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Meet the 65-year-old bodybuilder committed to defying stereotypes

<div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <div> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <p>The adage that "age is just a number" could have been written for Jan Herdman, 65. </p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Jan has well and truly shattered the age stereotypes into smithereens by dominating the bodybuilding champions and winning 'Mrs Supranational Australia'. </p> <p>Jan Herdman is not your average 65-year-old. Jan is in fact: 65 years young, she's breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes, and proving that age is merely a number.</p> <p>In a remarkable display of strength, determination, and sheer grit, Jan has just received 1st place in the ICN Australia Bodybuilding Championship (awarded on May 4th 2024) in the over 60s category, along with securing 2nd place in the over 40s category and 3rd place in the ‘Novice Figures’ category.</p> <p>Jan’s triumphs don't end there; she also seized the prestigious title of ‘Mrs Supranational’ in the ‘Mrs of Australia Pageant’, held in Sydney in April 2024.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Jan's journey is not just about winning titles; it's about inspiring others to redefine their perceptions of aging. Embarking on her strength training journey to support others, and herself, in defeating age-related illnesses, Jan exemplifies the essence of ageing gracefully and living a fulfilling life at any age.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>"I refuse to let age define me," says Jan Herdman. "Every day is an opportunity to challenge myself, push my limits, and inspire others to realise their full potential. Age should never be a barrier to pursuing your dreams."</p> <p>Jan's story is a testament to resilience, perseverance, and the power of the human spirit. Her relentless pursuit of excellence serves as a beacon of inspiration to women and men worldwide, encouraging them to embrace life's challenges with courage and tenacity.</p> <p>Jan actively leans into her credo; Having been through her own chronic health challenges and needing to restart life out on her own, Jan Herdman has become a powerhouse of inspiration and transformation to her fast-growing community.</p> <p>Jan watched her mother become frail and incapable of taking care of herself, and that set Jan off on a mission to change the trajectory of her own future and turn her health and life around. Jan’s story is one of total transformation in all aspects of her life.</p> <p>Jan is now a sought-after commentator on living a life with vitality at any age. Jan is an advocate for strength training as the starting point for a total life transformation to prevent age-related illnesses and mobility issues.</p> <p>Through popular demand Jan has created her own program coined The Ageless MethodTM which captures her proven model of transformation, for all levels at any age.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page" title="Page 2"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>The 12 Week ‘Transformer Program’ has just kicked off on 19th June 2024, and will recommence on 11 September 2024.</p> <p>The 6 Week ‘Kickstarter Program’ starts on 2 July 2024, then 10 September 2024, then 29 October 2024.</p> <p>Jan also offers on demand 1:1 coaching, as needed. More info here across all offerings here: <a href="https://www.ageless-transformations.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ageless-transformations.com</a></p> <p><em>Image credits: Supplied</em></p> <pre> </pre> </div> </div> </div>

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“He picked the wrong house to break into”: 82-year-old bodybuilding grandma beats home intruder

<p><span>An 82-year-old award-winning female bodybuilder turned the table – literally – on a home intruder as she fought and dragged the unwelcome guest out of her property.</span></p> <p><span>Retired social worker Willie Murphy said she was getting ready for bed Thursday night at her home in Rochester, New York when a man pounded on her door, asking her to call an ambulance for him, <em><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/24/us/82-year-old-bodybuilder-grandma-intruder-trnd/index.html">WHAM</a> </em>reported.</span></p> <p><span>Murphy said the man broke through the door when she wouldn’t let him in her house.</span></p> <p><span>“It’s kind of semi-dark and I’m alone, and I’m old. But guess what, I’m tough,” said Murphy, who won a weightlifting competition earlier this year. “He picked the wrong house to break into.”</span></p> <p><span>Murphy said she used various household items to attack the intruder, starting with her table.</span></p> <p><span>“I took that table and I went to working on him, and guess what? The table broke,” she said, adding that she used the metal table legs to keep hitting the man afterwards.</span></p> <p><span>She said she also used a bottle of baby shampoo and a broom to attack the man before dragging the man out of the house.</span></p> <p><span>“He wants to get the heck out of there. And I’m trying to help him get out of the house, but he’s too heavy. I can’t move him. He’s dead weight.”</span></p> <p><span>When police officers arrived a few minutes later, the intruder was apprehended.</span></p> <p><span>“He’s laying down already because I had really did a number on that man. I’m serious. I think he was happy when he went in the ambulance,” Murphy said.</span></p> <p><span>“The officers that came wanted to go on my front porch and take selfies with me.”</span></p> <p>Murphy has made headlines before for her record-setting participation in the World Natural Powerlifting Federation. Speaking to the American <em><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/a-drunk-man-broke-into-her-house-this-82-year-old-bodybuilder-did-a-number-on-him-she-says/ar-BBXjW6M?li=BBU4PL8">Today</a> </em>show, she said she began powerlifting in her mid-70s to stay healthy and fit.</p>

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74-year-old bodybuilder

<p>74-year-old Janice Lorraine is a bodybuilder is who breaking age stereotypes.</p> <p>Janice has recently competed at the 2017 iCompete Natural (ICN) bodybuilding NSW titles in the 50-plus and 70-plus categories.</p> <p>When Janice retired at 55 she started taking her gym workouts seriously and searching for a new focus instead of work.</p> <p>"I go to the gym three days a week. I walk eight kilometres, I do push-ups, 30 push-ups on my knees, 30 on my toes, back-leg raises, abdominals, facial exercises. So that takes all morning. I get up at 5am," she told the ABC.</p> <p>The former psychologist has been competing nationally and internationally since 1998.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="280" height="419" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/38025/janice.jpg" alt="Janice"/></p> <p>Janice is preparing for the World Amateur Natural Titles in Thailand later in June.</p> <p>Although Janice is usually in rooms filled with tanned and youthful bodies, she doesn’t let it phase her.</p> <p>"Rather than being 74 and feeling awful and embarrassed, I feel good. Head up, strong, I strut along the street," Janice said.</p> <p>"I'm probably the oldest female by far who is competing at the moment.”</p> <p>ICN NSW President Rab Mehajer says bodybuilding is a longevity sport.</p> <p>"There's more 40-plus and 50-plus ladies. It basically says to them, keep training, keep staying healthy, enjoy what you are doing, and then come and show it off."</p> <p>Janice doesn’t have plans to slow down anytime soon and hopes she can inspire other people in their 60s and 70s that they can be healthy.</p> <p>“As far as I am concerned, the only person to make a cut off is the good Lord.”</p> <p>"While I'm here I'll do everything I can to stay strong and as competitive as I can be for my age."</p>

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Meet the 67-year-old gran addicted to bodybuilding

<p>Southland grandmother Margaret Ereckson is not what most people picture when they think of a bodybuilder.</p> <p>The 67-year-old is one of the oldest women getting ready to compete in the National Amateur Body Builders Association (NABBA) NZ bodybuilding competition at James Hargest College on April 22.</p> <p>"I am the nanna of the group," says Ereckson.</p> <p>Her journey into the sport was a long one, she said. It all started when she was in her 50s.</p> <p>Weighing her heaviest at nearly 99kg, she decided enough was enough and it was time to get fit again.</p> <p>She entered herself into the Surf to City and walked 12km for the first time in a long time. Finding her groove, she started to run on a regular basis and the next year she entered the Surf to City she ran the whole way. </p> <p>Each year she built up her goal, eventually running a marathon in Dunedin. "I lost about 40 kilos."</p> <p>She was ecstatic with her progress, until she was diagnosed with a heart condition. "I had to put everything on pause," says Ereckson.</p> <p>Having to put running to one side, she was concerned all her the hard work to get fit would go down the drain. That's when she heard about a bodybuilding group in Invercargill. </p> <p>"I watched the people in the gym and thought they had so much commitment. I thought, why not?"</p> <p>She kept it quiet though. "The only people who knew were my trainer and my husband".</p> <p>The biggest challenge for her was the idea of wearing a bikini. "I had never worn a bikini in my life," says Ereckson.</p> <p>It wasn't until her trainer posted a photo of her competing on Facebook that her family found out.</p> <p>"I got this call, 'mum what are you doing?' It was pretty funny."</p> <p>Now she is hooked on bodybuilding. "It's not about losing weight anymore, it's about keeping fit and feeling confident," says Ereckson.</p> <p>Invercargill will host its first National Amateur Body Builders Association (NABBA) NZ bodybuilding competition on April 22 at James Hargest College.</p> <p>The competition is one of 12 shows to be hosted in New Zealand this year, with the Invercargill being the only competition in which entrants can qualify for international events.</p> <p><em>Written by Joanna Griffiths. First appeared on <a href="http://Stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span></strong></a>. Image credit: Joanna Griffiths.</em></p>

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These “bodybuilding bulls” are like nothing you’ve ever seen

<p>Thanks to social media, we see plenty of random and strange things. This video that has recently emerged is no different: it shows two spectacularly muscular bulls wandering around a paddock.</p><p>The clip has divided the internet with some believing the enormous muscles must have been the result of steroid injections.</p><p>“This should be illegal to inject so much hormones and steroids into any animal it takes it out of its natural healthy looking character. This is sick and sad,” wrote one person.</p><p>But others were quick to say the bull’s physique is due to a genetic mutation.</p><p>“This is a Belgian breed of cattle that looks like this because of a genetic mutation that results in increased muscle mass!!! So stop this steroid and animal cruelty nonsense,” the user replied.</p><p>While it’s true that some cattle’s are injected with substances to produce thicker, leaner meat, it’s also true there are some breeds of bull that have more than double the muscle mass than standard due to a gene that supressed a muscle-inhibiting hormone.</p><p>It has not been confirmed where the footage was taken.&nbsp;</p><p><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7z1kUmTMLUg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p><em>Image and video credit: YouTube&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Related links:<br></strong></p><p><a href="http://oversixty.com.au/news/news/2015/02/christmas-island-crab-conservation/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Christmas Island’s crab conservation success</strong></em></span></a></p><p><a href="http://oversixty.com.au/news/news/2015/02/accelerated-extinction-in-australia/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Australia’s mammals going extinct at alarming rates</strong></em></span></a></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://oversixty.com.au/news/news/2015/02/smiling-galaxy-cluster/" target="_blank">There’s a beaming face smiling at earth from a distant galaxy</a></strong></em></span></p>

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