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Powerlifting gran, 71, spends 20 hours a week training - and she has no plans to quit - Mirror Online
A Mighty Girl - 78-year-old Willie Murphy first began lifting weights four years ago, starting with five pound dumbbells. Today, the grandmother from Rochester, New York can deadlift 215 pounds and she
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