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Adam Cailler

'Girl Hercules' could power lift when she was 8 and comes from legendary family

A woman once dubbed the "World's Strongest Girl" for being able to lift four times her own body weight at the age of 14 comes from a legendary Ukrainian family.

Varya Akulova, now 30, went viral as a teenager for her impressive strength, which seemed even more extraordinary considering her slight frame and small muscles at the time.

Her parents noticed their daughter, also nicknamed "Girl Hercules", was unusually strong when she was just a toddler and the youngster began competing in and winning power-lifting competitions at the age of seven.

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