"Her husband next door doing water aerobics" — Internet reacts to Ivanka Trump spilling her fitness secrets as she lifts 10 lb weights
Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump took to Instagram on October 22 to share details about her fitness journey with her followers. Trump said that she has been focusing on "weightlifting and resistance training" since moving to Miami.
In a long post on Instagram, Ivanka Trump shared a video of herself lifting 10 lb weights at the gym. The entrepreneur detailed her fitness journey so far, explaining that she had been receiving multiple questions about the same since reposting a video with her trainer on the social media platform. She wrote:
"I used to focus primarily on cardio, yoga, and Pilates. Since moving to Miami, I have shifted my focus to weightlifting and resistance training, and it has been transformative in helping me build muscle and shift my body composition in ways I hadn’t imagined."
She continued:
"I believe in a strength training approach built on foundational, time-tested and simple movements—Squats, Deadlifts, Hinges, Pushes, and Pulls. These are the cornerstones of my workout, emphasizing functional strength for life."
Fans on X were quick to react to Trump's fitness routine. While some users complimented her fitness journey, others compared her to Vice President Kamala Harris. One user wrote:
"Her husband next door doing water aerobics."
"Those are the biggest 10lb weights I’ve have ever seen. But hey…it’s working," another user added.
"She is probably one of the most beautiful people in the entire world," a netizen opined.
Some compared Ivanka Trump to Kamala Harris, who's the Democratic candidate against the former's father, Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential elections.
"Look Kamala, you're just not fit to be our first woman President - but she is," a fan commented.
"Kamala still looks better tho, fr," another user jibed.
"She shares names of surgeons and what she had done?," a netizen asked.
Some of the other reactions were as follows:
"There’s not one single muscle fiber popping out. She probably vomits after each meal," a person alleged.
"Those are plastics," a user chimed in.
"Shes gotta be like 50…..she looks like shes 20," a fan noted.
Ivanka Trump names five key movements which are the "cornerstone" of her workout
In her detailed post on Instagram dated October 22, Ivanka Trump named squats, deadlifts, hinges, pushes, and pulls as the cornerstone movements of her fitness journey. Further, she considered weightlifting as an integral part of her routine, writing:
"Prioritizing form is essential; only then do I add weight. This ensures a safe and steady progression while maintaining the integrity of each movement. I incorporate mobility work within my sessions to enhance range of motion."
Trump revealed that weightlifting has enhanced both her resilience and overall athleticism. She added that she dedicates 3-4 days in her routine to strength training. Increasing her protein intake was also crucial for her in her fitness routine as the businesswoman revealed that she consumes 30-40 gms of protein in every meal.
Ivanka Trump added that she also enjoys occasional yoga sessions and indulges in outdoor activities with her children and friends. Some of the sports she mentioned in her post include "surfing, padel tennis, swimming in the ocean, wake surfing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, hiking, walking or golf."
In order to increase her cardiovuscular fitness, Trump incorporates "a couple of short (10 min), high-intensity interval training sessions (such as sprints)" in her fitness routine. This new balanced approach in her routine has worked well for her and added new energy to her life. However, Trump also added a disclaimer, noting:
"This is all highly personal in that what works is what you will actually do consistently."
Ivanka Trump's post also included a detailed video where she demonstrated the five key workout moves she undertakes in the gym to maintain her fitness. These included barbell back squats, lat pull-downs, deadlifts, TRX rows, and banded deficit curtsy lunges. The former First Daughter also broke down the weights used for each exercise and the number of times it is ideal to perform.