5. Brie Larson — Captain Marvel
While many female superheroes deserve their solo movies, the MCU’s first was not the Black Widow but 2019’s Captain Marvel. Brie Larson worked hard to look like Carol Danvers. She initially felt like an imposter, worrying Marvel didn’t know she struggled with simple tasks. Determined, Larson pushed her limits, eventually deadlifting 200 pounds, hip thrusting 400 pounds, and even pushing a Jeep. The actress continues to smash her workout goals, now able to do one-armed pull-ups and push-ups.
6. Daisy Ridley — Star Wars
Star Wars fans aren’t too happy with the sequel trilogy or pretty much anything outside the original trilogy. Despite this, the hard work of many talented people, including Daisy Ridley, deserves recognition. Early in her acting career, Ridley joined The Force Awakens as Rey, with a surprising lineage tied to Emperor Palpatine. In The Rise of Skywalker, Rey became the first female main protagonist in a live-action Star Wars movie, and the workout she had to go through was tough: five hours a day, five days a week for three months. Now, they call it the Skywalker routine.
