Screenshot of Nora's social media.

　　Nora Langdon, who lives in the United States, is definitely not an ordinary grandmother.

Although she is 78 years old, according to statistics from openpowerlifting, the authoritative powerlifting data platform, she holds 19 world records for powerlifting in different age groups.

And this number may continue to grow in the near future.

　　Powerlifting is a new type of weightlifting competition that is different from general weightlifting. It includes three small events, squats, bench presses and deadlifts.

At present, Nora's best performance is 187.5 kg in squats, 92.5 kg in bench press and 167.5 kg in deadlift, with a total weight of 447.5 kg.

These numbers mean: From the age of 60 to 78, Nora beat everyone.

Nora is participating in the game.

　　14 years ago, real estate agent Nora could not imagine that her old life would be linked to the gym.

At that time, she weighed close to 200 kg, and she was suffering from a serious health crisis.

　　Because of her weight, Nora would find it difficult to breathe when climbing stairs.

Looking at the lap after lap of fat on her waist, Nora decided to go to the gym to lose weight.

　　After walking into the gym, she was immediately attracted by fitness enthusiasts who "struck iron". Their full-shaped muscles symbolize vitality and vitality.

And those barbells weighing tens of kilograms seem to be as light as feathers in some hands.

This feeling of constantly breaking through her own strength aroused Nora's interest.

She also suddenly wanted to try.

　　She found a fitness coach and asked him to help herself with weight training.

But because of her age, the coach rejected her.

After Nora's repeated pleading, the coach agreed to teach her some basic movements.

Nora is training.

　　After training on the first day, Nora dragged her tired body back home.

She said to herself: "I never want to go to the gym anymore. Those barbells are too heavy for me." But if she gives up, she may never experience the pleasure of lifting a barbell.

　　Nora returned to the gym again.

If she couldn't lift the barbell, she practiced her movements with the broom first, and then slowly increased the weight.

The coach was moved by her spirit and began to give her more professional help.

　　Nora was fascinated by this feeling of releasing power. Whenever she squatted down, she would feel an inexplicable strength in her body, supporting herself to stand up.

Her progress was visible to the naked eye, and after a while, Nora began participating in powerlifting competitions.

Nora is practicing squats.

　　According to foreign media reports, from 2007 to the present, Nora has participated in dozens of competitions, including 20 wins.

In 2012, 2016 and 2018, she also won the World Powerlifting Championship.

　　Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Nola only participated in one game last year.

This year, Nora intends to increase the frequency of competitions.

She said that the gym is the motivation to keep moving forward: "I am strong now, and I feel good health, and I want to stay here all the time."

　　Art Little is Nora's personal trainer, and they have worked together for 13 years.

Little said that Nora is the wealth of the entire gym and even the powerlifting field.

Her experience tells everyone: no matter what age group, people can get health, the key is to have the belief that never give up.

　　Whenever Nora couldn't hold on, she would break her big goal into small goals one by one.

This approach gave her more motivation to persevere.

Nora bench presses during the game.

　　This year, Nora intends to increase the frequency of participation.

Now, she goes to the gym almost every day, maintaining three hours of high-intensity training every time.

After Nora carried a barbell over her own weight on her shoulders, she had a new goal: to lift a total weight of more than 1,000 pounds (about 454.7 kg).

　　Through powerlifting, Nora's physical fitness has been improved.

More importantly, she offers more possibilities to seniors who are close to her age.

Going to the gym is no longer exclusive to young people.

As long as ideas are transformed into actions, old age life can also be full of excitement and fun.

　　In fact, regardless of age, everyone has what they really want in their hearts.

However, most of the elderly chose to bury it in their hearts.

It takes a lot of courage to let a heart beaten by vicissitudes of life rekindle the flame of chasing dreams.

What many people lack is probably the courage like Nora.

(Reporter Xing Rui)