Marin Kitagawa Workout: Train to Cosplay as My Dress Up Darling Protagonist!

You guys have been liking the revival of some of our cosplay oriented workouts, so I’m bringing in some more.

These are fun because it allows us to get some characters on the site that wouldn’t necessarily be able to be otherwise added to our Anime Workouts Database.

The same way we have so many female members in The SHJ Army wanting to cosplay as characters like Bulma and Yumeko Jabami – we also had tons of members requesting Main Kitagawa!

For this one I’m going to be building our routine around a beginner calisthenics routine so that it will be extremely accessible for all of our members looking to get started.

She’ll also be a fun addition to our Anime Workout Placement Quizzes as well!

Marin Kitagawa Stats:

Real Name: Marin Kitagawa

Height: 5’4

Weight: “around 110 lbs.”

Anime: My Dress Up Darling

Powers: No

Marin is right around average height among female anime characters we’ve seen at SHJ.

Although she is technically on the lighter side.

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.

Marin Kitagawa 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.

Marin Kitagawa 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 Marin Kitagawa we’re going to be pulling right from her Wiki Fandom page, which shares this extremely brief bio:

Marin Kitagawa is the main female protagonist in the Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo suru series.

And because we’re going to be building around her aesthetic I’m also going to be sharing what they tell us about her overall appearance:

Marin Kitagawa is a slim and above-average height girl with a light skin tone. Her eyes are a dark brown naturally, although she is almost always seen with dark pink color contacts (outside of her cosplaying). Her build is on the thinner side with a small waistline. She has silky blonde hair, tipped with pinkish-red or citrus orange, reaching down around her waist. Her bangs cover a majority of her forehead and eyebrows, reaching around the start of her eyelashes. Two locks of hair also flow over her shoulders and end around her chest region. Her hairstyles include long straight hair, a single ponytail, a double ponytail, a double knot on top, a bun, and a single top ponytail. In terms of gradient, her hair goes from pure blonde at the top and progressively becomes pinkish-red or citrus-orange towards the bottom. She does wear ear piercings which include one ring piercing, three pearl piercings, and an industrial piercing on the left ear and two ring piercings, and one pearl piercing on the right ear. She also has long, glittery pink acrylic nails.

Her fashion sense varies according to where she is. At school, she wears a white button shirt with one chest pocket on her left, a navy blue tie, a plaid skirt, black socks, and brown shoes. She also tends to wear a stretchy black choker, two bracelets on her left arm, and a ring on both her right pinkie and left index finger. When she is going somewhere casual, she tends to wear various outfits that fit her liking.

Her Wiki Fandom also goes on to break down three to four different cosplay outfits, which you can check out on the full page – and makes it even more fun for all our cosplayers inside The SHJ Army.

To give a bit more background before we get right into a workout built to get a Marin aesthetic, here’s what they tell us about the plot of My Dress Up Darling:

One day, Marin falls and hits her head on Wakana Gojo’s table and apologizes, marking the first yet brief conversation between the two. The next day, Wakana and Marin are both assigned to afterschool cleaning, though things still remain awkward between the two. One day, Wakana was planning to use the school’s sewing machine to work on a doll but coincidentally, Marin comes in a spots him. After admiring Wakana’s doll and praising his work, Marin asks if Wakana could help her create cosplays, which Wakana accepts. Thus, a friendship blossoms between the two and the series begins.

And that sums up why you’re able to see all different cosplay outfits and what makes this one so much fun to host here!

As I said earlier: we’re going to be building this one out around a cosplay oriented beginner system which also includes creating the workout around calisthenics so that more of our members can take advantage of it!

Marin Kitagawa Workout Routine

Training Volume:

3-5 days per week

Explanation:

For this one the focus is a slim and toned physique like Marin so we’ll be doing 3 days of beginner calisthenics with some endurance training on off days, and I’ll also be including some additional endurance resources if you’d like to train upwards of 4-5+ days a week as well. I’m also including a lower body circuit test that you guys can use weekly, biweekly or monthly as you see fit.

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Marin Kitagawa Workout Routine: Sample Workout Schedule

Monday: Beginner Calisthenics A

Tuesday: Lower Body Circuit Test

Wednesday: Beginner Calisthenics B

Thursday: Endurance Day

Friday: Beginner Calisthenics C

Saturday: Active Rest

Sunday: Rest Day

Marin Kitagawa Workout Routine: Beginner Calisthenics A

Warm Up:

2×25 Jumping Jacks

2×25 High Knees

Workout: 

Air Squats

3×25

Push Ups (Scale to Knee Push Ups or Pause Push Ups)

2×20

Glute Bridges

3×15

Sit Ups

3×15

Dips

3×10

Cardio: 

(Can be done before or after the calisthenics)

Complete 20-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Marin Kitagawa Workout Routine: Lower Body 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!)

Lower Body Circuit Test: Complete 4 Rounds for Time

30 Jumping Jacks or 50 Jump Rope Skips

20 Pause Squats

10 Half Burpees

20 Glute Bridges

30 Jumping Jacks or 50 Jump Rope Skips

20 Second Wall Sit

10 Box Jumps

Marin Kitagawa Workout Routine: Beginner Calisthenics B

Warm Up:

2×25 Jumping Jacks

2×25 High Knees

Workout: 

Wide to Close Squats

3×20

Push Ups (Scale to Knee Push Ups or Pause Push Ups)

2×20

Lunges

3×10 each leg

Slow Crunches with Twist

3×20

Assisted Pull Ups or Pike Push Ups

3×10

Cardio: 

(Can be done before or after the calisthenics)

Complete 20-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Marin Kitagawa Workout: Endurance Resources

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

Marin Kitagawa Workout Routine: Beginner Calisthenics C

Warm Up:

2×25 Jumping Jacks

2×25 High Knees

Workout: 

Jump Squats

3×20

Push Ups (Scale to Knee Push Ups or Pause Push Ups)

2×20

Skater Lunges

3×10 each leg

V-Ups

3×20

Plank to Push Ups

3×10

Cardio: 

(Can be done before or after the calisthenics)

Complete 20-60 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Marin Kitagawa Workout: Optional 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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