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Go, grandma! Watch this 78-year-old grandmother deadlift 225 pounds

October 8, 2022 By Paul Leave a Comment

Shirley Webb, a 78-year-old grandmother from Illinois, never picked up a weight until two years ago, Today, she is a record-setting weightlifter who can deadlift up to 245 pounds. In 2014, Webb was talked into going to Club Fitness gym by her granddaughter. By the next year, she was lifting weights in competitions. In November 2015, she set a state record for her age by deadlifting 237 pounds. In Webb’s next competition in June, she hopes to lift 260 pounds. She says she feels “fantastic.”

Key Takeaways:

  • A grandmother who lives in Illinois has been a weightlifter for only 2 years, and just became a champion.
  • The first time that Webb even tried weightlifting, she was already 76 years old.
  • After beginning to work with a trainer, she realized that her strength was in deadlifting.

“Webb first came to the Club Fitness gym in nearby Wood River when her granddaughter talked her into joining in April 2014.”

Read more: https://www.today.com/health/powerlifting-grandma-78-can-deadlift-245-pounds-t83016

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