Morjorie Newlin is an 84 year old great grandmother, retired nurse after a 45 years, and body building champion to this day.
Transcript From The Show
Linda: You're 84 years old TODAY, happy birthday! How do you feel?
Morjorie: I feel good!
Linda: (Narration) No, you heard right! Morjorie Newlin, a great grandmother with 4 children of her own, a retired nurse after 45 years and a current body building champion is celebrating her 84th birthday today.
Linda: What do people think when they first see you?
Morjorie: Well, they think that this is not my true age, are you really 84, 83, 79 whatever. I am!
Linda: How did you get started in competing?
Morjorie: Well, I started in '92, I was 72 at the time, we were talking a lot about osteoporosis at the time and I was fascinated anyway with the weights and I figured I would try to find a gym where I can be taught how to use the weights properly. The man who was training me said, I am having a show and I want you to be in it and I said "ok". I didn't know what it meant when he said you need to learn the poses, I asked him to show me the poses
Linda: You didn't know this was a competition?
Morjorie: No, no, I didn't know anything about bodybuilding.
Linda: (Narration) Well she knows a thing or two about it now. In her first competition at age 72, she won in the women’s 40 and above category. And, she’s been taking home trophies ever since.
Morjorie: (referring to trophy) This is a sexy one. Yea, this is the one from France from 2001.
Linda: (Narration) Not just in the U.S., in her 80s, Morjorie leaves women half her age empty handed, even overseas.
Morjorie: And I have more trophies in here.
Linda: (Lifting a Trophy) You are a champion! My goodness, you gotta be a body builder for this.
Linda: What do you kids think about their mother being in a body building competition at 84 in a bikini?
Morjorie: Well, everybody approves except my middle daughter. I realized that when the judges call out these poses they have see certain areas and this is the way you have to be dressed, so you just forget it, just blank it out, get out there and do your routine.
Linda: Yu must get some dates! I mean, I am sure guys hit on you now, look at you, you're gorgeous!
Morjorie: Yeah, they do, but I can't be bothered, they want you to take care of them and I don't want anybody parked in my house.
Linda: Tell me about your family?
Morjorie: Well, I have 4 children, one son and 3 daughters, I have 4 grand children and I have 2 Great Grand children, twins, a boy and a girl and my great grandchildren, they have been to the gym with me.
Linda: You get calls from around the world for advice?
Morjorie: Yes I do. My advice is to first of all, I think they need to exercise, find out what kind of exercise you can do and what you like to do, because if you like what you're doing, you're more likely to continue doing it, and it's not all about losing weight, it's about gaining strength and being able to do what you have to do.
Morjorie: (showing citation) This is an award that I received from the mayor.
Linda: That’s some accomplishment. I bet people ask you all the time, how do you stay so young?
Morjorie: I can’t do anything to be young, I don’t wanna be young. I’ve been young I feel good just the way I am.
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