Body-building is not so strange -- at least it isn't for someone in their 20s, 30s, 40s or 50s. But what about for a woman in her 70s?
Here's an exceprt:
"The world of sport has its own set of oddballs: those who strive to set a record and see their names in
Guinness World Records (formerly known as
The Guinness Book of World Records). Take Ernestine Shepherd as an example. The 74 year-old Baltimore grandmother is the world's oldest competitive bodybuilder. That's right: She's ripped and could kick your butt. She says she started lifting weights at age 56 because..."
Read the entire article
here. See a picture of Ms. Shepherd
here.