Shirley Webb considers her gym in Illinois a 'second home'.

The 78-year-old grandma is a stalwart member of Club Fitness in Wood Lawn, where she is known to most members of the club.

Going several times a week, she can often be seen in the weights section working out.

But the gym junkie recently reached quite a milestone on her favorite exercise - deadlifting - by picking up a bar loaded with 245 pounds of weights.

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Shirley Webb, 78, is pictured lifting a bar loaded with 245 pounds of weights during a trip to her gym in Illinois

The 78-year-old grandma is a stalwart member of Club Fitness in Wood Lawn

To put that weight in perspective, the standard lift weight of a 165-pound woman would be about 160 pounds. A 180-pound man would lift about 275 pounds.

The accomplishment came as no surprise to Webb's trainer, John Wright, who has been filming her workouts and putting them on the gym's Facebook page.

'About four to five weeks ago, she was actually able to hit 245 pounds,' Wright told ABC News.

'Shirley can definitely outdo and lift more than, I'd say, over 90 percent of the people who come to this gym.'

Hardcore: Shirley Webb is a gym junkie can out-lift most of the men at her gym

Amazingly, Webb had never stepped foot in a gym until two years ago. She had never lifted before.

Her inspiration to join was to accompany her 20-year-old granddaughter.

'When I first started, if I was on the floor, I couldn't even get up without the help of a chair or someone to help me up,' Webb told ABC.

'And the stairs? I could barely get up holding onto the railing.'

'You don't have to go and lift 200 pounds, but anyone - no matter what age - can and work out,' Webb said

But Webb has a 'competitive spirit' and, within a few weeks, her fitness levels had progressed immensely.

After a few months she began to powerlift. She started out slowly, with a little over 40 pounds, but then moved up to 100 and then over 200. She has not looked back since.

Shirley Webb is a stalwart member of Club Fitness in Wood Lawn, where is known to most members of the club

Webb has competed in two regional competitions and is preparing for another in June.

'I've just always wanted to do the best I could in anything I've ever done,' Webb said.

'I hope my story encourages others to want to do the same. You don't have to go and lift 200 pounds, but anyone - no matter what age - can go out there and work out.