Vegan Nun Receives Medal At First Powerlifting Competition Aged 72

Sister Pat Farrell, a 72-year-old vegan nun from California, recently received a medal for competing in her first powerlifting competition. She started strength training just four months prior to improve her health and was able to bench press 77 pounds and deadlift 160 pounds during the competition.

Competing at USA Powerlifting’s California Summer Open, Farrell lifted a total of nearly 237 pounds and won her weight class. She hopes to compete in the squat in the future and encourages her fellow nuns to try strength training as well. Farrell has been vegan for around 12 years and attributes her good health to her plant-based diet and weightlifting routine, emphasizing the importance of never giving up on one's health journey and making positive changes.