Video: Meet amazing 78-year-old grandma who is lifting 225 pound weights!

This powerlifting grandmother is taking the Internet by storm and even has the attention of some famous athletes.

Shirley Webb as you can see, isn't your typical 78-year-old, as she can deadlift 225 pounds. She was in poor physical shape when she decided to join a fitness club near St. Louis two years ago.

About six months later, she was deadlifting in the 200 pound range.

Webb has set several weightlifting records for her age group in Missouri and Illinois.She is a stalwart member of Club Fitness in Wood Lawn, where is known to most members of the club


She works out about twice a week and said she feels so good she has no intention of slowing down.

NFL superstar and fellow powerlifter J.J. Watt tweeted that he's just hoping to live until he's 78, let alone still be deadlifting at 78. "I'm just trying to live to 78, much less deadlift at 78. Touché to you Shirley!" he wrote.