What do children usually wish on their birthday? Most often, grow strong and healthy. Are these concepts really identical? And how do they actually measure the strength of babies? Our article has answers to all these questions. In addition, we will talk about kids-strongmen who are included in the rating of "10 most powerful children of the planet."
Strong child - means healthy?
Some parents are so inspired by the success of their offspring in performing acrobatic exercises that the first place is the dream of a child’s stellar sports future, and health care (both physical and sometimes psychological) is relegated to the background. Frequent hard training leads to the depletion of a fragile body.
Then the question arises as to whether a strong child is really healthy? Unfortunately, overwork can lead to health problems. Even despite the fact that the baby can enjoy doing exercises and achieve high results, it is important for adults to remember that his body is not yet formed. Physical training, designed for adults, violates the normal development of the child’s musculoskeletal system, its muscle mass, deviations in the work of internal organs, lag in intellectual and mental development are possible.
At the same time, feasible systematic physical education or any kind of sport enhance health, increase strength and endurance, shape character and temper the body. In this case, the statement should be formulated differently: healthy people are the strongest children.
How to determine the strength?
You can determine whether a child is strong or not using standard methods. First of all, anthropometric measurements are carried out. Muscle strength can be calculated using a method such as dynamometry using special instruments.
Endurance, the ability to perform complex sports elements are determined directly in the training process.
The strongest boy in the world
To date, the strongest child in the world is Stroy Giuliano. At the age of 5, he was already listed in the Guinness Book of Records for having walked 10 meters, while holding his feet with a 15-pound ball. Since 2004, the boy does not cease to amaze the world with his records, demonstrating the extraordinary strength and development of muscles. In the photo below - the strongest child in the world, Giuliano Stroy, at the age of 5 years.
Champion's younger brother
The younger brother of Giuliano Stroy, whose name is Claudio, also shows the world incredible physical abilities. Is this an innate talent or the result of hard work? Given the fact that both brothers have extraordinary strength, it is easy to assume that such results were achieved due to regular loads.
By the way, the coach of both boys is their father. The public even accused him of child abuse. But the papa record holder claims that children are engaged exclusively at will and also undergo regular medical examinations.
Richard Sandrak - Ukrainian self-taught athlete
Another little strongman is Richard Sandrack. He was born in 1992 in Ukraine, but soon emigrated with his parents to America. Unlike Stroy, the boy’s father was not an athlete. Nevertheless, at the age of three, the baby was not interested in cars, but in rods and weights. From this age, he began to lift a small weight daily, and at 7 years old his parents hired a professional trainer. Then Richard became a real celebrity. He began to be invited to shoot in various popular shows with the participation of famous athletes. In particular, Sandrack became a member of such iconic American television shows as Mr. Olympia, Arnold Classic, and Mr. USA. And in 2005, the boy became the lead author of the program “Training Little Hercules”.
Currently, the teenager continues to act in shows, films, participate in activities that popularize sports and healthy lifestyles among children and youth.
Strong child - what is he like? A photo of Richard Sandrack at age 7 is presented to your attention in this section.
Child Bodybuilding Instructor
In addition to the abilities for athletic exercises, CJ Center, a strong man from America, has the talent of a businessman. In his 10 years, he not only has the body of a professional athlete, but also works as a fitness trainer. The boy writes and sells discs on which he teaches his peers the basics of athletics and bodybuilding, using the author's technique. The video is very popular, and for many boys, CJ has become a real idol, an example to follow.
But doctors say that the physical activity promoted by Center has nothing to do with a healthy lifestyle. On the contrary, such exercises harm the growing body: they disrupt metabolic processes and the development of the musculoskeletal system, increase the level of childhood injuries, and also contribute to the formation of psychological problems for children and adolescents associated with a distorted perception of their own body and capabilities.
Young Jinlong - a hero from China
The power of Yang Jinlong (the strongest boy from China) is truly a gift of nature. The kid does not differ in toned muscles, moreover, is overweight. Sports training a child has never attracted. Nevertheless, at 9 years old, the boy showed remarkable strength, carrying his 90-pound father on his back. To date, Young has not won any awards, but his street shows, in which he carries bags of cement and drags a two-ton car with him, are very popular.
As Young Jinlong proved, strong children do not have to be athletic. The photo of the Chinese hero is a clear confirmation of this.
Powerlifter Teen
Jake Schellenschlyager is a boy who at the age of 14 became a professional powerlifter. A strong child lifts a weight twice that of his own, which is a world record. Jake competes in professional weightlifting.
The most muscular child
American boy Liam Hoestr suffers from a rare disease - accelerated muscle growth and rapid fat burning. That is why the baby has an athletic physique with embossed muscles. The child regularly takes part in various sports competitions and becomes a winner.
Strong Girls
It turned out that the strongest children are not only boys. Small female representatives can also compete.
The first place among girls is Ukrainian Akulova Varvara. The girl inherited the power from her ancestors. Vari's mother and father - circus athletes - developed the daughter's abilities from a year old. At 5 years, the baby could lift a weight several times greater than her own. At 8 years old, the girl was entered in the Book of Records for the fact that she lifted the weight of 100 kg. And at the age of 14, she was able to lift 300 kg, which also became a world record. Despite such achievements, Varya is not at all like a strong woman - she does not have prominent muscles, but is distinguished by her femininity and proportionality of forms. Photos of Barbara Akulova can be seen below.
No less successful was the fifteen-year-old Maryana Naumova. She is the first woman to take part in the Mr. Olympia American powerlifting competition, lifting 145 kg. Mariyana is the owner of 20 world records and the winner of many international competitions.
Ten-year-old Naomi Katin hit the world with her record. She lifted 97.5 kg with a dead weight of 42 kg. Doctors cannot explain the girl’s unusual strength. And the strongwoman continues to surprise with new records and victories in international competitions.
Despite incredible achievements in sports, doctors cannot recommend such loads to children. Specialists are inclined to believe that in adulthood, strong children expect various health complications. Moderate sports exercises - this is the recipe for real strength and strong immunity.