{"id":29330,"date":"2026-09-16T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29330"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:08:00","slug":"affton-resident-sally-haas-takes-on-powerlifting-in-her-seventies-st-louis-call-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29330","title":{"rendered":"Affton resident Sally Haas takes on powerlifting in her seventies \u2013 St. Louis Call Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"sno-story-body-content\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Sally Haas is no stranger to the stage \u2014 she spent most of her life as a comedian, but now, she\u2019s on a stage of a different kind. At age 70, the Affton resident decided to try her hand at powerlifting. Haas has since competed in two powerlifting competitions and scored high in her class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEvery time I\u2019ve done powerlifting, I\u2019ve got a big surge of excitement,\u201d Haas said. \u201cI want to tell everyone what happened to me. When you get to a certain age, you think, \u2018Am I old now? Am I supposed to get old now?\u2019 I think everybody experiences that. I didn\u2019t know that I could feel better than I\u2019ve ever felt. That was not <span class=\"s1\">one of my guesses, so I want people to know that it\u2019s how you choose to live.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Before Haas took on the challenge of powerlifting, she had about a year of gym experience. She says that it was nerve-wracking to step into the gym for the first time \u2014 learning how to operate the equipment with the fear that everyone is watching. Her personal trainer, Zach Cayer, says this is a common experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">After beginning to work with a personal trainer and learning to use the equipment, Haas set her sights on her new goal: powerlifting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI saw a powerlifting competition and I thought, \u2018Okay, that\u2019s reasonable,\u2019\u201d Haas said. \u201cThen I decided it\u2019d be fun to try that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Cayer added, \u201cSally\u2019s drawn to a stage.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Cayer said that Haas already had some experience with doing squats, deadlifts and the bench press, so they jumped into powerlifting training together. He says there was \u201cnot much pushback from either side\u201d as they began to work together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAs she wanted to get more into powerlifting, (Haas) just wanted someone with a little more experience, and she started talking to me about it,\u201d Cayer said. \u201cI\u2019m not a powerlifter myself, but I\u2019ve been in the gym my whole life. \u2026 We\u2019ve always done the big three lifts \u2014 bench, squat, power clean \u2014 but I\u2019ve never had a client that actually wanted to compete, so it was a new challenge for me, as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Haas\u2019 training sessions take place twice a week at The Edge Fitness Club in Shrewsbury. Her powerlifting sessions with Cayer only last 30 minutes, but she comes independently a couple of times a week to work out in addition to her time with Cayer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy job is to fine-tune the technique and make sure we\u2019re programming her to get ready for (competitions),\u201d Cayer said. \u201cYou\u2019re doing one rep on stage. That\u2019s a lot different than going under a bar and squatting 12 times like you might for your regular workout.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Cayer encouraged Haas to sign up for competitions. She has competed in two: the 2025 USA Powerlifting Beer City Classic in November and the USPA Tested Missouri State Championships in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI can\u2019t imagine not having been on stage before and doing that,\u201d Haas said. \u201cIt was very terrifying. You have to lift something \u2014 it\u2019s a totally different kind of performance. I was really looking forward to it, but I was looking at the other people and going, \u2018You\u2019ve never stood on a stage?\u2019 But once you do it, it\u2019s really awesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Now, Haas is the author of \u201cGrow Old or Grow Strong: The Inspiring Guide to Turning Age into Unstoppable Strength,\u201d a self-published book about strength training with age. She also runs social media accounts under the name \u201cGym Granny Sally\u201d to document her journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhen I did comedy, I thought, \u2018Well, this is nice, but how am I inspiring people except to feel good?\u2019 And that\u2019s really good. That\u2019s a really wonderful feeling, but I always wanted to inspire people,\u201d Haas said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Either there are no banners, they are disabled or none qualified for this location! -->    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/callnewspapers.com\/affton-resident-sally-haas-takes-on-powerlifting-in-her-seventies\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sally Haas is no stranger to the stage \u2014 she spent most of her life as a comedian, but now, she\u2019s on a stage of a different kind. At age 70, the Affton resident decided to try her hand at powerlifting. Haas has since competed in two powerlifting competitions and scored high in her class. 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