🏋️ watch this 86-year-old's 171-pound deadlift

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The 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships hosted some unbelievable performances leading up to next year's Olympics. And [here's the full report]( of the action. ​ Powerlifting Octogenarian Power Image: @bbcnews on Instagram ​​Brian Winslow — a.k.a. "the U.K.'s oldest weightlifter" — brings extra meaning to the saying, "Age is just a number." During the recent 2023 British Drug-Free Powerlifting Championships from mid-March, the 86-year-old Winslow captured a 77.5-kilogram (171-pound) raw deadlift. The pulling mark is a record in the Men's 60-kilogram weight class in the ages 85-89 division. The achievement and story were noted on the BBC News Instagram page, and the outlet also received a few comments from Winslow himself. “It’s always great to get a record or two,” Winslow said. “I was exhausted straight after but okay.” He also noted that he's not done with deadlifting quite yet, so we'll keep an eye out for more broken records in the future. 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[Get the Tips Now]( Weightlifting Pan American Championships Results Image: @jourdannn_14 on Instagram This past week's Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Bariloche, Argentina, was an important stepping stone to the 2024 Olympic Games, as the best weightlifters from North and South America gathered for the competition. Several athletes strengthened their cases as Olympic hopefuls, from U.S. standouts like ​​Ryan Sester and Jourdan Delacruz to the women of Ecuador, who combined for seven podium spots. It was a week full of highlights, and we've got all of the results below: [Catch Up on the Action]( From Our Sponsor Nobody likes getting older because our muscles become weaker, making the activities we used to enjoy more difficult to do. But what if you didn't have to get weaker? What if you could become stronger? "It's actually a lot simpler than you might think," according to P90x founder Tony Horton. 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