Andrew Hedrich, Elgin 8-Year-Old, Sets Bench Press World Record (VIDEO)

NBC Chicago:

Andrew Hedrich is not like other 8-year-olds. "I lift a lot more than they do." Hedrich said. "All the girls go, ooooh, ahhh, when they see my muscles. ... It's fun ... I get to be the strongest kid in the world."

He can back up statements like that. Hedrich, an Elgin native, recently set the world-record for bench press with the Raw Powerlifting Federation, at a competition in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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