Posted on 10/24/2009 8:10:12 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A muscle-bound boy has been entered into the Guinness Book of Records after performing an incredible physical stunt.
Romanian Giuliano Stroe, five, has been training since the age of two in Italy - where he lives with his family - and now the hard work has finally paid off.
He was entered into the record books earlier this year after performing some impressive 'hand-walking' skills to a panel of judges and an astonished audience on an Italian TV show .
The exceptional pre-schooler performed the fastest ever 10m hand walk with a weight ball between his legs to the delight of the studio audience.
And he has now become an internet hit after hundreds of thousands of people watched a clip of him performing the stunt on YouTube.
Father Iulian Stroe, 33, said: 'He has been going to the gym with me ever since he was born. I always took him with me when I went training.'
He added there is no danger of the youngster harming himself, saying: 'I have been training hard all my life myself.
'He is never allowed to practice on his own, he is only a child and if he gets tired we go and play.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Poor kid. I wonder how tall he’ll grow.
The future governor of California. I hope he studies economics better than the Arnold.
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Heck, at this rate he could even be POTUS...
Ummm.... I’ll take “Not Healthy” for $100 Alex.
Wow, that kid is ripped. I didn’t realize someone that young could develop that kind of muscle tone and size.
Makes you wonder what “drugs” or supplements they’re giving him....
“Heck, at this rate he could even be POTUS...”
He couldn’t since he’s Italian and not a natural born citizen of the US
Oops! I forgot, that doesn’t seem to matter anymore.
My Bad!
He's probably done growing.
Myth. However tall he eventually becomes, it will have nothing to do with weight training.
(lol)
6 pack, I didn’t see anmy beer!
It’s not a myth that bones grow first, then muscle. tAking steroids to enhance muscle growth inhibits bone growth.
Also, it’s not healthy for a growing kid to lack skin fat. “baby fat” is the energy consumed to grow tall.
Can you provide a link to back that up?
I'd like to be proven wrong here. I have a friend that won numerous powerlifting titles when he was younger and he tells me to keep my daughter away from weight training until late teens..
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