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"We’re back in the gym heavy!" wrote Kim Kardashian West alongside a picture of herself and her personal trainer Melissa Alcantara on Instagram today. Pausing their sweat session for a snap, the beauty mogul posted up against a piece of fitness equipment, leaning into a derriere-showcasing pose. The secret behind Kardashian West s sculpted backside? That would be weight training, as evidenced by her protective wrist straps.
"I would say every 6 months I take two weeks off from lifting," she continued in the caption. "Sometimes you just need a break to recharge and chill, but then I miss it so much and [it feels] so good to be back at it." Since enlisting Alcantara s help back in 2017, Kardashian West has been open about how incorporating weights has helped tone her muscles and define her famous frame. And while the Alcantara-curated routine is all-encompassing, including squats, deadlifts, and lunges, there s one weight-assisted move that stands above the rest for those who want to whip their booty into shape. "For anyone looking to get a serious butt workout in, it takes more than just one move," says Alcantara. "But if I had to choose, it would be weighted hip thrusts, which seriously work glutes and hamstring muscles."
And don t be fooled by how pristine Kardashian West s hair looks—her new sleek chop styled with a clean center and swooping ends—the posterior chain-targeting move is not for the faint of heart. But her curvaceous physique is proof enough: picking up the weights is well worth the burn.