Inside Alison Brie’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ Fitness Routine

Reported by Women's Health Magazine.

Alison Brie is 43, five-foot-something, and currently hip-thrusting 300 pounds. Let that land for a second. The actress — best known for GLOW and now stepping into villainy as Evil-Lyn in Masters of the Universe — didn't overhaul her body for the role. She just showed up to the gym she's already been going to for 15 years.

According to Women's Health Magazine, Brie has trained consistently at Rise Movement since long before the cameras rolled, and credits that continuity for making her Masters prep significantly less grueling than her GLOW era. "Since GLOW, I have maintained my training so consistently, so gearing up for something like Masters of the Universe was actually much easier…because I have that muscle memory already," she explains. Her weekly split reflects that commitment: three sessions at Rise Movement, two days of Pilates or Peloton, one hike, and one actual rest day. Structured, sustainable, not punishing.

What the Work Actually Looks Like

Her trainer Jason Walsh walks her through sessions built around contrast training — holding an isometric hold at maximum effort before going into the full lift. Walsh notes the method "recruits the nervous system at such a high rate that you can get really, really strong without actually getting bigger." The Zercher squat is a staple. So are weighted pullups — she straps on an extra 45 pounds for those — followed by resisted pushups, bodyweight inverted rows, and a push-press that pulls the whole body into one final move. The warmup alone is a flex: she opens with hip thrusts starting at 50 pounds and building to a working weight of 300 pounds.

Brie is direct about the assumptions people make. "I do think most of what I do in the gym surprises people, because I'm a petite woman," she says. "I'm tiny but mighty." She's equally pointed about back training — the work that doesn't photograph as obviously but matters just as much. "Front body work looks cool and feels cool, but it's so important for full-body strength, posture, longevity, and health," she says. "And I just love having a strong, sexy back."

The throughline here isn't the villain prep or the impressive numbers — it's the decade-plus of unglamorous consistency that made both possible. Strength isn't a transformation. It's a practice.

Read the original at Women's Health Magazine.