After winning first place in Elizabeth Smart’s fourth bodybuilding competition, her grueling fitness routine has been revealed.
“She was following a plan the entire time…a healthy eating plan,” Smart’s fitness coach Robin Maher told “Extra.”
“And…I do weight training most days of the week. I usually focus on specific muscle groups five to six days a week,” she added.
“When you go on stage, that’s what you’re judged on. And you know, she did really well in this last competition. She won the championship trophy.”
Maher confirmed that Smart competed in her first competition under her married name, Elizabeth Gilmore, as her maiden name is better known as she was kidnapped as a child.
“She wasn’t looking for attention. She just wanted it for herself and wanted to set that goal,” Maher told the magazine.
“And we were so excited. She made a lot of progress in her physique and seemed to have caught on a little bit. She said, ‘I want to do it again, I feel like I’ve seen what I accomplished. I feel stronger,'” she explained.
Smart, 38, shocked fans this week when he showed off his super toned physique and revealed he is a competitive bodybuilder.
On Tuesday, the child safety activist shared a photo of herself wearing a navy blue bikini and transparent heels at her fourth bodybuilding competition over the weekend.
In her caption, Smart confessed that she was afraid to post about her competition out of fear of being “judged, not taken seriously, and in some way deemed unworthy or now unworthy to continue to advocate for all survivors.”
“Last weekend I realized how eerily familiar these feelings and thoughts are to so many survivors,” the mother of three added.
Smart was taken from her Salt Lake City bedroom in 2002 when she was 14 years old.
Nine months later, she was rescued by police and went on to become an advocate for sexual assault victims and a child safety activist.
In 2011, Smart founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which aims to bring hope, empowerment, and change in the fight against sexual violence.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call our Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
