Inside Lakeland’s All American Gym on a Friday morning, 74-year-old Nancy Georges is powering through her third workout of the week. Deadlifts, bench presses, rows, and pulls. Just another training session for a woman redefining strength at any age.
“My motivation is to age gracefully. I don’t want fall down and end up in a nursing home,” Georges said.
Standing just 5’1” and weighing 99 lbs., Georges just set a world record by deadlifting 210.5 lbs. at the World Association of Benchers and Dead Lifters World Championships.
“It was more than double my body weight, so that was enough to get me a world record in my age and weight group,” Georges said…