Strongman events runs in the family for Mitchell O'Shea who, under the guidance of his experienced father, has just set three Australian records.
abc.net.au/news/queensland-powerlifting-championships-mitchell-oshea-12yo-boy/102307138Mitchell O'Shea may be a slightly built, softly spoken 12-year-old, but he can now lay claim to being one of the strongest kids in the country.
Mitchell lifted a record 80 kilograms in the deadlift, more than twice his 37.5kg body weight, holding the weight for several seconds to claim the title."I've been around strongman powerlifting since I was a toddler … but I never really knew that I was going to start properly competing in it." "It doesn't feel outstanding, because I knew I could do these, but it was good to be able to perform them on the stage at that time," he said.Mitchell has grown up around strongman events, with his father Tim O'Shea a former competitive strongman and powerlifter."I've been lucky enough. I've done four or five powerlifting nationals and I've done the powerlifting worlds [championships] in Argentina.
"A vast majority of what he does is normal kid stuff, like riding his bike and you know, swimming, the surf and whatever else we do, and then he plays footy," Mr O'Shea said."It 100 per cent comes down to what he feels like doing.Raising the bar
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