“We were just a few weeks from shooting, and I was still struggling to find my outside edges. “I was honestly terrified that I wouldn’t be able to pull it off,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. Many other celebs who have transformed their fitness for roles include Margot Robbie for Tonya Harding in I, Tonya, who trained for four hours a day, five days a week, for five months, learning to ice skate.
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So there were huge accomplishments this time and I just feel like my body's just getting more and more used to this and more and more excited. "When people say, 'Oh, girls can't do that,' it just makes me wanna do it even more. "I just started to get kind of obsessed with it," explained Larson. She then set out do a one-arm push up, which she also ticked off her list. Her "main goal" was to be able to do a one-arm pull-up, which she was able to do on both arms after a few months of practicing. While she can no longer pinpoint exactly how much time she spent working out for the film, because fitness is now an ongoing "huge part" of her life, she told the publication it still "definitely pushed me further".Īware she wasn't necessarily going to break her deadlifting record or hip thrust record, she instead focused on "different goals" and "new challenges". (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images) "And I have Carol to thank for that."Īfter starring in Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, Larson is due to appear again in The Marvels in February 2023.īrie Larson at the Captain Marvel European Premiere in London, 2019.
"Being able to hip thrust 400 pounds, deadlift 200 pounds, push my trainer's Jeep, I mean, it's an incredible experience to realise what's inside of you is well beyond what you knew was possible," Larson said. I went far beyond what I ever believed was possible for my body," she told Insider earlier this year. "I started this journey thinking I'll get strong and I had no idea. This level of fitness was no doubt spurred on by her extensive training for her role as Captain Marvel, which she debuted in 2019. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Brie Larsonīrie Larson is no stranger to trying new workouts, regularly sharing updates on social media, including clips of her pole dancing, rowing, lifting weights and other intense and creative exercises. Watch: Natalie Portman to show 'goofy' side in Thor: Love and Thunderīrie Larson went 'far beyond' what she believed was possible for her body when training for Captain America. Read more: 10 expert-approved weight loss tips good for your body and mind Instead, workouts that put muscles under stress and stimulate new tissue growth are more effective. Traditional steady-state cardio can't provide enough of an impact to achieve any appreciable muscle gains," PT and online fitness and nutrition coach, Daniel Harrod told Women's Health. "It was very physical, so it was a lot of both agility work and also strength work."īut how exactly does weight training help? "To build and maintain muscle, you need to place greater stress on the muscle tissue you already have with weights. Of course, I've never really aimed to get bulky. "We did a lot of weight training and a lot of protein shakes – heavyweight training that I haven't ever done before. "I worked with a trainer, Naomi Pendergast, for, I think it was, four months before shooting, and then obviously all the way through filming. "It was really fun," she previously told Vanity Fair. “I didn’t know we were going to use the storyline of the Mighty Thor character until we started working out the actual story,” he told the magazine.Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder. “She’s had a whole other life, and then the love of your life comes back on the scene and is now dressed like you,” the director noted.Īs for the decision to bring Foster back into the franchise as Mighty Thor after Portman left following Thor: The Dark World, the Love and Thunder helmer - who was reading the run while filming Thor: Ragnarok, according to Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige - said it was an unexpected move. Waititi also briefly spoke about how, after around eight years of being separated, seeing Jane again will be a “mindfuck” for Thor. She’s kind of goofy and has got a great sense of humor, and I don’t think that was exploited enough in the first films,” he said.
Thanks in part to Waititi’s humorous style, Portman will also get to show off some of her comedic chops.