Bev Francis Competes in First Powerlifting Contest in 36 Years, Sets 6 World Records
Bev Francis made her return to powerlifting at the age of 66, setting 6 new world records.
Women’s Bodybuilding and powerlifting legend Bev Francis has made a return to action. Bev competed at a meet for Powerlifting Australia in the 65-69 year old division. In her return to powerlifting, Bev crushed 6 world records in a impressive showing.
Lifting at an advanced age can be a real challenge. While it’s not completely out of the question, being able to lift heavy weight over 60 can be a risky proposition. That is unless you’ve been taking care of your health and lifting consistently for years.
For those veteran lifters, advanced age may slow them down but not completely halt their abilities. Veteran lifters are able perform lifts the average person their age would find ludicrous to even consider. But recently veteran powerlifter and bodybuilder Bev Francis proved exactly why a veteran lifter can maintain their strength over the age of 60.
Bev Francis has become well known for her gym known by many as the East Coast Mecca. But before she was known for having one of the most popular gyms on the planet, Bev was a high level powerlifting and bodybuilding competitor. She was able to take second place at the 1990 and 1991 Olympia. Bev also won numerous gold medals in powerlifting during he tenure from 1980-1985.
Now after a 36 year hiatus, Bev Francis decided to once again compete in powerlifting. It’s clear from her performance that she didn’t disappoint.
In her return to the powerlifting arena Bev Francis set 6 new world records. She broke the bench press, deadlift (twice), the squat (twice), and overall total as well. Bev proved that at 66 years old she still have plenty left in the tank. The records are as follows:
Squat: 209lb (95kg) New World Record
Bench Press: 132lb (60kg) New World Record
Deadlift: 264lb (120kg) New World Record
Total: 605lb (275kg) New World Record
Below is video of Bev Francis crushing these records and looking like a total powerhouse in the process.
Bev Francis proved that she’s still got it at 66 years old. Age truly is nothing but a number and Bev epitomized that fact perfectly with her return to the powerlifting world.
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