Rabu, 20 Juni 2012

Luar Biasa, di Usia 74 Tahun Nenek ini Masih Kekar dan Memiliki Badan Six-Pack


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Usianya sudah senja, 74 tahun. Namun jangan pernah bilang, ia sudah tua, apalagi renta. Badan Ernestine Shepherd bahkan jauh lebih fit dan sehat dari perempuan lain yang lebih muda puluhan tahun.

Nenek sehat asal Baltimore ini bahkan dinobatkan sebagai binaragawan perempuan tertua versi Guiness Book of World Records. Kepada Washington Post, Shepherd dengan yakin mengatakan, “usia hanyalah angka.”

Dan, tubuhnya yang kencang, perut ‘six-pack‘ adalah bukti sahih, perkataannya bukan omong kosong. Atas pencapaiannya itu, Shepherd menjadi ‘kembang’ pusat kebugaran Baltimore. Suaminya yang ia nikahi selama 54 tahun, Collin Shepherd bahkan curhat, ia sulit mencegah para lelaki mendekati sang istri yang mengagumkan ini.

Selain menjadi instruktur fitness, Shepherd juga terkadang didaulat jadi model. Untuk menjaga fisiknya, nenek bugar ini terus berlatih keras di bawah bimbingan Yohnnie Shambourger (57), mantan peraih gelar Mr Universe. “Perut six pack adalah identitasnya,” komentar Shambourger soal Shepherd.

Lalu, apa rahasia Shephere memiliki fisik menakjubkan di usia tua? Jelas ini tak instan, sebuah proses yang menuntut kedisiplinan dan kemauan keras.

Tiap pagi Ernestine Shepherd bangun pada pukul 03.00, setalah meditasi ia lari pagi 10 mil dan latihan angkat beban. Makanan pun dijaga ketat, tak sembarangan. Dia hanya makan nasi merah, dada ayam rebus tanpa kulit dan lemak. Ia juga minum telur putih mentah, tiga kali sehari. Tak pernah tertarik makan makanan manis.


Dalam 18 tahun terakhir, Shepherd berpartisipasi dalam sembilan lomba marathon, dan dua kontes binaraga.

Yang menarik, justru di masa tuanya Shepherd menemukan tekad untuk hidup bugar. Dulu, kata dia, bentuk badannya mirip ‘kentang’. Di usia 56, ia dan kakaknya, Mildred, menyadari tubuh mereka yang mulai lembek.

Lalu, mereka berdua mulai sering berlatih di pusat kebugaran lokal. Hasilnya, terlihat pelan-pelan. Puas, dua bersaudara ini saling memberi semangat, bahkan ikut acara binaraga. Setelah kematian Mildred, Ernestine sempat patah semangat, sampai ia teringat ‘janji kelingking’ yang ia buat bersama sang kakak: untuk terus ikut kompetisi bina raga.

Meski banyak yang kagum, Shepherd mengaku ada juga yang mengritik cara hidupnya. Kata mereka latihan beratnya itu akan membuatnya cepat mati.

Lalu apa jawaban dia? “Semua orang toh bakal mati, namun aku menjalani hidup yang berkualitas,” kata nenek yang mengidolakan Sylvester Stallone itu.


Toned at 74: Ms Shepherd runs 10 miles a day, works out religiously and eats a restricted diet. She also teaches fitness and competes as a bodybuilder

Toned at 74: Ms Shepherd runs 10 miles a day, works out religiously and eats a restricted diet. She also teaches fitness and competes as a bodybuilder. She has won two titles and run nine marathons

Happy: Ernestine Shepherd has been married to Collin Shepherd for 54 years. The Baltimore man cooks all her meals and runs errands so she can have more time to train

Happy: Ernestine Shepherd has been married to Collin Shepherd for 54 years. The Baltimore man cooks all her meals and runs errands so she can have more time to train

First prize: Ms Shepherd shows off a trophy she won in a bodybuilding competition

First prize: Ms Shepherd shows off a trophy she won in a bodybuilding competition

At 72, Ernestine Shepherd runs marathons, competes in -- and wins -- bodybuilding competitions, and as Barry Simmons reports, defi
Yohnnie Shambourger facebook profile picture

Coach: Ms Shepherd trains with Yohnnie Shambourger, 57, a former Mr Universe and gold medallist in the Pan American Games. He says of his client: 'The six-pack is her signature'

Raw egg whites: Ms Shepherd drinks a glass of raw egg whites three times a day

Raw egg whites: Ms Shepherd drinks a glass of raw egg whites three times a day. She rejects steroids and supplements in favour of a 'natural' plan

Ernestine Shepherd
Ernestine Shepherd

Champion: Over the past 18 years, Ms Shepherd has run nine marathons and won two bodybuilding contests. She does it in part to remember her late sister, Mildred, who died suddenly of an aneurysm

Teacher: Ms Shepherd leads fitness classes at her church and community centres

Teacher: Ms Shepherd leads fitness classes at her church and community centres

At 72, Ernestine Shepherd runs marathons, competes in -- and wins -- bodybuilding competitions, and as Barry Simmons reports, defies anyone to tell her she's getting old.
At 72, Ernestine Shepherd runs marathons, competes in -- and wins -- bodybuilding competitions, and as Barry Simmons reports, defies anyone to tell her she's getting old.

Inspiration: Ms Shepherd runs 10 miles a day, and inspires many people in her community and beyond

Pumping iron: Ms Shepherd tells seniors not to be afraid of weight training

Pumping iron: Ms Shepherd tells seniors not to be afraid of weight training





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