77-year-old Willie Murphy, of Rochester, New York, is able to do
feats of strength that are very difficult for people of any age.
One-handed pull-ups, fingertip pushups and one-handed pushups are no
problem for Murphy, the
Mirror reports.
The 105-pound grandmother can also deadlift 215 pounds, a
feat that recently won her the coveted World Natural Powerlifting
Federation 2014 Lifter of the Year at last month’s WNPF World
Championships in Riverdale, Georgia.
Murphy started lifting just a few years ago when she saw a sign at
her local YMCA for a weight-lifting competition. When she asked if she
could participate, an employee said, “Go for it, granny,” according to
the Rochester Democrat And Chronicle.
“None of those steroids for me,” she told the paper while setting down a barbell.
Murphy works out three days a week,and says it’s important for younger people to see her at the gym.
“They see I’m old and I’m not being pushed around in a wheelchair,”
she said, according to USA Today. “I can shovel my own snow. And I can
push my car if it gets stuck in the snow… I’m almost 80 years old and I
am still living life.”
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