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From children that are strong enough to pull two ton vehicles, to bodybuilding kids with
muscles that put most adults to shame, here are 15 of the strongest kids in the world.
Number 15.
CJ Senter. This boy from Georgia USA is also known as The Workout Kid. Having started working
out at the age of five, CJ Senter rose to fame at the age of ten with his workout videos
aimed at helping overweight kids shed a few pounds. His workouts are so intense that most
adults would find them difficult. CJ's parents insist that there's no financial motive to
the Workout Kid project and claim that kids can lose up to 10lb in just three weeks.
Number 14.
Yang Jinlong. Most children are encouraged to eat their food if they want to grow up
big and strong and this seven year old boy clearly needs no encouragement. Yang Jinlong
from China is so strong he can already pull along vehicles weighing up to two tons, carry
his father on his back who is twice the weight of the boy and lift huge heavy 100kg or 220lb
sacks of grain and cement, all without breaking a sweat.
Number 13.
Maryana Naumova. She may look like an ordinary teenager but this young power-lifting girl
from Russia is the leading teenage girl in the world for bench press and power-lifting.
She won multiple world championships and has set 15 world records. Maryana is the first
female under-18 to be allowed to participate in professional power-lifting tournaments.
In March 2015 she established the female record in the Arnold BenchBach, lifting 150kg that's
330lbs. After the tournament she requested that Arnold Schwarzenegger become President
of the United States to normalize Russia-US relations.
Number 12.
Jake Schellenschlager. Apart from having a ridiculously difficult surname to pronounce,
Jake Schellenschlager has been training since he was 12 years old and at the age of 14 he
can now lift more than twice his own body weight. He trains daily by dead-lifting 136kg
or 300lbs and has broken the world record for squat power-lifting for his age. Jake
says he was inspired by his power-lifting Dad who didn't want him sitting at home playing
video games.
Number 11.
Nadezhda Nogay. Although no longer a child, this girl from Kazakhstan gets an honorary
mention in this list for smashing two world records in Olympic weightlifting at the age
of 14. She holds the record for lifting a Clean and Jerk at 151kg or 333lbs and lifted
a total of 272kg that's 600lbs at the World Youth Championships in Peru.
Number 10.
Naomi Kutin. This young girl from New Jersey first started weightlifting because she wanted
to stand out and do something extraordinary. She managed to break the women's world record
for squat power-lifting at the age of 10. Naomi lifted 97.5kg which is about 215lb,
beating the previous world record in that division that was held by a 44-year-old woman.
After easily winning various youth competitions she's now seen as one of the strongest girls
in the world.
Number 9.
CJ Cummings. Seen as the next great American weightlifter, this boy is physically strong.
Scientists and coaches have been baffled by his physique. At the age of 14 Clarence, being
5ft 2in tall, was lifting over 100kg weights that's about 220lb. Now 15 years old he managed
to unofficially break a world record clean and jerk lift with 175kg that's 386lbs. His
total weight lifted at the USA Weightlifting National Championship was 306kg that's 674lbs,
which smashed the American Youth, Junior and Men's records.
Number 8.
Varya Akulova. Daughter of two circus performers from Ukraine, Varvara Varya Akulova is most
often referred to as the strongest girl in the world. At the age of 6 she could carry
her heavy father on her back and at the age of 12 she could carry both her parents at
the same time. Varya set her first Guinness World Record in 2000, when she weighed only
40kg and managed to lift 100kg or 220lbs. In 2006 she set another world record for lifting
300kg that's about 660lbs, which was over four times her own body weight.
Number 7.
Liam Hoekstra. At first glance, Liam appears to be a fairly typical 3-year-old boy. But
when Liam picks up two heavy weights and waves them around like toys you realize something's
up. Liam's amazing strength is actually the result of a rare genetic condition called
myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy. This gives Liam 40% more muscle mass than other
children his age and he has almost no body fat, making him extremely strong and fast.
Number 6.
Andrey Kostash. This super strong Ukrainian boy has been training since he was 5 years
old. Not only can he lift ridiculously heavy weights, but when he was 7 years old he broke
a record by doing 4,000 push-ups in a row, which took him 2 hours to complete. He apparently
built his strength up gradually over 12 months, but at the record challenge he didn't manage
to reach his personal best of 6,000 consecutive push-ups.
Number 5.
Jacko Gill. Not a well-known weightlifter but a champion shot-putter. Having trained
in weight-lifting and power-lifting since the age of 10, he lifted weights for around
four hours a day. Jackson Jacko Gill, child to two discus and shot-put champions broke
three world records at the age of 16, throwing the shot-put 24.45m. His throw broke the previous
record that was set by a 44-year-old man.
Number 4.
Kyle Kane. This boy shocked the world's strongest men by lifting more than twice his own body
weight at the age of 12. Standing at only 5ft 7in he managed to lift a colossal 140kg
that's about 308lbs. Already twice the size of most boys his age, he's earned the title
'Little Arnie'.
Number 3.
Richard Sandrak. Now 23 years old, when Richard Sandrak was just a kid he made headlines thanks
to his muscles. Born in Ukraine, this boy was featured in the documentary The World's
Strongest Boy and was nicknamed 'Little Hercules'. He started training while he was still an
infant. At the age of six he was lifting 82kg that's 180lb weights. By 8 years old he could
lift more than three times his own body weight. While many people speculated that steroids
were involved, he underwent a few tests and found that he only had 1% body fat, which
can be lethally low.
Number 2.
Claudio Stroe. This young boy from Romania is classed as the second strongest kid in
the world. Both Claudio and his brother Giuliano have been weightlifting since they were just
2-years-old. Claudio could do 90 degree push-ups at the age of 3 and can lift weights up to
four times his own body weight. The brothers have made intense workout videos that put
the INSANITY training program to shame. Being the younger of the two, he's not quite as
strong as his brother, which brings us nicely to...
Number 1.
Giuliano Stroe. Claudio's older brother, Romanian gymnast, child bodybuilder and Guinness World
Record Holder. Giuliano Stroe has broken a world record every year. He holds the record
for the fastest ever ten meter hand walk with weights on his legs. The most amount of 90
degree push-ups without your feet touching the ground. The human flag, human flag pull-ups
and muscle ups. Being named 'The Strongest Kid In The World', I doubt he has any problem
with bullies at school.
And that's it for this strong kid countdown. As always thanks for watching.