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Meet the 14-year-old US boy who can lift twice his weight

New Delhi: A 14 year old boy Jake Schellenschlager, from Glen Burnie, Maryland, has been setting world records for his weight class, under 123 pounds  after devoting himself to training for the last two-and-a-half years.He



Though maximum people think that it is too early for Jake's body to adopt weight training his father insist it is safe on the growing boy's body.

According to  USA Powerlifting, thousands of teens compete across the country and its youngest competitors are 14. There are also youth programs where children as young as eight lift weights for fun.

On the other side the American Academy of Pediatrics has warned growing kids against powerlifting .

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