Unbelievable: granny (78) dead-lifts 102kgs

Shirley Webb from East Alton, Illinois, has gone viral after proving that age truly is nothing but a number.

In a video posted on YouTube, she can be seen dead-lifting 225 pounds.

The elderly woman started lifting in 2014 after she joined her local Club Fitness gym, and two years later, she is now an inspiration to elderly people around the world.

"At the time, I couldn't walk up the stairs unless I held on to the handrail, and if I got on the floor, I couldn't get up without a chair. Now I can come right up off the floor. The harder I work out, the better I feel" Webb told Today.

Not only did she win dead-lifting titles at the Missouri State Powerlifting and Midwest Open in June 2015, but she also set a state record for her age group when she dead-lifted 97 kilograms at a competition in Illinois.

In the below video, Webb can be seen lifting 102-kilograms.