Meet the 73-year-old Ponte Vedra Beach grandmother deadlifting her way into the world record books

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – You do not usually see someone in their 70s lifting nearly 300 pounds. Especially while heavy metal blasts through the gym speakers.

“I was not used to metal,” Masters powerlifter Susan Paxson said. ”Now I play it myself. I was not used to tattoos everywhere. Now I have a tattoo.”

Nocatee resident Susan Paxson is anything but ordinary. The 73-year-old grandmother is a world champion powerlifter…

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