483: The “It Girl” Trainer: How Kirsty Godso Gets Hollywood’s Hottest Bodies in Shape

About this episode

Kirsty Godso is a world-renowned trainer and fitness entrepreneur known for training some of the most recognizable women in Hollywood and for her signature approach to strength, conditioning and performance. In this episode, Kirsty gets incredibly candid about what it actually takes to build a lean, sculpted body—and what the celebrity women she trains are asking for right now. We talk about the shift away from punishing workouts, how to get the coveted “baby T” arms, the exact move she loves for chiseled arms, her favorite exercise for building a great butt, and how to know when you’re doing too much. She explains how she customizes training and recovery, why myofascial work matters, how she “microdoses” HIIT, and her hack for avoiding that puffy, inflamed feeling after a workout. We also get into the side of celebrity fitness people rarely talk about: the intense pressure women are under to look a certain way, how she prepares clients for weddings and photoshoots, and the difference between getting results and actually maintaining them. Plus, Kirsty shares her own routines and body hacks, the exercise she’ll never do again, and exactly how she’d spend three months getting