It's clearly a tough job being a Mariah Carey backing dancer and, judging by these pictures, pumping iron and regular daily workouts are definitely in order.

These guys certainly earned their pay checks today when they were called upon to hoist Mariah high into the air as she sang live on the Today Show.

If the rumors are true, MooMoo is supposedly preggers.

If that's true, not sure she should be performing tricks like this in her condition.

More pictures of Mariah below...