We can't help but be inspired by this 74-year-old bodybuilder


Monasterio, with actor Terry Crews, said she began weight training in 2005 in Vero Beach at 59 years old on a whim, and it stuck. Photo: Tribune News Service

Vero Beach, Florida, resident and bodybuilder Josefina Monasterio is a performer on America's Got Talent.

The 74-year-old's "talent" isn't something viewers would expect, though, she said.

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