What Alison Brie's Women's Health Workout Video Didn't Show

Hi there,

Every time an actor shows up in great shape for a role, people think it's one of two possibilities.

One: they're genetic lottery winners and in great shape all year, so the prep was a quick couple of weeks fine-tuning. Or two: they barely train, then survive three brutal months of training alongside protein shakes and lettuce leaves…then let it all slide the day filming wraps.

I've trained Alison Brie for years. Neither one is what we do. The truth's more boring than that. And more useful.

There was no quick six weeks.

When Women's Health filmed Alison in the gym for Masters of the Universe last week, what everyone saw was the workout. The pull-ups. The heavy lifts.

Here's the part that didn't make the video.

It took six to eight weeks just to move her out of her normal training and into heavy, low-rep work. Not to get her fit. She was already really fit.

It was to get her central nervous system ready for what filming actually puts you through. I brought her into the heavy stuff slowly, on purpose. This isn't a crash course. It's a phase we roll in and out of all year.

A rule of thumb I give my clients: there are broadly two ways to train.

One trains the nervous system: lower reps, heavier load. It's where strength lifters live. The other builds size: higher volume, more reps, visibly bigger muscle.

A lot of the women I work with aren't trying to add size everywhere. So we lean toward the nervous-system end, getting stronger without getting bigger. That's where Alison sits when she's prepping for a role. If size is the goal, that's simply the other lane. Both work. They're just pointed at different things.

And all of it rests on one thing.

The base.

Alison has trained consistently for years, long before any premiere was on the calendar. That's the standout thing about her. And it's the unglamorous part nobody films: showing up (week after week) when there's no role to get ready for. Fitness as a way of living, not a sprint with a finish line.

And I couldn't be more proud of her, both as an athlete (I train all my clients as athletes) and as a human being.

Which brings me to one small detail from that Women's Health piece. They ran a "What's in Her Protein Bag?" segment. And RISE311 is in it.

That's not a gimmick. It also wasn't placed for the filming (the original plan was to discuss recovery as an important part of the training session). Alison uses RISE311 as part of her health routine, all year round.

Strength or size, the constant underneath both is the protein powder you keep using day after day. Not 300 grams of protein one day and 0g the next.

Protein is part of the lifestyle, same as the training.

You're probably not about to step in front of a camera. Which is exactly why this matters more for you, not less.

When you've got the fitness base, life doesn't catch you flat-footed. The beach trip three weeks out. The reunion you said yes to before doing the math. Or even (depending on your journey) a long walk or hike with friends or a day spent keeping up with the kids.

You're never months away from being able to participate in any adventures that present themselves. You're a little fine-tuning away from ready, not a crash diet away.

If you want to borrow one thing from Alison, borrow that: stay consistent with both your training and your protein.

Alison has her pick of any protein on earth. She chooses RISE311.

Stay healthy,

Jason
RISE311

P.S. This is a side of strength almost nobody trains directly: the nervous system itself. And what ends up on your plate or glass …feeds into it. More on that soon.

The RISE311 in Alison's bag, by the way, is the chocolate. And it really is her favorite flavor (though I personally love a swirl: 1 scoop of chocolate and 1 scoop of vanilla).

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