5. Arat Hosseini
Arat Hosseini from Babol, Iran began practicing difficult gymnastic moves when he was just 9 months old. His father Mohamad claims his son practices for no more than 20 minutes a day and said ‘One day when I returned home from work and put my finger in Arat’s hand, he got up slowly and, gripping my finger very tightly, pulled his legs off the ground. At that time I noticed the strength and power Arat had and was very surprised.’
By the age of 2 Hosseini was able to support his entire body weight on his hands while doing the splits atop the family’s television! There are even photos on Hosseini’s Instagram of the toddler free climbing a vertical brick wall without any help! Amazing!
4. Yang Jinlong
Yang Jinlong from Chuzhou, China truly is one of the strongest kids in the world! At the age of just 7, Yang could lift his 90 kg (198 lbs) father into the air and carry a 100 kg (220.5 lbs) bag of cement over his shoulders. He already weighed more than 50 kgs and could even drag the family’s van down the road using nothing more than a rope wrapped tightly around his body. The van, which weighed 1.85 tons (1678 kg) even had his father on board!
3. Giuliano and Claudiu Stroe
Romanian born Giuliano Stroe, (seen in the right of this picture) has abs even the best male supermodels would envy. When he was just 5 years old he held the world record for the fastest ever 10 metre (33 feet) hand walk with a weighted ball between his legs. One year later he broke the world record for the number of push-ups completed without letting his feet touch the ground!
He also holds the world record for the longest human flag ever held. Stroe can hold himself horizontally on a pole using only his arms to support himself for an incredible 1 minute and 32 seconds! He can even complete 40 unassisted handstand push-ups and hold a one-handed handstand for more than 20 seconds!
Claudiu Stroe who is 2 years younger, is following in his big brother’s footsteps. He began training at just 18 months, performing backflips and the splits between 2 metal rings.
Fuelled with pasta, protein rich foods and vitamin powder, the boys endure a gruelling 2 hour workout every morning lead by their father – former boxer, Iulian.
2. Varvara Akulova
Ukrainian Varvara Akulova was destined for greatness even at an early age. Daughter of circus performers Yuriy and Larysa Akulova, Varvara was already performing handstands when she was just 1 year old! By the age of 3 she was already performing acrobatic routines alongside her parents and by 4 she had started powerlifting. By age 6 Akulova could carry her father on her back while holding 2 kettlebells in her hands!
Often referred to as The Strongest Girl in the World, Akulova holds 2 world records. In 2006, she managed to lift an unbelievable 300 kg (661 lbs) – over 4 times her body weight!
1. Liam Hoekstra
When Liam Hoekstra was just 5 months old his adopted parents noticed he wasn’t like other children. He was already able to hold himself off the ground with his arms parallel to the floor, a move known to gymnasts as the iron cross. When asked about her son’s extraordinary strength his mother said in an interview “I would hold him up by his hands and he would lift himself into an iron cross. That’s when we were like, ‘whoa, this is weird.'” But it wasn’t just Liam’s strength that was becoming obvious, it was also his unusual appetite. He was eating more and more food to fuel his abnormal muscle growth.
Concerned about Liam, his adopted parents decided to take him to a specialist. After running a series of tests the specialist informed them that Liam’s body was producing significantly less myostatin, a muscle growth-inhibiting protein.
By 8 months of age Liam could do a chin up and by 18 months he was moving the family’s furniture around the living room. When Liam turned 3 doctors performed a strength test on him and found that he had 40% more muscle than someone the same age and was already as strong as a 7 year old.
That was the 10 strongest kids on Earth. These buff children can probably lift more than you bro!
