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Lift Like a Girl!

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  • Aired: 07/26/2012
  • 03:03
  • Rating: TV-PG
Cheryl Haworth is a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in the world. As the 300-pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter prepares for Beijing 2008, she struggles with injury, confidence, and her place in a world where larger women are not readily accepted.
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