Meet Jayde, the six-year-old gym enthusiast who has been competing in weightlifting competitions with her mother.
Megan Warburg, 31, of Moultrie, Georgia, is an avid gym fan and weightlifter, and one day her six-year-old daughter, Jayde, decided to join her hobby.
Now, Jayde has been competing in weightlifting competitions and winning gold medals in the process.
Megan said: ‘Jayde wanted to start lifting weights because she went to the gym with me and saw me lifting! As soon as he started and realized how strong it is, he became very passionate about it.’
After 10 years of working out in the gym, Megan decided she wanted to take her fitness to a new level – with Olympic weightlifting.
She may only be six years old, but Jayde (pictured) is a huge gym fanatic and has been competing in weightlifting competitions with her mother.
The young woman decided that she wanted to dedicate herself to this sport after seeing her mother fall in love with it.
According to mom Megan, Jayde “has been competing in weightlifting competitions and winning gold medals in the process.”
After attending a few weightlifting training sessions, Megan began to fall in love with the sport and her daughter, Jayde, decided she wanted to get involved too.
Under the watchful eye of her mother and her coach, the little girl began to learn the ropes quickly and began to develop a passion for weightlifting.
Then, side by side, the weightlifting duo decided they wanted to go further and participate in competitions and meets at the gym.
Jayde has competed in two weightlifting competitions and won gold in both and has now inspired her mother to do the same.
Megan hopes to compete alongside her daughter in her next weightlifting competition and her goal is to follow her daughter to victory.
Having competed in competitions, Jayde has never cracked under the weight of pressure and, with a personal best of 12.5kg (in the clean and jerk), hopes to achieve great things.
Jayde loves her new hobby and her favorite part is getting to spend more time with her mom.
Megan says she “hopes to compete alongside her daughter (pictured) in her next weightlifting competition.”
Despite what many people may think, Megan says that weight lifting is perfectly safe for young children, as long as proper technique and supervision is used.
WORKOUT: Jayde is shown working out in the gym so she can work on her lifting and improve her personal bests.
Megan has competed in two weightlifting competitions so far and won gold in both.
Megan said: “She loves talking about it with her friends because they tell her she’s strong and she’s amazing.” She loves being able to do it with her mother.
‘We both love and enjoy this sport!
‘As long as you have a good coach and focus on your technique, it’s perfectly safe too!
‘She goes to training every week and is improving! The way she has progressed with her self-confidence is my favorite part.
The youngster (pictured) has continued to thrive in the sport under the watchful eye of her mother and coach.
According to Megan, Jayde has a “great support system behind her” that includes both her family and her coach.
‘I don’t have many words to express how proud I am of her. I love watching her compete and put everything into getting better and stronger every day.
“She has a lot of fun and is determined to grow with weightlifting and the fact that we do this together makes it that much better for me.”
‘He now has several friends at our gym who he looks up to and admires and he loves doing this with them too.
‘Your public relations [personal record] In a snatch it weighs 9kg. Their clean, idiotic PR. [personal record] It is 12.5 kg.
‘Jayde has a huge support system behind her. Her mother, her father, her family and her coach have supported her these last few months and she has grown tremendously. “We are all excited to see her continue to thrive.”