Girl Hercules' Could Lift Her Entire Family At 12, And This Is What She Looks Like Now
By
Michael Avery in
Bizarre
On 3rd March 2017
We've all met someone who does some form of body building. These power junkies love to lift and are committed to building as much strength as humanly possible. Usually, though, body builders are well into adulthood. Have you ever met a 12-year-old girl that could lift four grown men at once? I'm guessing not.
Some considered Varya Akulova the strongest girl in the world when she wowed the world with her superhuman strength as a child. She's now 25 years old and has gotten out of professional weight lifting. You should hear her story!
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Here's a photo of Varya Akulova with her family when she was a child.
The family, from Krivoy Rog, Ukraine, had no idea they had the world's strongest woman on their hands. She would start lifting weights by the age of four.
This is Varya when she was less than 10 years old.
That's her father, a circus strongman, on her back.
From a young age, Varya took a liking to her father's profession.
The Ukranian youngster started lifting weights when she was about 4 years old.
Her parents recognized her superhuman talents quickly – and by the age of seven, Varya had already been entered into powerlifting competitions.
At the age of eight, she set her first Guinness World Record by lifting 220 pounds when she weighed a mere 88 pounds.
By the time Varya was 12, she was able to lift both of her parents off the ground.
What you can't see in this image are the three giant kettle balls that she's also lifting.
Today Varya is 25 years old.
She's not currently lifting competitively, but she works in the fitness industry as a personal trainer.
At her peak, Varya lifted a max weight of 700kg.
That's over 1500 pounds! These gentlemen in the background look like they're wishing they could lift as much as this strong woman.
Varya doesn't only lift weights.
It's hard to lift just one of these - how is she lifting five?
Hopefully Varya's joints are still healthy after years of strain from a young age.
Perhaps Varya will join a circus, like her father, and travel to a town near you!
