{"id":18791,"date":"2026-04-23T16:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18791"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:56:14","slug":"elizabeth-smarts-grueling-bodybuilding-routine-revealed-by-trainer-after-shock-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18791","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Smart&#8217;s grueling bodybuilding routine revealed by trainer after shock &#8216;transformation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Elizabeth Smart\u2019s grueling fitness routine has been revealed after she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/22\/celebrity-news\/elizabeth-smart-wins-first-place-in-bodybuilding-competition-after-revealing-shocking-physique\/\">won first place<\/a> at her fourth bodybuilding competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe followed a plan \u2026 healthy meal plan all this time,\u201d Smart\u2019s fitness coach, Robyn Maher, <a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2026\/04\/22\/elizabeth-smart-s-trainer-reveals-her-bodybuilding-routine-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told \u201cExtra.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then \u2026 weight training most days of the week. So typically, five to six days a week focus on specific muscle groups,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what you\u2019re judged on, you know, when you know, when you get up onstage. And you know, she did really well at this last competition. She got a first-place trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Elizabeth Smart\u2019s grueling fitness routine has been revealed. (Pictured: Smart and other competitors at the National Physique Committee Wasatch Warrior bodybuilding contest.) <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/mpholsombake<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cShe followed a plan \u2026 healthy meal plan all this time,\u201d Smart\u2019s fitness coach, Robyn Maher, told \u201cExtra.\u201d (Pictured: Smart and Mackenzie Paralee Holsombake working out.) <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/mpholsombake<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Maher confirmed Smart competed in her first competition under her married name, Elizabeth Gilmour, as her maiden name is well known for her childhood abduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wasn\u2019t looking for any attention. Just wanted to do it for herself and set that goal,\u201d Maher told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we were super excited. She made great progress with her physique, and she kind of caught the bug a little bit. She said, \u2018I think I want to do this again, like, I\u2019ve seen what I\u2019ve accomplished. I feel stronger,\u2019\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Smart, 38, shocked fans this week when she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/celebrity-news\/elizabeth-smart-reveals-shes-a-bodybuilder-with-shocking-competition-photo\/\">revealed that she was a competitive bodybuilder<\/a> by showing off her ultrafit physique. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Maher said Smart (seen above in a bikini) weight trained for \u201cfive to six days a week\u201d to \u201cfocus on specific muscle groups.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">National Physique Committee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>This week, Smart (seen above in an Instagram post) revealed that she secretly competed in bodybuilding competitions. <span class=\"credit\">slcrobynmaher\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, the child safety activist shared a photo of herself in a navy blue bikini and clear heels\u00a0from her fourth bodybuilding competition over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Smart confessed in the caption that she was scared to post about her competitions over a fear of being \u201cjudged, not taken seriously, somehow perceived as less than or now unworthy to continue work as an advocate for all survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen this past weekend it struck me how eerily familiar these feelings and thoughts are for too many survivors,\u201d the mom of three added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The activist (seen above) said she was scared to share her fitness journey because she was \u201cworried that I would be judged \u2026 perceived as less than or now unworthy to continue work as an advocate for all survivors.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@elizabeth_smart_official<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Smart (seen above in 2004) was kidnapped from her Utah home in 2002 when she was 14.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2002, Smart was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/12\/01\/elizabeth-smart-never-told-parents-about-sexual-abuse-by-kidnappers\/\">taken from her bedroom<\/a>\u00a0in Salt Lake City when she was 14 years old. <\/p>\n<p>Nine months later, she was rescued by police and became an advocate for survivors of sexual violence and a child safety activist.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Smart created the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which seeks to bring hope, empowerment and change in the fight against sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/23\/celebrity-news\/elizabeth-smarts-grueling-bodybuilding-routine-revealed-by-trainer-after-shock-transformation\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Smart\u2019s grueling fitness routine has been revealed after she won first place at her fourth bodybuilding competition. \u201cShe followed a plan \u2026 healthy meal plan all this time,\u201d Smart\u2019s fitness coach, Robyn Maher, told \u201cExtra.\u201d \u201cAnd then \u2026 weight training most days of the week. 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