{"id":27155,"date":"2026-08-17T19:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=27155"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:57:30","slug":"jan-aughenbaugh-womens-bodybuilding-champion-arts-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=27155","title":{"rendered":"Jan Aughenbaugh, Women\u2019s Bodybuilding Champion | Arts &#038; Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" false=\"\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>&#8220;Face in the Crowd&#8221; is a photo essay series documenting Nashvillians in their day-to-day lives. An original series by the<\/em> Scene <em>beginning in the early 2000s and newly revived, &#8220;Face in the Crowd&#8221; features people on foot in the community, captured by the<\/em> Scene<em>&#8216;s staff photographers<\/em>.<em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>On Saturday, 79-year-old Jan Aughenbaugh of Hendersonville took the stage at the 2026 Nashville Fit Show as the competition\u2019s oldest performer. At the event, which took place at Municipal Auditorium, she was crowned this year\u2019s Women\u2019s Bodybuilding Champion.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI became so strong for somebody who is only 100 pounds, and that\u2019s what\u2019s so cool \u2014 you compete against yourself,\u201d Aughenbaugh told the <em>Scene<\/em> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Aughenbaugh, who will turn 80 in November, moved to Nashville from Illinois in 1973 and was a touring Southern gospel singer until 1979. Now she takes the stage in her signature lime-green bikini, flexing her muscles in a sport that she\u2019s participated in since 1987 \u2014 after she started weight training with 3-pound hand weights.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI just like being around other women \u2014 I like being an encouragement to them,\u201d Aughenbaugh said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a physical thing. I just think it\u2019s discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Aughenbaugh credits her continued health to her positive attitude, her Christian faith and her reliance on home-cooked meals sourced from local farmers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI spend my very first hours with God in the morning, and I spend my time at night with God,\u201d Aughenbaugh said. \u201cI feel like my goal in life is just to model the Lord to people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/arts_culture\/jan-aughenbaugh-womens-bodybuilding-champion\/article_9f729e69-fc68-4069-b36b-53eb4c567824.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Face in the Crowd&#8221; is a photo essay series documenting Nashvillians in their day-to-day lives. 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