the World's Oldest Female Bodybuilder

Kocim news - Take a good look at this woman.
Does she look 74 to you?

This is Ernestine Shepherd, the world's oldest female bodybuilder -- and she regularly competes with women half her age on the Musclemania circuit.

I bet she could out-lift, out-press and out-tough plenty of younger men, too.

Certainly, I don't know any dudes who can keep up with her routine: The 5-foot-5, 130-pound grandma wakes up at 3 a.m., runs 10 miles and then puts in her time in the gym -- going through a full regimen of pushups, pull-ups and free weights.

"I feel younger now than I did 20 years ago," Shepherd said.

What's her secret?

Aside from a diet of egg whites, chicken and brown rice, she's got good genes and a strong sense of commitment.

"Ernestine has both, or she wouldn't have gotten as far as she has," said he trainer, former Mr. Universe Yohnnie Shambourger.

See Ernestine in my New World Records photo collection.

Photo © Adam Kaufman

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