77-year-old power lifter finds strength at ‘Power Plant Gym’ in Delaware County

I want you to hold that brace. Good. I never thought I'd pick up powerlifting in my 70s. Good job with the tension. My name is Dale Cohen. I had back surgery about two years ago, and I feel like I'm still in recovery, but I don't think I'd be as capable of moving around now if I hadn't been doing it. And it's really fun to tell people. Powerplant Gym is a strength-focused gym. We work with everyone from beginners to competitive athletes and help people to build strength. We have folks of all different ages. This is 95 pounds. I started coming to Powerplant as a member. It was started by a different owner, Katie, and Katie approached me and asked me if I would like to buy her gym. And I said, yes, and here we are. We just opened our new location this September in Aston, PA. Good and think eyes up, chest up. I was trying to get a little bit stronger and I'm doing things I never thought I could do. I always tried sports where I never necessarily felt like I fit in. I was always in this bigger body and I always had very natural strength. So walking into this gym it was the first time that I felt like I belonged somewhere and the people around me supported me and it was cool to be strong and I just kind of felt found my people. 185 for three and then we can do some shots at like 225. Presently we run three different group classes. So we do lift which is kind of our flagship program. We just launched a program called build and then we offer a strongman Saturday. For more information you can visit us online at thepowerplantgym.com.