{"id":23235,"date":"2026-06-23T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23235"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:52:00","slug":"nationally-ranked-senior-powerlifter-talks-about-her-inspiring-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23235","title":{"rendered":"Nationally ranked senior powerlifter talks about her inspiring journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t<amp-iframe id=\"nxs-video-iframe-6\" data-frame-src=\"https:\/\/www.news10.com\/upstate-living\/nationally-ranked-senior-powerlifter-talks-about-her-inspiring-journey\/amp\/11908110\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/redir1.news10.com\/nxs-video\/vid-anvato-11908110\/embed\/?post_id=3058943&amp;injected_via=amp&amp;autoplay=true&amp;preroll=true\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><span placeholder=\"\" class=\"amp-wp-iframe-placeholder\"\/><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"nxs-video-iframe-6\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/redir1.news10.com\/nxs-video\/vid-anvato-11908110\/embed\/?post_id=3058943&amp;injected_via=amp&amp;autoplay=true&amp;preroll=true\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/p>\n<p>ALBANY, N.Y. 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