Chinese fitness-athlete Cheng Lu, 21, has quickly risen to great popularity in the social media.Cheng Lu was inspired by the gym workouts after the bodybuilding championships. Kuaishou / @Xiaobabilulu

King Kong Barbie -favorite known as the 155-foot-one athlete told to increase its allotment of 120 pounds, more than twice its own weight of iron. He has 300 000 followers on the asian social media sites.

Cheng was inspired by the gym for almost two years backwards. The impetus came when a friend took her to see a bodybuilding competition.

I think in the race to be the women looked very beautiful and healthy. It made a deep impression on me, he told me.

Traditionally in China it is thought that women have to be weak to look beautiful, but who said we should not do the same things as men, such as Mulan (the legendary chinese woman warrior) once.

Cheng reached the last year of the fourth mode of the body structure of the Chinese championships. He wants to race also in the future.

Praise, in addition to the fitness of the athlete has also received criticism.

Many have said that they don’t understand, why do I like young women want to look ripped. They have even said, you won’t find a man for myself, Cheng told reporters.

– I see that we all have their own concept of beauty and life values. I want a healthy body and also helps others in the same objective.

Cheng Lu told he can lift 120 pounds foot allotment. Kuaishou / @Xiaobabilulu

Sources: Dailymail.co.uk and Msn.com