Video: Five-year-old Romanian weightlifter becomes Internet star

I said the same thing, when I first seen it. Unbelievable, that kid is a natural born athlete ready to become a champion.

Originally Posted by Lurengue

I said the same thing, when I first seen it. Unbelievable, that kid is a natural born athlete ready to become a champion.

Did you see his little muscles when he was curling...just like a little man!

That is crazy how he can do all those exercises. Hopefully his father isnt putting steroids in his milk shakes like that asshole father of "little hercules" a few years back.

Originally Posted by AlexRogers

That is crazy how he can do all those exercises. Hopefully his father isnt putting steroids in his milk shakes like that asshole father of "little hercules" a few years back.

Man...that would suck! Not bad for a 5 yr old!

I also worry that the kid will never have a childhood. It's obvious that the kid's father is pushing him. I just hope he isn't pushing him too much and will allow the kid to have a life outside of sports.

it might be gone but if you guys read a little more of the article from yahoo, Romanian people thrive on physical activity which starts at a very young age and continues as they get older.

The Chinese are the same way .

Sad to say that we Americans seem to lack in that category, hence being the most obese country to date, both young and old.

I know about romanians loving physical activity. I have had a couple of romanian friends and they are very dedicated athletes. That does not mean that having a very ambitious parent is not negative. It just means that there more more kids with that kind of parent in Romania than here in the U.S.. So misery will have more company.

However, American obesity stems from more than just inactivity. I would say that the majority of obesity cases in the U.S. stem from dietary problems. If you watch the video posted a bit back from fructose it gives one possible reason. The other reason is that American's eat a diet that basically dates from agricultural life both in quantity and content (few courses, big portions, high carbs and high fat).