Meet the 80-year-old bodybuilder who started working out at 56
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Ernestine Shepherd talks to The Independent about the particularly ordinary route which led her into fitness, why she was motivated to go for a world record title and just what she eats every day
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Meet the 80-Year-Old Bodybuilder
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Meet the 81-Year-Old Bodybuilder Who Started Working out at 56
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La body builder più anziana del mondo – PalaSport
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Meet the 80-year-old bodybuilder who started working out at 56
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Meet the 80 year old Body Builder - Planet Fitness
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