Are teenage elite weightlifters on steroids?

[ViKtoricus]

I think all elite weightlifters in the olympic level dope. I mean... seriously, heavyweights who clean+jerk 500+ pounds??

But I was wondering... One time I was hanging around in some website and they showed a footage of some 14-year old chinese boy who cleaned and jerked more than 300 pounds. He probably was weighing 150 pounds, I estimate.

Is that kind of strength achievable through the reliance of puberty testosterone? Or do you need roids to achieve that? He was only 14 and I'm curious if his coaches have let him dope already.

[Bert]

I would think it was achievable and would hope a 14 yearold wasn't jackn test.