A 10-year-old girl in New Jersey is now the world-record holder for the raw squat event. According to Off the Bench and a handful of other sources, young Naomi Kutin set a world record for the 97-pound division in the raw squat event by lifting an astounding 215 pounds at the RAW Unity weightlifting championships in Texas.

Full story and video here, tho the video seems to be of another meet. Still, amazing accomplishment. Here’s another story with pictures from the record-breaking event. And if you Google her name, you’ll find other videos like a 193# deadlift (another record).

What I love is her ambition:

“When I was younger, my friends would be doing a lot of things that I couldn’t do, and I wanted to do something extraordinary,” an excited Kutin said. “I wanted to break a record of some sort and I just really wanted to get this record.”

What were YOU doing at 10 years old?

You can’t just walk into a gym and squat 215#. That takes a lot of time, hard work, dedication, sacrifice. That’s a HELL of a lot to ask of and expect from a 10-year-old, tho they certainly have the ability to do it.

And of course, some are probably going to freak out about a “still developing child” lifting such heavy weight, risking health problems, stunting her growth, etc.. To them I say, shut up. Everyone’s bitching about kids not getting enough exercise, and you’re going to bitch when a kid does some extraordinary exercising? and all that it takes to get there? Instead of bitching, why don’t you just shut up and get in the gym yourself, or do something extraordinary with your own life. Leave her alone. I think she’s doing just fine.

Way to go, Naomi!