How Kim Kardashian Upped Her Workout Game Ahead of Skims Swim Photo Shoot: ‘It Gets Intense’

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Kim Kardashian’s bikini body is off the charts, next-level amazing, insanely toned — all the things. Curious how she gets herself in such sick shape?

Us too, which is why we tapped her trainer Melissa Alcantara, aka @fitgurlmel, for the down low on the 41-year-old reality star’s gym routine.

The mom of four wakes up at the crack of dawn (think: four, five or six in the morning) and gets her heart rate up for around an hour and a half at least five times per week.

While she’s pretty regular with her training, she did step things up a notch in anticipation of the Skims Swim launch. “It gets more intense, less rest time, less chit chat — there’s always a little bit of that with your training buddy,” Alcantara told Stylish. “Every day she comes in and she’s like, ‘Oh my god, I’m so sore.’ I’m like, ‘Let’s go to the next muscle.’” When it comes to actually getting down to the nitty gritty, the fitness instructor explains that the pair focuses majority of their energy on weight training and “really building muscle,” with a little bit of cardio, treadmill and stair master workouts sprinkled in. “Some days we do really heavy lifting and less reps.