If you’re looking to maximise your time in the gym, take a tip from Gemma Atkinson’s personal trainer, Elliott Upton. On the ...

What does it take to change the world’s view of what women are capable of doing with their bodies? For Jan Todd, it took a 394.5-pound barbell and a fire in her belly to keep pushing. On May 3, 1975, ...

The deadlift is similar to the squat in that it forces you to use many muscle groups simultaneously. More muscles worked means more lean muscle and less fat in the long run so that's a win for ...

She was in a local Austin gym with her husband, Terry Todd, in 1973, when she saw another woman deadlift 225 lbs. It was then that she became inspired to lift weights — and within 18 months, ...

78-Year-Old Woman Deadlifts 225 Pounds with Ease. Katie Richcreek Mar 28, 2016. Age might be just a number, but the number of pounds 78-year-old Shirley Webb can deadlift is impressive to say the ...

Shirley Webb is 78 years old, and she can deadlift 225 pounds like it's no problem No, really. She can. Webb went from days of mowing her lawn to joining a Wood River, Ill., health club in 2014.

She completed a deadlift of 636 pounds, setting a new women's world record. Courtesy of Tamara Walcott I also realized that if you're going to lift heavy, you have to eat clean.

She was in a local Austin gym with her husband, Terry Todd, in 1973, when she saw another woman deadlift 225 lbs. It was then that she became inspired to lift weights — and within 18 months, ...

For the ladies in this gym, age isn't the number that matters most. "I’m going to be building up to 200. I want to get that done before I’m 80 years old,” says 78-year-old Bonnie Thurston on ...