It took a lot of for women to enter into the sport of Bodybuilding, a predominantly male dominant sport until the first female World Body Building Championship in the late 1970s. 40 years since then, it still remains predominantly a male-dominated sport.?
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¡°I won my category. My aim is not to rival those younger than me. My aim is to show what¡¯s possible and to motivate and encourage women of any age, to live the life they want to live and not be bound by traditional stereotypes and roles and the expectations of others,¡± Ms Lorraine said, as reported by News.Com.Au.?
Lorraine¡¯s inspiration came when saw a frail old lady who was standing in a gym car park unable to move around without leaning on her support. She decided at that very moment not to be like her and decided to take up weight training.
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¡°I had heard that WRT was good for bone density and that it had been shown to be effective in preventing osteoporosis and so, in January 1998 I began WRT and decided that I would become a natural bodybuilder. I worked very hard and started competing after 15 months of training,¡± says Lorraine.?
¡°The males treated me with slight regard and as somewhat of a nuisance. In fact, they¡¯d often stand over me,¡± said Ms Lorraine.?
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¡°Thankfully an older male trainer (marginally younger than me) offered to train me.¡±
¡°I trained hard and went with him to compete in the International Natural Bodybuilding Association in Sydney and that¡¯s was how it all started,¡± says Lorraine.?
The term nude is simply an indication of the fact that she eats food in an as raw and unprocessed in form as she can.?
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¡°My diet is mainly unprocessed food, mainly salads and a small piece of microwaved sweet potato. The only meat I eat is grilled chicken, grilled fish and eye fillet steak. I allow myself one biscuit a day and one square of 90 per cent sugar-free chocolate a day. I don¡¯t have any takeaway meals. I also enjoy a glass of wine with my evening meal,¡± says Lorraine.?
Monday, Wednesday, Fridays I am at the gym training my major muscle groups. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays I do an 8km walk, x30 full push-ups, x30 tricep push-ups, x30 blackleg raises (x10 each leg and x10 together) and two minutes of ab work.
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Her first international competition in the US was at the tender age of 56, where she was forewarned to compete because she was told it was too ¡®hard¡¯ to do so. As it turned out she ended up winning two gold medals and left people in disbelief because of her age and physique.
¡°They simply had no idea that a female over 50 could be strong and in-shape and put on a bikini and compete on stage in public. It was on the flight home from the USA that it occurred to me to work to update the unflattering traditional stereotypical image of the older woman,¡± says?Lorraine.
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Her advice to women is to avoid conforming to the stereotypical image that has been laid out for women.?¡°Simply being in shape to compete makes me feel triumphant. Too many women feel it¡¯s all too late to do the things they¡¯d like to do,¡±?says Ms Lorraine.?
¡°I¡¯ll always be training for as long as I live because I know what would happen to my body if I stopped. Many people even younger than me are getting around in walking frames and many lack both energy and strength and can no longer engage fully in life.¡±?