Elizabeth Smart’s Trainer Reveals Fitness Routine Behind Bodybuilding Win

TL;DR

Elizabeth Smart won first place in a bodybuilding competition in Utah, following a rigorous fitness routine. Her trainer revealed that Smart trains five to six days a week and adheres to a healthy meal plan.

Key points

Elizabeth Smart won first place in a bodybuilding competition.
Her trainer revealed a rigorous fitness routine and healthy meal plan.
Smart's first bodybuilding competition was a year ago in Salt Lake City.

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Janet Gough / AFF-USA.COM / MEGA; Instagram/Mackenzie Paralee Holsombake **Elizabeth Smart**, whose 2002 kidnapping case drew national attention, recently won first place in a bodybuilding competition in Utah, and her trainer revealed the fitness routine that got her there. **Robyn Maher** told *Extra* on Wednesday, April 22, that Smart, 38, does “weight training most days of the week,” which means “five to six days a week focus on specific muscle groups.” “That’s what you’re judged on, you know, when you get up onstage,” Maher continued. “And you know, she did really well at this last competition. She got a first-place trophy.”

Instagram/Mackenzie Paralee Holsombake However, it wasn’t just working out alone that helped her land in first place. Maher also said that Smart followed a “healthy meal plan” as well. While this was the first time Smart took home a first-place title, it wasn’t her first bodybuilding competition. “Her first competition was one year ago at the Wasatch Warrior here in Salt Lake City, and she competed under her married name,” Maher explained, adding that Smart “wasn’t looking for any attention” – something her maiden name would’ve gathered due to her abduction. “We all know that emotionally and mentally, this woman’s been through everything and come out on top, but physically, she can lift some heavy, heavy weight, which is awesome,” Maher gushed. “So we set new goals for her. She competed last year again, two times, did a national level competition, and then now here again.” Instagram/Mackenzie Paralee Holsombake Smart was abducted from her home in the middle of the night in June 2002. At the time, she was just 14 years old and was held at knifepoint by her captors, **Brian David Mitchell** and **Wanda Barzee**. Mitchell and Barzee sexually assaulted Smart daily for over nine months before she was eventually located and rescued by police in March 2003. Since then, she’s become an advocate for victims of sexual abuse and in 2011, she founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation.

Q&A

What fitness routine did Elizabeth Smart follow to win her bodybuilding competition?

Elizabeth Smart followed a fitness routine that included weight training five to six days a week, focusing on specific muscle groups.

When did Elizabeth Smart first compete in bodybuilding?

Elizabeth Smart first competed in bodybuilding one year ago at the Wasatch Warrior competition in Salt Lake City.

Who are the individuals responsible for Elizabeth Smart's abduction?

Elizabeth Smart was abducted by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee in June 2002.