{"id":17104,"date":"2026-04-02T21:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17104"},"modified":"2026-04-02T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:06:00","slug":"meet-the-9-year-old-who-can-lift-3-times-her-body-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17104","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 9-year-old who can lift 3 times her body weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-fb26c1\" class=\"body-graf\">At an all-ages competition in Ohio last month, Lucy Milgrim deadlifted 180 pounds in pigtails and a custom weight belt to set her third American record with USA Powerlifting as AC\/DC\u2019s \u201cThunderstruck\u201d blasted in the background.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,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\" alt=\"NBC News Icon\" class=\"styles_icon__wRwWv\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-5e6999\" class=\"body-graf\">The lift immediately caught the attention of professional powerlifters and racked up 60 million views on an Instagram video showing her lifting roughly three times her weight. The athlete who achieved the feat? A 9-year-old fourth grader from Long Island, New York.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9501ba\" class=\"body-graf\">Lucy is now considered among the top young powerlifters in the country after just her first year in the sport.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0755ac\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI felt really excited, and I was really pumped that I hit that weight,\u201d Lucy said. \u201cI\u2019ve been going at it for a while, and that was the first time I hit it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-ac34b4\" class=\"body-graf\">As a youth powerlifter, Lucy is among athletes as young as 8 who compete in bench pressing, dead lifting and squatting. Through USA Powerlifting, the largest powerlifting organization in the country, youth lifters can participate at the local level and progress to regional, national and international competitions. On average, youth nationals include 50 to 100 participants, while local meets typically feature 10 to 20.<\/p>\n<section id=\"anchor-f0b7c1\" class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\"\/>\n<p id=\"anchor-4b55e5\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThe impact this sport has on youth is pretty incredible,\u201d said Heather Faas, a powerlifter of 13 years and the executive director of USA Powerlifting. \u201cIt helps with self-awareness and having fun, while also executing these lifts with great form and technique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e21be1\" class=\"body-graf\">And Lucy\u2019s achievements are impressing athletes who have been lifting since long before she was born. In addition to her 180-pound deadlift, Lucy set the bench press record at 74 pounds and the squat record at 131 pounds.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4fa127\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty rare that we see an athlete, especially someone her size, be able, mentally and physically, to lift three times their body weight,\u201d Faas added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-341f84\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThat\u2019s a big deal for adult athletes to eventually attain, so for a youth of her age to do that is incredible,\u201d she added, noting that she\u2019s never seen anyone quite like Lucy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii styles_portrait__NEQhG\" id=\"anchor-0aac19\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"3126\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-3-rs-890271.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-3-rs-890271.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-3-rs-890271.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-3-rs-890271.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-3-rs-890271.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy Milgrim during a training session.\" height=\"3126\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Lucy Milgrim during a training session.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy of Milgrim family<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-c30ebd\" class=\"body-graf\">The achievements and records are especially exciting for the 9-year-old, who says her primary athletic focus is wrestling, which she trains for about four or five days a week with her two coaches \u2014 her dad and Vougar Oroudjov, an Olympic bronze medalist in light-flyweight wrestling.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-ed4209\" class=\"body-graf\">About a year ago, Lucy began powerlifting after one of her wrestling \u201cbesties\u201d joined.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-799d7b\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIt\u2019s really the type of sport where the more work you put into it, the more you get out of it. And powerlifting is very similar in that sense,\u201d Lucy\u2019s dad, Brett Milgrim, said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-52e677\" class=\"body-graf\">Milgrim said he prioritizes Lucy\u2019s safety. Coaches do not emphasize max lifts, and the training often includes \u201cmicro-plates,\u201d which allow for smaller, safer weight increases suited to her size. He added that proper posture and technique are always emphasized.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-364fdb\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI want smooth reps each time, focusing on postural control and being able to repeat that over and over again,\u201d said Milgrim, who is also a former wrestler.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii styles_portrait__NEQhG\" id=\"anchor-b5b661\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"3127\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-4-rs-4e3358.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-4-rs-4e3358.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-4-rs-4e3358.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-4-rs-4e3358.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim-4-rs-4e3358.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy Milgrim, second from left, with her parents and brother.\" height=\"3127\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Lucy Milgrim, second from left, with her parents and brother.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy of Milgrim family<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-a6868a\" class=\"body-graf\">In fact, Lucy\u2019s mom, Michelle, added that her daughter has only attempted maximum weights at three competitions \u2014 including the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f5bd41\" class=\"body-graf\">In the video, Milgrim is seen shaking out her arms before stepping up to the bar, wearing a powerlifting belt with her first name, pink shoes and knee-high socks. With her dad behind her, she lifts the bar for a few seconds before releasing it, beaming a smile as she flexes her muscles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-40f743\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWhat I like about powerlifting that I can\u2019t do in wrestling is that I get to put on makeup while I lift and have a pretty hairstyle,\u201d she added. \u201cIn wrestling, I can only do battle braids or ponytails.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii styles_portrait__NEQhG\" id=\"anchor-4b3a17\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"3125\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim3-rs-708cfc.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim3-rs-708cfc.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim3-rs-708cfc.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim3-rs-708cfc.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260402-Lucy-Milgrim3-rs-708cfc.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy Milgrim and other youth lifters at the USA Powerlifting Youth Nationals.\" height=\"3125\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Lucy Milgrim and other youth lifters at the USA Powerlifting Youth Nationals.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">USA POWERLIFTING<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-bf04f3\" class=\"body-graf\">And Lucy says her athletic success is already inspiring others. At a state wrestling match on March 15, a 5-year-old girl introduced herself. The girl\u2019s brother told Lucy\u2019s mother that his sister said she hopes \u201cto be the next Lucy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-394494\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIt makes me feel really excited and great that lots of little girls are looking up to me,\u201d Lucy said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-cb002b\" class=\"body-graf\">Despite her already impressive strength, Lucy is thinking long term.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1d2005\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">\u201cI want to be an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling,\u201d she said, \u201cand I want to open my own wrestling club and beat my dad\u2019s record.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/meet-9-year-old-can-lift-3-body-weight-rcna266006\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At an all-ages competition in Ohio last month, Lucy Milgrim deadlifted 180 pounds in pigtails and a custom weight belt to set her third American record with USA Powerlifting as AC\/DC\u2019s \u201cThunderstruck\u201d blasted in the background. 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