What do you want to be when you grow up? People like to ask their children the same question. Jake Schclenschiager from the US had different answers to the question when he was a little boy. However, he had his final answer at the age of 12. After seeing his father doing weightlifting (举重)，he had a big dream —he wanted to be the strongest kid in the world. Jake told us "Like father, like son". He also said, "My father is super strong, so I want to be as strong as my dad."
To make his dream come true, Jake trained (训练)very hard. When his friends were playing games, he spent his time on weightlifting. After two years of hard work, the boy was able to lift more than twice his own weight. Now he trains every day and hopes to lift (举起) more weights.
Jake has talked about his love of weightlifting and his dream to many people. However, not everyone is excited about it. Some people are worried that too much training may be bad for the growing of the boy's body. Jake's parents say they don't worry about their son's health because he gets regular check-ups (体格检查)and good training.
