Chun Li Workout: Train to look Become Street Fighter Chun Li!

Last updated on February 26th, 2025 at 07:55 pm

Every girl wants to look like Chun Li. 

While we’ve had a few Street Fighter characters like Ryu, Zangief, and Sagat, and then tons of other video game characters – our Anime Workouts Database is what has really blown up.

After my celebrity research within our Celebrity Workout Database initially blew up the site years back.

That said: I’m going to be putting Chun Li with our anime characters just so this workout is more assessable to The SHJ Army members that request her!

I mean technically we do have our Street Fighter animated movie, am I right?

And this one is going to be insane!

Chun Li Stats:

Real Name: Chun Li

Height: 5’5-5’7

Weight: 130-145 lbs.

Video Game: Street Fighter

Powers: No

Chun Li has been 5’5, 5’6 1/2 and 5’7 depending on the game or appearance.

Technically her weight isn’t listed, but sources have her around 130-145 and I agree based on her height and muscle tone.

Supergirl and Erza Scarlet were our shortest at 5’5 before Wasp came in at 5’4 and Kale, Anna and Nina Williams matching her there. BUT, now we have Caulifla at 4’8 and Sailor Moon at 4’11!  Katana is just behind her at 5’2.

We had Wonder Woman come in standing 6’0 tall, Mockingbird and Hawkgirl at 5’9, Mystique, Miss Martian, and Sonya Blade at 5’10, and Storm 5’11.

But the average height for female celebrities on the site is generally more-so ranging from 5’4-5’6 – and our Black Widow is just above that at 5’7 with Spider-Gwen, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy at 5’8.

And, the tallest we’d seen before She-Hulk was Starfire at 6’4!

But don’t worry, either way.

Not only are these routines for all shapes and sizes – they also work for both men and women – regardless of the gender of the hero.

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Chun Li 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!

Curious where over a hundred celebs fall in their dietary choices ranging from High Protein and Keto to Vegetarian, Vegan and Intermittent Fasting? Want exclusive celeb meal plans? Check this out.

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Chun Li 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 Chun Li we’re going to be pulling right from her Wiki Fandom page, which starts us off with this:

Chun-Li is the tritagonist and main female protagonist of the Street Fighter series, originally debuting in Street Fighter II. The first female fighter in the series, she is an expert martial artist and Interpol officer who relentlessly seeks revenge for the death of her father at the hands of M. Bison.

From there we are actually going to add in some appearance sections being that we are going to mainly be working around a cosplay oriented workout for this one.

Here’s what her Fandom page shares:

Chun-Li’s appearance has differed several times in the Street Fighter series, as well as in official art and cameos she has made in other works. She is known for her very muscular thighs.

So right off the bat I want to make mention to three different things:

1. We are going to be working around multiple lower body days per week to work around Chun Li’s famous thighs/legs.
2. The above picture of Chun Li curling weights is directly from a Street Fighter campaign to motivate women to train from home – so we are definitely working around weights to build her overall muscular physique.
3. We’ll also be tacking on high intensity finishers on EVERY workout (which can be seen as optional) to work around her toned physique (burn more fat) and the obvious: her martial arts mastery.

In case you missed that: our main goal is to build a physique like Chun Li, but we’ll also be working around her strength and martial arts as well as a side goal.

Another interesting fact about Chun Li, which won’t necessarily help us build out our workout but is fun for her background information is this:

According to Akira Nishitani, Chun-Li was said to be inspired by the character Tao, from the 1983 Katsuhiro Otomo anime film Harmagedon: Genma Wars, in search of inspiration for a female fighter for Street Fighter II.

Either way, be ready to have a leg blasting routine with high intensity for fat burning and muscle toning/growth!

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Chun Li Workout Routine

Training Volume:

4-5+ days per week

Explanation:

For this one we’re going to have a killer Upper/Lower Body Split which will enable us to hit our lower body hard twice per week to get Chun Li’s famous legs, while also sculpting her toned arms, shoulders, back and core as well! I’ll also be tacking on HIIT finishers as well as a Street Fighter Circuit Test you can add on weekly, biweekly or monthly to have fun and step it up a notch – as well as tacking on extra endurance work on the weeks you don’t tackle the circuit.

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Chun Li Workout Routine: Sample Workout Schedule

Monday: Lower Body A

Tuesday: Upper Body A

Wednesday: Street Fighter Circuit Test

Thursday: Lower Body B

Friday: Upper Body B

Saturday: Active Rest

Sunday: Rest Day

Chun Li Workout Routine: Lower Body A

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Workout: 

Back Squats

3×12, 10, 8

Romanian Deadlift

3×10

Leg Extensions

3×10

Leg Curl

3×10

Cable Pullthroughs

3×10

Core Work: 

Hanging Leg Raises

3×20

Sit Ups

3×20

[Optional] High Intensity Interval Training:

Complete 20-30 Minutes of HIIT Sprints:

• 1 Minute ON: Sprint/Jog for 1 Minute
• 1 Minute OFF: Walk/Cooldown for 1 Minute
• Rinse and Repeat

Chun Li Workout Routine: Upper Body A

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Workout: 

Barbell Bench Press

3×12, 10, 8

Skull Crushers

3×12

Barbell Rows

3×15

DB Bicep Curls

3×10 each arm

Intensity Finisher: Complete 3 Rounds for Time

50 Jump Rope Skips

10 Curl to Press

50 Jump Rope Skips

15 Mountain Climbers

50 Jump Rope Skips

20 3 Point Goblet Squats

Chun Li Workout: Street Fighter Circuit Test

In a perfect world our Academy members or 90 Day System members will use this day to work in our Benchmark Workouts to continue testing and improving scores and tracking them against other members; especially our SHJ Core Benchmarks (although our Hero Benchmarks are just as awesome).

If you are not an Academy member or you don’t have access to a 90 Day System, you can also sub in different circuits here from some of the HIIT resources I provide.

(Another note: You should continue coming back and re-trying to workout every so often to see how much you can improve your score!)

Street Fighter Circuit Test: Complete For Time

Run 1 Mile

Complete 4 Rounds:

25 Pause Push Ups

20 Kettlebell Swings

15 Dips

10 Weighted Lunges

Chun Li Workout Routine: Lower Body B

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Workout: 

Conventional Deadlift

3×12, 10, 8

Leg Press

3×15, 12, 10

Glute Bridges

3×15

Bulgarian Split Squats

3×10 each leg

Box Jumps

3×12

Core Work: 

Cable Crunches

3×20

Russian Twists

3×30

[Optional] High Intensity Interval Training:

Complete 20-30 Minutes of HIIT Sprints:

• 1 Minute ON: Sprint/Jog for 1 Minute
• 1 Minute OFF: Walk/Cooldown for 1 Minute
• Rinse and Repeat

Chun Li Workout Routine: Upper Body B

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Workout: 

Overhead Press

3×12, 10, 8

Chin Ups

3×10

Chest Flys

3×10

Lateral Raises

3×12, 10, 8

Intensity Finisher: Complete 3 Rounds for Time

50 Jump Rope Skips

10 Kettlebell Swings

50 Jump Rope Skips

15 Sit Up Ball Toss

50 Jump Rope Skips

20 Kettlebell Deadlifts [Light]

Chun Li Workout: Optional 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

Chun Li Workout: 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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