“That’s one of the most impressive things I’ve seen in a long time,” said a Joe Gibbs Racing crew member, stunned and flabbergasted to see a math teacher bench more than 300 pounds, putting his crew’s PR to shame. The regular workout session quickly turned into a shocker for the crew when the lady powerhouse joined them to shatter their expectations after she broke her record of benching 323 pounds, going against the JGR crew.

The JGR crew did not anticipate such a turnaround when Jennifer Thompson, an 11-time powerlifting champion, joined them for a quick workout disguised as a teacher. Shortly after a few sets in, the powerlifter started adding more plates and lifting clean, eventually getting the crew all astonished with one guy saying, “They’re fooling us, man. That’s somebody else.”

Jennifer Thompson’s shock and awe stun Joe Gibbs’ men

Anyone who has stepped inside a gym to train weights, break their record, and push beyond their limit knows what it’s like to bench over 300 pounds. For regular guys, it’s a PR record that we’ll cherish for the rest of our lives, but for I.P.F. powerlifter Jennifer Thompson, that’s just another day in the office. The 105 world record holder last year broke the internet, letting out her fury when detractors dismissed her capabilities, belittling her with “fake plate comments.”

In response, the math teacher posted an Instagram video where she benches a staggering 325 pounds of raw weight clean off. That was her strategy—to shock and awe her naysayers. Recently, when the TRD-JGR crew was in for a workout, the powerlifter happened to be there and asked to join in, introducing herself as Jen, a regular gym goer, not as a powerlifter who could move mountains.

While some crew members knew who she was and what she was capable of, others didn’t. And boy, oh boy, soon they found that out the hard way. 185 pounds was more like a piece of cake, with the 49-year-old obliterating it with a humble smile on her face. She then asked to bump up the weight, which the men obliged to do, hoping to beat her. But she was given a reality check when Strongwoman decided to break her own record of 323 lbs, adding three plates on each side, and went for the 325 lbs mark.

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Thompson’s befitting reply to “fake plate” haters

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Inducted into the I.P.F. Hall of Fame, Jennifer Thompson is considered one of the strongest women, if not one of the strongest humans alive. She holds the record for locking out 323 lbs during competition and is an icon for weightlifters and women athletes across the world. Posting a video on her social media, the powerlifter shut up the hate campaign against her in the most brutal way—beating 325.05 lbs.

“I’m just going to beat all the “fake plates” comments from the get go!” Wrote the Iron Lady as he powered through then showed the whole wide world, putting the weights on a weighing scale. Rubbing salt into the open wound, she then asked her haters, “One more single training day to go before @usapowerlifting @arnoldsports What should I go for ???” 

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