He's now skinny fat.

I'd say he started smoking reefers in his early teens and became too lazy for the gym, evidence of that is at the 1:43 mark in the video.

How can he do chin ups and look like this?

relevancy of hercules to RVF after 1:19

Worlds strongest kid still needed a strong male role model. Wonder how far he would have gone if his dad didn't end up behind bars.

His mother accused his father of physical abuse and he got into prison then.

The delusion complex is still high in him - he wants to become a "quantum physics engineer". Should have stayed with the bodybuilding and fitness. His fame would have made him a millionaire by now endorsing plenty of products.

But when the father is gone it often goes to shit - just as in this case.

Where you are today, may not be where you will be tomorrow. People grow, change, and explore.

Seems that the father pushed this kid too far, and he rebelled. Kid is estranged from the father, and doesn't speak to him any more. That says it all right there.

He entirely rejected his father's "goals" for him, and struck out on his own, to make his own way.

Good for him. Best thing he could have done. Guy's got heart. Good luck to him. Respect.

Not in remarkable shape, but I think calling him skinnyfat is a bit harsh.
No bitch tits, no sagging gut... I'd say he's doing OK. Certainly miles ahead of most guys.

I don't see anything wrong...
This happens with a lot of people.. When someone forces their goals on you.. Or you are just given such high expections that aren't yours.. You tend to burn out.

Hell.. At that Y young age.. He literally spent half or more of his life in the gym.
Not many people spend half their lives doing something and don't birth out

Oof.
I can do better so I should not comment.

For his age, he seems to have decent confidence. The weight training was probably good for him whether he realizes it or not.

One observation, when they ask him what he's like to be he says quantum physics or... better yet, engineer for NASA. His answer doesn't seem like he has much conviction to me. Then they ask him if he thinks it's a possibility, and he says "yes absolutely" but shakes his head no. I don't think he really believes it.

However, his current job is pretty freakin cool. Not many guys can say they've been a stuntman.

Since when did Dustin Hoffman become a tv reporter?

If anything, this video about little Heracles made me want to hit the gym even harder.

When kids ars forced by their parents into an activity, 99% of the time they burn out and quit because it isnt something they love doing. The other 1% love it and join the ranks of people at the top of the profession. But most burn out, and there's no shame in giving something a lot of effort only to realize you hate it. It's just unlucky on the kid's part and bad parenting. The dad sounds kind of messed up too, like the type of person who would force his prebuscent son into the weight room.

Pretty much agree with Quintis here. His body is "average" I guess. I thought it would be worse, but a good coach can see he still has a champion body somewhere there.

How did he get so jacked as a child? There's no significant amount of testosterone at that age.

Obvious answer would be steroids.... But even for teens that is considered hormonal suicide.

When we mention genetic freaks, was he part of this 0.01% group? Maybe there's something else going on.

he may have had a condition where his body didn't secret or respond to somatostatin properly. It's a chemical that prevents muscle from growing, which would allow your bones and especially the mostly anaerobic tendons and ligaments to catch-up.

This is just another example of the incredible feats prepubescent kids are capable of. I am in awe when I see kids pull shit like this. As a young adult he can come back around, reinvest and reap some rewards. The body never forgets.
Our current culture has forgotten how to push kids to bust ass in many cases.

So weightlifting does not stunt growth in kids. Hmm.

Yeah, I wonder if the domestic abuse charge was legit. This sounds like a tragedy. Kid could have been the next Arnold, instead he's a stoner stuntman.

If the domestic abuse charge was in fact bogus, then this story is a microcosm of our age - young men emasculated from a lack of strong father figures.

Hotwheels is skinny fat.

Doesn't care.

These comments astound me. This kid was one of the greatest in the world at his craft for his age. How many of us can say that? He peaked at age 11 and is now a guy with a dead end job and a skateboard. If that's not sad I don't know what is. I hope he gets up and achieves greatness once again. Someone should forward him some good threads.

Quote: (05-29-2015 03:59 AM)PainPositive Wrote:  

These comments astound me. This kid was one of the greatest in the world at his craft for his age. How many of us can say that? He peaked at age 11 and is now a guy with a dead end job and a skateboard. If that's not sad I don't know what is. I hope he gets up and achieves greatness once again. Someone should forward him some good threads.

ie; getting ripped guarantees you nothing

You could also say.. This kid was exploited by his dad who was possibly abusive she went on to live a different life.

Little Chinese kids that are forced/pushed tor Olympic stars and piano geniuses

At age 15, he was still lifting and filmed his 1st movie: