▲Always wanted to look like Lara Croft? Performing squats, rows, and overhead presses might be a great way to get you started.

▲Heavy squats and deadlifts? Yes, please! Hilary told Cosmopolitan that she’s “a pretty strong little gal."

▲Celebrity trainer Teddy Bass, who worked with Diaz, told Women's Health how crucial weight training is to getting a toned-looking body.

▲Mendes told Glamour that she saw great results when she ditched cardio for interval training and weights.

▲Two babies in two years can be taxing for any woman’s body. But Fox found that circuit training with heavy weights can definitely help, as she told Hello magazine.

▲Personal trainer Gunnar Peterson shared Khloe’s workout with Hollywood Life. It includes kettlebell swings, squats, lunges, and push-ups.

▲The star of ‘GLOW’ is known to have done a variety of workouts to prepare for her role. According to Insider, these included deadlifts, farmer walks, pushups, and even piggyback rides!

▲According to Insider, the actress includes tire flips, spear throws, and deadlifts in her workouts!

▲The secret behind Scarlett Johansson’s beautiful hourglass figure? Lift weights and “work out like a guy.” At least that’s what Johansson told French ELLE magazine, according to the Express.

▲The Hollywood star’s trainer, Jason Walsh, told Hello Magazine that his go-to movement is the deadlift and its variations.

▲Lively’s trainer Don Saladino told Insider how kettlebell sumo deadlifts helped her get in shape.

▲The famous singer told Shape that deadlifts and squats are part of her workout.

▲Squats, lunges, and shoulder presses are part of the star’s workout arsenal, according to Women’s Health.

▲Gunnar Peterson, who also trains Vergara, revealed to Marie Claire that they do lots of squats!

▲The Israeli star confessed to E! News that she'd rather do weights than cardio. If it works for Wonder Woman, it probably works for you, right?

▲Gwen Stefani’s trainer, Mike Heatlie, has her doing a high-intensity weight training routine. According to Shape, the singer’s routine includes squats, lunges, dips, and rows, among others. Looking at her body, there’s no doubt it works!

▲Cavallari’s trainer, Michael Sorrentino told the Daily Mail how he gets her doing deadlifts, lunges, rows, and good mornings.

▲Celebrity trainer Jason Walsh, who also trains Emily, told Women’s Health that at one point he had her working out with a 30-pound weight vest on!

▲Celebrity trainer Teddy Bass told Women’s Health that lifting weights can boost endorphins, lower blood sugar, relieve stress, and increase bone density.

▲Her hips don’t lie, nor does any other part of her body! According to Business Insider, Shakira’s personal trainer, Anna Kaiser, has her doing lunges and squats.

▲Gunnar Peterson, the star trainer who helps J.Lo stay in shape told Pop Workouts that squats and lunges are a great way to tone your butt!

▲The singer is a fan of squats and lunges, says Fitness Magazine. Lovato said that, ever since she started working out, her energy and endurance have gone way up and she feel much stronger and healthier.

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According to Women’s Health, the former Pussycat Doll likes to focus on building muscle and does plenty of squats.

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Rosamund Pike shared a video of herself hitting a new personal record in deadlifting on Instagram. The 'Gone Girl' actress wrote that she joined "the 100 lb club" while training for her role in the film 'I Care a Lot,' in which she plays Marla Grayson, a con artist who swindles money from the elderly and who finds herself in trouble when one of her victims has ties to a powerful gangster. "Marla Grayson is a lioness. And lionesses need to be strong," Pike captioned the video.

▲Hip thrusts with 200 pounds? Sled pulls with 500 pounds? No problem! The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model told Insider how lifting heavy changed her life.

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Goulding told Shape that “If getting stronger means getting more toned and slimmer, so be it.”

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The model doesn’t shy away from squats and lunges, as revealed by her trainer to Women’s Health.

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Squats, rows, and lunges are staples in Kim Kardashian’s workout, as revealed in Pop Workouts.

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O’Connor’s trainer Nicola Addison,
told Healthista that strength training is a great way to burn calories.

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Tired of spending hours on the treadmill and seeing no results? Maybe it’s time to rethink your workout. If you think that lifting weights will turn you into Hulk overnight, you couldn’t be more wrong.

Lifting weights can be the perfect way for you to stay in shape, and these celebs have the bodies to prove it. Check it out!