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    Ladies, this will inspire you regardless of your age or size

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    • Posts: 379 Member
      I watched the youtube clip. She seems like such a sweet, genuine and dedicated woman. Very inspirational!
    • Posts: 530 Member
      You guys are jerks. My mom has worked hard to get where she is.
    • Posts: 450 Member
      She is simply AMAZING!!!! WOW!
    • Posts: 327 Member
      You guys are jerks. My mom has worked hard to get where she is.

      Hang in there - there are always a few in every crowd. But she's amazing and inspirational. My 77 year-old mom keeps telling me, if she'd known she was going to live this long, she'd have taken better care of herself and keeps pushing me to get healthy. Looks like you've had a wonderful influence in your life too!
    • Posts: 1,231 Member
      I just threw up in my mouth.

      Great for her and the health aspects, but why inflict the bikini shots on the rest of the World? Keep it to yourself luv :sick:

      Kind of agree!
    • Posts: 1,211 Member
      I watched the youtube clip. She seems like such a sweet, genuine and dedicated woman. Very inspirational!

      ^^^ This exactly!!! (I just wanted to hug her after I watched the video.) Very inspirational indeed. I can only hope I am that healthy and look that great when I reach her age. :flowerforyou:

      OP: Thanks so much for sharing this! :happy:
    • Posts: 530 Member
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      Kind of agree!
      Guys, it's standard garb for figure competitions, and she's careful to wax before any photos.
    • Posts: 152
      Ladies, you gotta watch this! The oldest lady competing bodybuilder in the world. She will inspire you!! I've also placed a pic of her below

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wXFSczN6Rw

      ErnestineShepherd.jpg
      Thank you for sharing. Very inspiring!
    • Posts: 105 Member
      I love her! Good for her :)
    • Posts: 1,262 Member
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      Guys, it's standard garb for figure competitions, and she's careful to wax before any photos.

      Thanks for that mental image of your Mom waxing - I still think she's a fella
    • Posts: 15 Member
      The pic looks doctored.
    • Posts: 146 Member
      Love this!
    • Posts: 434 Member
      wow she truly is inspiring!
    • Posts: 428 Member
      What a beautiful lady, both inside and out!
      I love her motto!
      Determined, disciplined, dedicated. I'm gonna write that on my mirror.
    • Posts: 2,249 Member
      Yes I have seen her featured in many articles....Awesome job...it definitely inspires many!
    • Posts: 161
      This is her official website if you'd like to take a look.

      http://ernestineshepherd.net/?p=4
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      one amazing lady
    • Posts: 388 Member
      I've read a little bit about her - I think she's 72 if I remember correctly. But whats also amazing is she didn't start until she was 52!! Proof you're never too old to get in shape or do anything you want!
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    • Posts: 476 Member
      thank you for sharing. That video made my day! :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 451 Member
      am i the only one who thinks she looks gross yuck lol
    • Posts: 306 Member
      Why are people being so rude?
      How about you all post pictures of your bodies in a bikini when you are 72&let people make harsh judgements on your physique.... ?
    • Posts: 451 Member
      Why are people being so rude?
      How about you all post pictures of your bodies in a bikini when you are 72&let people make harsh judgements on your physique.... ?

      will have no intention of showing my body in a bikini at 73 and i dont no any 73 year olds that would now either, wasnt being nasty was just saying i dont think it looks nice it was an opinion :grumble:
    • Posts: 649 Member
      Ernie is my new heroin! WOW 74 YEARS AWESOME!! I am so much more determined than ever!!
    • Posts: 1,579 Member
      will have no intention of showing my body in a bikini at 73 and i dont no any 73 year olds that would now either, wasnt being nasty was just saying i dont think it looks nice it was an opinion :grumble:

      No, you didn't say "i don't think it looks nice", you said "gross" and "yuck". And yes, that is rude. I'm fairly certain you wouldn't be pleased if someone called you "gross" and said "yuck" about your body.

      I'm starting to freakin' hate MFP. Used to be a lot more supportive, now it just seems to be a lot of nasty criticism and judgment about other peoples bodies, which surprises the hell out of me. You'd think if anybody would know what it's like to be harshly judged based on your body, it would be the people here.

      I, for one, think she looks fantastic for her age and good on her for taking care of her health.
    • Posts: 555 Member
      dude,she looks awesome :) is it my ideal body type,no, but she looks a hell of a lot better than i do and i am 29!! :laugh: i just want to hug her and say thank you for being so inspirational....it's never to late to make changes!! hell yah!
    • Posts: 1,953 Member
      I think she looks amazing and she's actually one of my inspirations. I saw her a few months back and was so impressed, not just with her physique but also with the fact that she started at 52 (is that right?) I'm 40 so that was very encouraging to me that it's never too late to start! Yes, she is older and her body isn't going to look like it could have at 20 but she looks a heck of a lot more amazing than if she'd been hanging out on the couch all those years! And I daresay, she looks a whole lot better than many of us on this site (myself being at the top of that list). I see people walking around all the time with chubby parts hanging out for all the world to see and we're going to pick on this woman who has exhibited hard work and dedication to get where she is? I'm going to finish my broccoli and go do my weights instead. :)
    • Posts: 651 Member
      I saw a pic of her in a magazine recently. I think it was Fitness RX for Her, or Muscle and Fitness Hers, possibly? Had a brief comment about her, with age etc.

      So not photoshopped.

      Heres an off season (non posing) photo of her, when she is not in the lower bodyfat level need for Stage/competition display. (as seen in some of the other online images)

      ernestine-shepherd.jpg

      Wow! She is beautiful, amazing & inspirational!
    • Posts: 174 Member
      This woman looks fabulous for any age! I know a few 20 and 30 years olds who only wish they could look this good!

      Watching them walk around in their belly shirts with their muffin tops spilling over their jeans is what is truly disgusting.

      This woman is beautiful and is completely rockin' the bikini!
    • Posts: 461 Member
      This is not photoshop. I actually saw her on a t.v. special. She is for real.




      I did too, She looks amazing !!
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