{"id":20555,"date":"2026-05-19T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=20555"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:39:00","slug":"i-started-powerlifting-at-74-after-recovering-from-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=20555","title":{"rendered":"I Started Powerlifting at 74 After Recovering From Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>This story is based on an interview with Barbara Phillips, 75, a former tech writer who splits her time between Seattle and Saxony, Germany. It has been edited for length and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player-container\">\n<div class=\"audio-player is-loading\" data-component-type=\"audio-player\" data-load-strategy=\"lazy\" data-audio-url=\"https:\/\/ai-audio.insider-prd.engineering\/post\/started-powerlifting-at-75-after-surgery-2026-5\/narration.mp3\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;ai_audio_narrator&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;subscription_experience&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\">\n                      <button class=\"audio-player-toggle-button\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                          <span class=\"audio-player-label label-md-strong\">Loading audio narration&#8230;<\/span>\n                        <\/p>\n<p>                      <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In March 2025, I was recovering from a serious complication to my second hip replacement surgery and scrolling through Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a few posts from the recent Arnold Sports Festival \u2014 the annual meet <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/best-things-to-do-cincinnati-ohio-according-to-local-2021-8\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">in Cincinnati <\/a>that includes bodybuilding and powerlifting \u2014 and was intrigued by images of a woman around my age deadlifting a heavy weight.<\/p>\n<p>It was so fascinating, I threw down the gauntlet to myself. &#8220;You should try that,&#8221; I thought.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"79fc960f-5778-4935-800c-7e85df06a167\" data-toc-id=\"79fc960f-5778-4935-800c-7e85df06a167\">I increased my gym training<\/h2>\n<p>A few weeks later, as soon as my doctor said I was done with treatment, I booked a plane ticket to a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/longevity-happiness-tips-from-79-year-old-competitive-powerlifter-2025-11\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">power-lifting competition<\/a> in Woodstock, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>I managed to deadlift 185 pounds with very little experience. It was very rewarding, and I decided to improve my performance by increasing my gym training.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 990 \/ 1320)\">\n<p>                    <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0c4aef1d5f805413e0632a\"\/><br \/>\n                    <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0c4aef1d5f805413e0632a&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:1320,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:990}}\" alt=\"An older woman working out on a monkey bar\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                            Philips using her own bodyweight to train at the gym.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Courtesy of Barbara Phillips<\/p>\n<p>                    <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;d always been into rough and tumble as a child, especially because I had three brothers who treated me no differently for being a girl.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"callout-box headline-regular ignore-typography\">\n<p><strong>Do you have an interesting, personal story about health and longevity? Please email Jane Ridley at jridley@insider.com if you&#8217;d like to share your experience with Business Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/us-womens-soccer-fifa-world-cup-best-american-team-2019-6\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">before Title IX<\/a>, when girls were allowed to play competitive sports in school, but my parents recognized my aptitude for running early on.<\/p>\n<p>They sued the local school district to let me participate in the boys&#8217; track and field program. It was ahead of its time, and the suit went nowhere.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"da1fe81f-1211-49d1-b5cc-3b287f38d605\" data-toc-id=\"da1fe81f-1211-49d1-b5cc-3b287f38d605\">A healthy diet was a priority<\/h2>\n<p>I got on a fast-pitch softball team while working <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/surprising-things-about-phoenix-from-new-yorker-2026-5\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">in Arizona<\/a> in my early to mid-20s. Then I started running and entering road races when they were still in their infancy and considered eccentric.<\/p>\n<p>The training was hard, but it paid off. I received a stipend from Nike to help cover travel expenses.<\/p>\n<p>I ran competitively for 20 years until my joints started hurting and I suffered stress fractures. I did a lot of bike riding to keep my <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/reference\/cardio-workout-at-home\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">cardiovascular fitness<\/a> high without beating my body up as much.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, my diet was a priority. I made every effort to eat whole, organic, minimally processed food.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 608 \/ 811)\">\n<p>                    <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0c49a01d5f805413e06320\"\/><br \/>\n                    <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0c49a01d5f805413e06320&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:811,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:608}}\" alt=\"A woman at an athletic event\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                            Phillips at an athletics event in her younger years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Courtesy of Barbara Phillips<\/p>\n<p>                    <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/figure>\n<p>In my early 40s, I joined the Seattle Fire Department as a firefighter because it was diversifying to attract women. They let me go after a year, which knocked my confidence.<\/p>\n<p>It was then that I decided to <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/reference\/types-of-yoga\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">try yoga<\/a> after buying VHS videos from the bookstore and copying the moves. My body felt great. After a few weeks, I realized it was helping change my inner state, too.<\/p>\n<p>I particularly enjoyed hot yoga, qualified as an instructor, and did it for about 30 years. I stopped my regular sessions when chronic arthritis in both hips made them painful, but I still go to the yoga studio a few times a month.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"093d1262-c79c-479b-9682-e31854fd876d\" data-toc-id=\"093d1262-c79c-479b-9682-e31854fd876d\">I had arthritis in both my hips<\/h2>\n<p>It might sound strange given my history, but I didn&#8217;t train at a formal gym until 71, when I enrolled in a body balance class near my home in Saxony, Germany, where I live for half the year.<\/p>\n<p>A personal trainer showed me how to use the equipment, and it wasn&#8217;t long before I was hooked.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, my arthritis got worse, and I underwent hip replacements in 2023 and 2025. I got a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/diagnosed-with-sepsis-during-family-trip-disney-world-2025-1\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">septic infection <\/a>after the second surgery and stayed in the hospital for five days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Click to open image in gallery view\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 990 \/ 1320)\">\n<p>                    <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0c4b8bd0fd55e72b67bcd2\"\/><br \/>\n                    <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6a0c4b8bd0fd55e72b67bcd2&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:1320,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:990}}\" alt=\"An older woman is line dancing.\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                            Phillips enjoys country and western line dancing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Courtesy of Barbara Phillips<\/p>\n<p>                    <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/figure>\n<p>Still, the highlights from the Arnold Sports Festival motivated me to get well. Competitive power lifting seemed like an exciting new step in my recovery. I&#8217;ve enjoyed every contest I&#8217;ve entered so far and have been recording my journey <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/philli_b\/\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}\" rel=\" nofollow\">on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, I go to the gym 6 times a week, where I mix cardio and strength training. In addition to the occasional yoga class, I go to <a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/why-country-music-now-sounds-like-rap-hip-hop-2019-12\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel=\"\">country and western <\/a>line dancing three nights a week.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"50ea1f91-a0cc-43a0-97dd-00536c98cde7\" data-toc-id=\"50ea1f91-a0cc-43a0-97dd-00536c98cde7\">I&#8217;ve trained consistently for over 50 years<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great way to do 1,500 steps an hour \u2014 counting toward my goal of 10,000 steps a day \u2014 and incredibly social and fun.<\/p>\n<p>My blended family of 5 kids and 10 grandchildren compliments me on my physique. 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