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Lifting weights is the best thing you can do for yourself. About two years ago, ... Everyone has the potential to get stronger through weight training, even at 80 years old! It’s all about ...
The Workout an 80-Year-Old Fitness Trainer and Bodybuilder Does To Stay Fit. You may assume all bodybuilders lift heavy at the gym, but Davis says she prefers doing lots of reps of light weights ...
Yes, you read that right. 80 years old and still rocking. Ernestine has been dubbed the world's oldest body builder by Guinness Book of World Records not once, but twice.
Ernestine Shepherd (born June 16, 1936) is an American bodybuilder who is best known for being, at one point, the oldest competitive female bodybuilder in the world, as declared by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 and 2011; [1] as of 2023, she is 88 years old and still an active, albeit no longer competitive, bodybuilder.
USA Weightlifting, otherwise known as USAW, is the national governing body overseeing the sport of weightlifting in the United States. [1] USAW is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), responsible for conducting weightlifting programs throughout the country, and a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
Weight class Year Hometown/Team Total Gabe Chhum 61 kg 2023 Max Kane Barbell 270 kg Hampton Morris 67 kg 2023 Unaffiliated 298 kg Travis Cooper 73 kg 2023 Rising Tide Weightlifting 309 kg Edward Ginnan 81 kg 2023 Myriad Weightlifting 321 kg Brandon Victorian 89 kg 2023 Blue Wave Weightlifting 342 kg Layne Palm 96 kg 2023 Bexar Barbell 334 kg
King isn't lifting light weight, either. While he doesn't try to max out his weight, a typical session might involve three sets of 12 reps. On the bench press, he could be hitting as much as 140 ...
These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) restructured its weight classes in 1993, 1998 and 2018, nullifying earlier records.