Brilio.net/en - You probably at some point felt just too old for something, but after seeing Ernestine Shepherd, you will know thats a complete nonsense. Shepherd is the worlds oldest bodybuilder, and she and she has defied gravity and mentality alike. She is still in the bodybuilding business, and believe it or not, the iron-pumping grandma just celebrated her 80th birthday.
The Baltimore-based octogenarian was born on June 16th, 1936. She didnt start body building until she was 56 years old, but since then, she was determined in what she was doing and won two bodybuilding titles.
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As featured on Bored Panda, from 2010 to 2011, Shepherd was even declared the oldest competitive body builder in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records!
What Shepherd has done over past years is surely inspiring, but whats her secret to getting those results?
All that she needed was a lot of discipline, determination, and good old fashioned hard work! She wakes up everyday at 3.00 am, she runs about 80 miles (130 kilometers) per week and she lives off a calorie-controlled diet of boiled egg whites, chicken, vegetables, and plenty of water.
But turns out, her true secret is rather simple: she never gives up. So keep that in mind next time youre struggling burning those calories at the gym.
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1. Ernestine Shepherd is the worlds oldest female bodybuilder
2. Its hard to believe that she recently turned 80
3. Age is nothing but a number, she said.
4. In addition to her mantra, Determined, dedicated, disciplined to be fit, Shepherd believes that being out of shape as we age truly is merely an option NOT a mandate!
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5. The fitness trainer, model, and competitive body builder just gained another year in what shes called her long happy journey of life.
6. In an interview with Oprah, Shepherd revealed, I do the same thing day in and day out. This daily routine includes a workout that begins at 3 or 4am with a 10-mile run.
7. The fitness trainer teaches classes of her own, but encourages people to exercise in whichever way they like.
8. Not everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, not everybody wants to be a runner. But find what you like to do, she told Oprah.
9. Shepherd sticks to a daily diet of 1,700 calories, which includes egg whites, chicken and vegetables.
10. The secret to her success is to never give up!
11. Although Shepherd finds strength in prayer, she says she owes most of her motivation to her late sister.
12. Happy birthday Ernestine Shepherd!
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