World's oldest female bodybuilder, 86, can still bench 50kg and lives off nuts and eggs - Mirror Online
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In an incredible feat, fitness-mad gran Ernestine Shepherd, 86, holds the record for the world's oldest living performing female bodybuilder and now she's opened up about her success
Can I start bodybuilding at 29? - Quora
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World's oldest female bodybuilder, 86, can still bench 50kg and lives off nuts and eggs - Mirror Online
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Great-grandad, 81, still competes in bodybuilding contests despite triple heart bypass - Mirror Online
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I'm the world's oldest living female competitive bodybuilder - I started in my 50s and look unrecognizable from my youth
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2018-06-01 Men's Health UK
I was 45 kg with 4 feet 11 inches height and used to look healthy. Now I have lost almost 5 kg weight. I look very small and dull. I look like
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Meet the 80-year-old bodybuilding grandmother who bench presses 150lbs and runs 80 miles a week - World News - Mirror Online
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World's Oldest Body Builder Turns 85-Years-Old
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World's oldest female bodybuilder, 86, claims 'age is just a number' - 'I've still got it
I'm about to turn 43. I regret not building a muscular body in my 20s and 30s. What can I realistically achieve at this age as a beginner? - Quora