CANBY, Ore. (KOIN) — At first, Havvy Erich started at the gym simply to exercise. Then something clicked with the now 15-year-old Canby High School student.
I was like, ‘Yo, I should do something with this. Why not power lifting?'” she recalled. “I tried it out and instantly fell in love.”
That love-at-first-lift moment for Havvy has now turned into an Olympic dream. She the state record holder in power lifting and the world record holder in bench press (176 pounds) and dead lift (303 pounds) for her age.
Havvy is also an honor student and a member of the school’s swim team. She’s also got some advice for anyone who is interested in diving in to working out.
“Really you just got to go to the gym (and) don’t be intimated,” she said.
You can learn more about Havvy and watch her workout regiment in the video above.