When we think about kids the first things that usually come to mind are fun, games, playgrounds and sweets. Rarely do we think that children can become professional at something or start a career at such a young age. And that’s where we are wrong! Some kids actually find their true calling while still being incredibly young. Here’s a list of children who decided to become the strongest, fastest and most muscular youngsters in the world. And so they did!
CJ Senter
Have you ever heard about 12-year-old fitness guru? Well you certainly have now. Young CJ Senter is undoubtedly one of the most popular fitness icons right now. Bearing the nickname ‘The Workout Kid’, this talented teenager promotes healthy living and fitness activities better and more vigorously than any grown-up man. His media presence is growing as we speak and he’s inspiring thousands of kids to get healthy and fit.
Yang Jinlong
Can you imagine someone pulling cars at the age of 7? This is exactly what young Yang Jinlong did! He was also strong enough to carry 100-kg cement packs, which quickly made him popular in China. Born in a small town Chuzhou in the Anhui Province, this kid has already seen more countries than most of his peers will ever have the chance. He can now put a rope around his waist, tie it to a huge van, and actually pull it, like a grown-up bodybuilder! Among his other achievements are lifting his father and carrying heavy sacks of cement and rice.
Liam Hoekstra
Liam is a kid with an extremely rare medical diagnosis – he has Muscle Hypertrophy. With this condition his muscles developed incredibly fast at a very young age. At the age of 3 most of his body consisted of muscles! He’s great at gymnastics and at the 4th grade he joined the local hockey team. Nevertheless, Liam is not planning on pursuing the sports career, he just likes being a kid, despite having the muscles of a professional bodybuilder.
Maryana Naumova
Who said that only guys can play the game of strength? Maryana Naumova is a 16-year-old from Russia who has already become a famous female powerlifter. She also holds the title of the Strongest Teenage Girl on Earth. At 15 she entered the Arnold Classic competition, named in honor of Arnold Schwarzenegger, where she bench pressed more than even adults could lift (around 331 lbs). This unique teenager is definitely not planning on stopping there. We’ll hear from her real soon
Naomi Kutin
Naomi is another proof that girls can be just as strong and powerful as boys. Right now Naomi is 13 and she has a few titles up her sleeve and more than a few world records broken. She squatted 215 lbs when she was just 10 years old (which was twice her body weight, even more!) and broke a world record that was set by a guy older than her. Just two years later she took the whole world by surprise when she deadlifted 249 lbs and squatted 231 lbs. That earned her the title ‘Supergirl’
Andrey Kostash
This cutie from Ukraine has been training all his life. He’s just so incredibly fit! Having been training since the age of 5, he can now do more than 4,000 push-ups in just 2 hours. He even broke a world record with this amazing skill! Yet the ambitious kid was still not happy with the result as he was striving for a bigger number – 6,000 push-ups! This kid is bound for greatness and we will probably hear about his achievements real soon!
Varvara Akulova
Varvara was born into a family of Ukrainian circus performers and started lifting weights at the age of 4. She’s entered the Guinness Book of World Records and is often considered to be the strongest girl on Earth. At 10 she set a new record when she lifted 220 lbs, and at the age of 14 she broke her own record by lifting 660 lbs. Surprisingly, Varvara doesn’t have the muscles you’d expect to see on such a strong girl. Experts say that she has very unique genetics that was passed onto her from equally strong relatives.
Jake Schellenschlager
His training started at the tender age of 11, when Jake realized he wanted to become a pro heavy lifter. No wonder that he has chosen this path for himself, as his father is also a bodybuilder. This kid has already won a World Champion title and can deadlift more than 180kg. It’s too unbelievable to be true! Rumor has it that Jake spent his childhood doing fitness instead of games – all because his father served as an inspiration to him. Now he is a known fitness celebrity and is working to become a professional bodybuilder.
Richard Sandrak
Of course, Richard hasn’t been a kid for a long time now, but he surely used to be – and he was among the greatest and strongest children in the world. His family moved from Ukraine soon after his birth in 1982. In the United States he went into all kinds of sports with martial arts and stretches being among his favorites. He was bench pressing more than 80 kg when he was just 6, and by the age of 8 he was already lifting almost four times his body weight. He’s definitely one of the most unique kids ever!
