.)…OR you can even use the HIIT resources I’ll provide.
I’ll break it down in that order:
Option One – Run Based on Overall Fitness Level:
Beginner: 1-3 Miles
Intermediate: 3-5 Miles
Advanced: 5+ Miles
Endurance Work Resources:
- Constance Wu Workout Routine and Diet Plan
- Ewan McGregor Workout Routine and Diet Plan
- Kid Flash Workout Routine and Diet Plan
- Grant Gustin Workout Routine and Diet Plan
- How To Continue Training After Your First 5K (Workout Included)
Option Two – Varied Cardio for 45-60 Minutes:
Split your cardio up however you’d like but complete 45-60+ minutes using:
- Treadmill Walk/Run
- Rower Machine
- StairMaster
- Elliptical
- Swim
- Bike
Option Three – Complete HIIT Training Using SHJ Resources:
- The Best HIIT Workouts
- Jump Rope Workout Database
- Academy Members: Insert a Benchmark Hero Workout (Circuit) or SHJ Core Circuit Test
Thorkell Workout: Optional Bonus Training Resources
Parkour Training Resources:
- The Nightrunner Parkour Workout Routine
- The Assassin’s Creed Parkour Workout Routine
- The Robbie Amell Parkour Workout Routine
Main MMA Training Resources
- Anna Diop Workout Routine and Diet Plan
- Ryan Potter Workout Routine and Diet Plan
- Frank Grillo Boxing Workout
Other MMA Training Resources:
- Deathstroke Workout Routine
- Daredevil Workout Routine
- Moon Knight Workout Routine
- Sagat Workout Routine
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