Ernestine Shepherd , the world’s oldest female bodybuilder, wakes up every day at 02:30 a.m. to fit in a 10 mile (16 km) run before hitting the gym. But 75-year-old Ernestine Shepherd insists that “age is nothing but a number”. “Miss Ernie”, as she is known in the world of competitive bodybuilding, began training at the tender age of 71. Ernestine Shepherd is the wo…
…mer, which has been running in the U.S. since 1988. The pair was joined by Dr. Rafael Santonja, the president of the International Federation of Body Building (IFBB), to create the European version in 2011. Bodybuilder’s head literally paled in comparison to his super-bronzed body as he flexed his muscles for the judges “We have had many requests over the years to take the Arnold Classic to many…
Moustafa Ismail, an Egyptian-born bodybuilder, has just had his 31 inch biceps crowned the biggest in the world. Moustafa Ismail, 24, has spent ten years pumping iron twice a day and his upper arms now have the same circumference as a grown man’s waist. But despite his cartoon proportions he hates spinach. Instead “Big Mo” eats as much as 3 lbs of chicken, 1lbs of steak or fish and four cups of a…
…esult of a punishing workout regimen he started after a guest at his uncle’s wedding in his native Egypt mocked his overweight frame. “They call me Popeye, the Egyptian Popeye,” Moustafa Ismail, 24, said while working out in the Boston suburb of Milford. But unlike the cartoon character: “I like chicken, beef, anything but spinach.” It’s not easy having the world’s biggest arms….
According to an Ultimo Beauty study, British women are happiest with their breasts at the age of 26 – and cite Holly Willoughby’s cleavage as the curves they most covet. The research found women ideally want a D or DD cup – which explains why the shapely This Morning presenter, who boasts a 34DD chest, has the country’s most envied breasts. Half of the nation’s women would gladly pay…
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Harper Lee sues literary agent Samuel Pinkus over To Kill A Mockingbird copyrightHarper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, has sued literary agent Samuel Pinkus, who she says tricked her into assigning him the copyright on the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
1913 Liberty Head nickel sells for $3.17 million at Heritage auction in ChicagoA century-old US five-cent coin, once branded a fake, has been sold for $3.17 million at a Heritage auction in Chicago. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five such…
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