A NINE-year-old from Mississippi has turned into a rockstar bodybuilder at her local gym after joining fitness as a toddler when her mother received an urgent health warning. Stella, who goes by @thelittlebeast.stella on Instagram, first made headlines in 2020 after a video revealed the tiny weightlifter was lifting nearly twice her own weight.
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InstagramIn 2020, she first made headlines for lifting nearly twice her weight '/ '
InstagramStella first started working out with her mother Shelley '/ ' Yahoo News reported that Stella's weightlifting journey began after her mother, Shelley Yoakum, was told by a doctor in 2016 that she should lose weight. At the time, Yoakum weighed around 350 lbs. It wasn't long before she jumped into the fitness world, bringing her daughter to the gym with her as she was unable to get childcare. As Yoakum worked out, Stella became increasingly interested in lifting weights and started her own bodybuilding routine. Read More on Bodybuilding
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IN THE FAMILY I'm a bodybuilder - people are shocked by my 'jacked' 7-seven-old daughter "Everyone at the gym thinks Stella is awesome, but I have had some mixed reactions from people who have requestioned whether her weightlifting is safe," Yoakum told Yahoo News in 2020. "I would never put my child at risk. She pushes herself — there's nobody forcing her to do this." "Stella is headstrong and confident and I am so proud of her," Yoakum added. As she supports her daughter's passion, Yoakum has also hit impressive milestones in her weight-loss journey. Most read in News RAPPER BUSTED Shock vid shows rapper tackled by cops in 'surprise arrest' in front of crowd 'HE TOOK HER' Casey Anthony breaks silence on daughter's death to blame dad in shock twist DEADLY PLAN UVA 'shooter waited until return to campus before fatal attack killing three' LAST WORDS Eerie post from student shared hours before 4 pals killed in 'crime of passion' DEATH RIDDLE Chilling call linked to deaths of Idaho students killed in 'crime of passion' COPS SLAMMED JonBenét Ramsey's dad breaks silence after major update pageant queen's murder In 2020, Yahoo News reported that she lost nearly 100 lbs since she began working out. On Stella's Instagram account – which is run by her mother and a social media management company – the nine-year-old regularly posts videos and photos of her working out. Over the summer, the young weightlifter shared a post of her squatting her body weight three times. "I think I need to retest for a new PR soon!!" the of the video read. Since she started her weightlifting training, Stella has taken home multiple medals. Read More on The US Sun
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