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March 13, 2023 | 10:21 AM
They call her Granny Guns.
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This granny has benefits.
Bodybuilding granny slams haters after saying she ‘belongs in the kitchen’ after a barrage of online trolls.
A new social media star, known only by Granny Gunz, is complicit in internet trolls who claim ‘women are weak’ on a viral TikTok featuring a 65-year-old pumping iron and baking cookies.
her breakout Video posted Thursday — also International Women’s Day — and she has amassed nearly 800,000 followers and over 26.7 million likes. @65_strong channel.
“For all of my fellow female fitness enthusiasts,” reads the clip’s caption.
Footage shows Granny Guns, whose full identity has not been revealed, shares some of the hateful comments she received in the video before cutting to several women lifting weights. I’m here.
Non-traditional content creators weren’t afraid to capitalize on the stereotype that caring for grandmothers often feeds their grandchildren a ton of home-baked treats.
You can see Granny Guns on one of her TikToks pumping iron in the gym — before cutting to a shot of her holding a tray of cookies, saying that this is how she behaves “other times” when she’s not at the gym.
Several of GG’s devoted followers also participated in the video.
“Love this! And all the amazing women in this video,” one user commented.
“I love strong women,” commented another.
“Anyone who says ‘women are weak’ is the most unstable and angry person I’ve ever met,” accused a third party.
The Post reached out to Granny Gunz for comment on her new influencer status.
On the other hand, she has some competitors. Hawaii lawyers set the bar high for viral sensations of a certain age.
Ilene Block is indistinguishable after turning 60 and becoming a super-fit bodybuilder.
Brock, now 63, has struggled with dieting and weight loss all his life. So when she was a big 6-0, she decided to take a step back from things and eat normally without following any of her plans.
But by doing this she gained 30 pounds and it bothered her.
It wasn’t until she saw a photo on social media of Megafit Architect Joan McDonald, 76, that Brock decided to turn things around. Brock signed up for a macro-based program in 2020 because he was inspired by the McDonald’s story.
“Within a year I lost 40 pounds and felt better,” Block told Caters. “I always wanted to do a bodybuilding show, but due to my busy career as a lawyer and raising my children, I couldn’t commit to doing it while I was in my 30s.
It all started when a Maui, Hawaii woman with a newfound passion for fitness decided to reach out to a coach to prepare for a bodybuilding show. She has competed in not one but two figure bodybuilding shows since then, and she plans to continue.
“I still can’t believe I was able to do this,” Brock admitted. “When I walked on stage in a bikini, posing so confident and confident, I was like, ‘Am I really doing this?'”
She trains six times a week, with an emphasis on weightlifting, and boasts that she weighed back to 120 pounds at her wedding in her early 20s before taking the stage at one of her shows.
“I used to exercise, but I never pushed myself out of my comfort zone and I was in a rut with what I was doing,” Brock explained. “I want to prove that stereotypes aren’t true and that women can do whatever they want at any age.”
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