Age Is Just A Number: 3 Elderly Lifters Who Put Us All To Shame!

From running 10 miles a day to deadlifting more than double their body weight, these senior bodybuilders are doing their best to prove that you're only as old as you feel and fitness doesn't have an expiration date.

Ernestine Shepherd

This super-fit, 81-year-old bodybuilder could be the poster child for dedication and discipline, but believe it or not, Ernestine Shepherd has not been a lifelong fitness buff; she only began working out at the age of 56. Her autobiography recounts an all-too-relatable anecdote of a swimsuit shopping trip gone bad, resulting in Shepherd and her sister dedicating themselves to a new and healthy lifestyle.

The unexpected death of her sister, and the grief that followed, resulted in a temporary hiatus for Shepherd, but she rededicated herself in order to fulfill her sister's dream. In 2007, at the age of 71, she entered her first bodybuilding competition, placing first at the Natural East Coast Tournament of Champions. In 2010, she received the title of...

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