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Karenjeet Kaur Bains is the real-life Clark Kent. She’s a chartered accountant who fuels herself high-protein meals by Huel and transforms into superwoman, deadlifting 175 kg in her home gym. With all that superpower it’s unsurprising she has a few titles under her belt: Commonwealth powerlifting champion, Guinness World Record holder, five times England and five times British Champion and the first British Sikh woman to represent her country at both the European and World Championships. But it’s not just Karenjeet collecting the trophies, her whole family are competitive athletes: an ex-bodybuilder, an athletics champion, two national level hurdlers and a pro wrestler. Karenjeet’s two year old niece is even showing potential to be an Olympian. Here's how this superwoman discovered her power... This Great Big Story is powered by @HuelYT #PoweredByHuel #ad #powerlifting #superwoman 💪 Head to https://buff.ly/3Sfntxe to fuel your own superhero story. 00:00 Meet the real life superwoman 01:02 Meet her super family 02:21 Growing up strong 04:08 Strength is for everyone 04:33 Training 06:45 Setting a world record 07:34 The next challenge Lead Producer: Annabel Fraser DoP: James Rayner Camera: Steve Kelly and Stuart Smillie Sound: Louis Fitton Edit: James Rayner Additional Footage: The Small Green Studio Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: http://patreon.com/GreatBigStory Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/