Reversing Osteoporosis at Hygieia Strength and Conditioning 

This woman is more of an inspiration than any pro powerlifter.

One of the things I love about this program is that it's for "ordinary" people esp. older folks as opposed to programs that seem tailor made for younger stronger people. Seeing videos focusing on older participants is truly inspiring and gives me something to show my parents by way of motivation. Age is no limit! Thanks for posting this!

Full respect. Many people our age shy away from doing something new, especially weight training but she conquered her fears and is succeeding I'm 61 and squatting 120 kg, no athlete but not afraid to give it a go.

She does hook grip. Such a badass

Pat's story & message is one of the most inspirational ever. In a world awash with darkness, this video shines like a beacon.

I wish there were more Starting Strength gyms around the country. My friends wife just joined a Crossfit gym in Sussex County NJ. After one session her back was sore for three days and she said she almost vomited too. It's sad that common sense workouts like these aren't gaining enough traction. I'm very happy Pat. Hope she updates with more improvements.

I teared up - you are reversing osteoporosis! Amazing! And 1.5x bodyweight deadlift - wow, wow!

Awesome! Way to go! I’m 54 and deadlift, squat, and bench. It ain’t easy but the alternative (sit idle and waste away) is way worse. Congratulations on your progress!

Awesome! I've had two conversations this morning with men over 50 complaining about their arthritis and joint pain. I did my best to convince them they need to get started moving the barbell around. I know that my knees and back are in so much better condition than before!

I used to live near Pat... and just stumbled across this. Whoa! Years ago, I bumped into her just after she had deadlifted 100kg for the first time. She was so pumped and I was blown away. Like damn! that is way more than I can lift and she is tiny. She later went on to win her age category in the Singapore Power Lifting Open in 2017 where she set records in squat (70kg), bench press (37.5kg), deadlift (115kg) and total (222.5kg) for the women's Under-52kg Master 3 category (age 60 to 69).

I am about to be 63. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, after surgery to remove prostate I have been on testosterone suppression for almost 2 straight years. I don't have Low T, I have No T. I started a program like this 8/3/2019, beginning with an empty bar. I started two days a week and moved to 3 days a week on month in. I feel amazing. My recovery time is longer due to lack of testosterone, but I'm here to say that I second everything this lady is saying. Compound barbell lifting is the fountain of youth.

Showed this to my mother who is at a very similar age and was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis of the hip, this video finally convinced her to take up weight training. So thank you starting strength! the potential of her getting her physical function to improve and even maybe one day be better than in her youth has given us both some real hope.

What a wonderful woman. WAY TO GO! and thank you for sharing.

Very inspiring for me. Just starting to try powerlifting as a 64 young woman 😊 Thank you & great job!

Yeah...way to go Pat! I'm 60 and do the same compound lifts. I started a couple of years ago as a way to lose weight (I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis) and to improve bone strength post menopause. I absolutely love it and always relax with a sauna and cold shower afterwards! Some people think I'm crazy and it's a "young persons thing" and why don't I do oldie aerobic classes or Aquarobics. I condition on the treadmill or rowing machine too. Sure I might be the oldest gal in the weights room but all the young fellas and ladies are very supportive and always help out if I need a spotter. Our instructors are really good too.

A lot of respect for her for trying something like strength training to combat osteoporosis. So many people who have been diagnosed with things like osteoporosis start to fear resistance training, but as we can see here it does help!

I love this! I love lifting and plan to continue forever. Keep going, Patricia! You’re doing awesome!

This is a great story and a testament to the Starting Strength model. Great job and inspirational!

This is awesome, thank you so much for sharing this, it's inspirational and it gives hope to all who have osteopenia and osteopororis. Great job!!!!

this is what we need. spokespeople that are relatable to average people with medical problems. at age 13, i learned, viscerally, what i have come to have affirmed over the following 46 years, personally, and professionally; weight training is the most potent means extent, to improve your quality of life. Hooray for this lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's never too late to teach a person of the magic that is weight-training.

Love this woman for her courage, strength and persistence. Inspiration for me.

Love videos like this! Keep em coming Starting Strength.

Now this is what I like to see. Yes and Yes freaking fantastic. I am so impressed with this lady. The results speak for themselves. I wish more people would get this message. Yes she is totally inspirational.

Great stuff! Starting strength is about taking control of your life and doing things that work for you. Give it a try and if you are getting stronger, getting more functional, feeling better and on and on and on - maybe that is right for you? I love the look of determination on her face when she lifts, even the little smile on her overhead press set radiates that "I got this" spirit. Awesome!

What an inspiration! And watch that hookgrip when Patricia deadlifts. What a strong woman. Soooo awesome! :)

7%! Is more then double of what drugs for osteoporosis can do!

What a supercool and inspirational woman. Absolute kudos to her!

Mad Respect Ms. Patricia! Keep up the hard work :-)

My father has arthritis , this gives me hope !! Thanks for sharing

This is very heartening, I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, I am a 69 year old male. I do not want to have the infusions my doctor has suggested I consider. When I go to my next visit I will explain that I have chosen to pursue strength training, not infusions.

I love this. Thank you for the inspiration!

Thanks so much for sharing what you are doing it will be so helpful I'm in my late 60 s with osteopenia and have started working with weights and am hoping for improvement but you sure are lifting heavy weights

Good for her amazing too very inspirational

Congratulations! I wish you health

It’s never too late to Start. Words of Wisdom.

Such a trooper bless you for sharing !!

What an inspiration you are! 🦴💪🧡

Great gym and trainer. Good stuff Shaun!

This lady doing all the exercises everyone should be doing, none of this pointless stuff 90% of gymgoers are doing, what a legend!

Wow! Awesome squat form!❤

Amazing!

Excellent pressing!

What an awesome story.

Dr Ken leistner has been promoting these exercises for the last 30 years!!!

What a great video.

Awesome!!

Awesome!! (I might recommend taking off the gold band while lifting, the bar knurl might imprint on the softer gold... Unless you want that! very metal).

STUART Mcrobert - "Brawn" and "Beyond Brawn" - the first book is an excellent introduction to this type of lifting, the second an encyclopaedia.

one of the best natural bodybuilder

So cool!!!!

31 yo male and she squats more than me. Respect

this is very cool

So inspirational !! I hope to be that active when I reach her age woah

respect

Respect from spain

Looking great on the squat. I wish I had her shoulder mobility!

More proof the shit works! Respect.

she should a common accurance. Some older folk like my aunt feel way too out of place in a gym.. gyms need to find ways to market to older crowd and incentivize them to show up

the real ones chose this video for their case study

Which exercises should my mother do if she has it in her hip?

Very good! But please keep your head up when squatting and deadlifting. Keep your feet shoulder width appart when deadlifting also. Very inspiring 💪

Dang, I think I this vid showed me that I need to get on trt. Or maybe it’s just a beautiful story. Thanks Rip

1. Great results, and a lot of respect for her; 2. Did she have a stroke in the past?

Hell to the YES!

Is it safe for her to be doing the valsalva maneuver?

why is she so strong?

Did she DL 75Kgs, what's her body weight?

The thumb down people are just pissed she can out lift them.

I've had to stop back squatting. I have hip dysplasia. Gutted.

I can’t understand why she didn’t get a compression fracture from lifting such a heavy weight!

Form like Layne Norton

DEEP squats

Badass

8 thumbs down? Must be the haters.

I would totally date an older woman like her who works hard to take care of herself. She seems cognizant (all there) enough and I admire her dedication. With that said, Start now ladies, before it's too late! BTW, I'm 60, but look MUCH YOUNGER (45-50) due to weightlifting.

Damn what’s my excuse?

And yet my mom and dad still don't believe me when i tell them weightlifting heals people

She’s strong, holy 🐄

is it just me or is her deadlift stance super narrow

i respect this but i cant help but bust out laughing whenever she starts a lift

Patricia respect! But have you try a high bar squat? Imo you can better do a high bar squat. 😉 And slower the eccentric movement of your bench press (like your military press).

good for her for getting into strength training, too bad shes been trained so poorly how to squat bench deadlift and overhead press. needs a ton of work to get to a safe place for those movements.

She trains harder than 99% of women ive ever seen in the gym at any age. Most women are lazy and sexist and think only men should train hard. Lots of respect for this woman.

Good for you! EVERYONE should be doing the basic barbell compound movements, particularly squats and deadlifts and slowly adding weight to the bar to make it more and more challenging. The world would save untold billions on our medical system bills. Of course this is the last thing our medical institutions want.

Even she doesn't pull sumo

The problem is not everyone has the intelligence to understand these things.

high iq older lady.

Be very careful, this video is quite misleading.These kinds of exercises may do more harm than good for people with osteoporosis as they may result in compression fractures of the spine.

That fucking "read the bible on the floor while squatting" squat....

look at that hip-bounce!

I’m happy for her health and well-being. However that squat looks very much like a good morning. I’m surprised she’s not hurt.

Her form is horrible. Snap city.

this is not inspiring, it's scary...just one wrong move in exertion could be fatal...

does a low bar squat always have to be a good morning squat ?does being old mean that you do a good morning squat ?the technique is bad here .a proper low bar squat is not a good morning squat

Getting bad advice. Her form is terrible and likely to end in injury.

When She is doing military Press he is using too much weight for her so, She has a bad posture...

Awesome but someone pls take this woman to a qualified haircutter. She deserves a better haircut.