Lucy Milgrim, 9, went viral on Instagram after deadlifting 180 lbs. at the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio on March 7
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Lucy, who weighs 60 lbs., lifted over three times her bodyweight and holds three USA Powerlifting records
The elementary school student also wrestles competitively and trains up to five times a week
A 9-year-old girl has gone viral after deadlifting a whopping 180 lbs.!
Lucy Milgrim, from New York, recently sent social media into a spin when sheposted a video of herselflifting the impressive weight on Instagram, racking up 3.1 million likes and 60 million views.
The elementary school student performed the lift while attending the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio on March 7.
The clip shows Lucy warming up by jogging on the spot and shaking her arms as the announcer calls her name whileThunderstruckby ACDC plays in the background.
While those working at the event begin to plate her barbell bar, Lucy is then seen jumping up and down while taking deep breaths, wearing pink and blue shoes, pigtails and her custom-made weight-lifting belt.
With the crowd cheering and screaming her name, she then got into position and pulled the weighted bar up to her waist, completing the 180 lb. deadlift in one motion — a new personal best.
The schoolgirl weighs 60 lbs., according toUSA Today, meaning she impressively lifted more than three times her own bodyweight.
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As soon as she put the barbell bar back on the floor, Lucy immediately beamed with joy and threw up her arms to flex her muscles.
She told the news outlet that her favorite part of powerlifting is when she hits a "really big weight."
Lucy is trained by her proud father, Brett Milgrim, who said that his daughter has "always been this naturally strong kid," adding that she has a "different baseline than most kids".
Along with deadlifting 180 lbs., Lucy can squat 150 lbs. and bench press 85 lbs. Her mom, Michelle Milgrim, also said that she has set three U.S, records through the USA Powerlifting organization.
The child prodigy has also wrestled competitively for three years. She attends practice four to five times a week and then also trains in the family's gym once a week.
The 9-year-old told USA Today: "My mom and dad; they were working out in the gym, and I saw them doing all this cool stuff, and I wanted to try it too."
She added: "I got interested in wrestling because my dad [is] a wrestling coach and he used to bring me and my brother to wrestling practices."
In addition to being trained by her dad, Lucy is also being taught the sport by Olympic medalist Vougar Oroudjov. Oroudjov wonbronzefor light-flyweight wrestling at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
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