5 YO Male Gymnast. with Elite Genetics

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[quote]power_bulker wrote:
This kid is gonna have an amazing life I think. No matter what, if you are extremely talented at something from such a young age it has to do wonders for self-confidence. He has the genetics and the will to train hard, you can’t compare it to other parents who push their kids (who don’t really have any talent at all) in a similar way. Fuck all this “he’s gonna have issues” non-sense. [/quote]

But how do you know he’s any more talented than an “average” 5 year old? How many other 5 year olds do you know who were trained this way, and didn’t turn out “talented”?

I’m guessing none. Because it’s not normal to train a 5 year old (and most likely started even before 5) this way.

I see some pretty amazing shit when I bring my daughter to gymnastics from a lot of different little girls, who are the same age, or barely older than my daughter who just turned 6. And they’re not getting 1 on 1 training from a determined gymnast father like the boy in that video is.

Is it unreasonable that a kid who’s trained 1 on 1 with a gymnast father would turn out a little better than the hundreds of kids in group gymnastics who can do this:
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Just search for young gymnast on google or youtube and you’ll find tons of extraordinary feats being done by very young kids.

What’s debatable is how this could affect a child so young when the training is most likely more intense than the average kids’ gymnast class.

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[quote]Feist wrote:
There are plenty of insecure prodigies. This isn’t to say that you should not develop a prodigious talent, but that there’s more than that that goes into growing up all-around healthy.

How much autonomy vs. structure you should give a young child (and how and when to apply it) is an interesting debate. I think several of the people posting in this thread aren’t ready for it.

We are playing the “if” game (speculating) a lot. For the record, 2-3 hours is just a number I threw out there. I don’t know how much this kid practices, but I imagine it’s a fair amount.

Re. a previous post, I don’t think anyone (except maybe the person who mentioned the ADHD kid) is disputing that this kid’s talented. And I’m pretty sure everyone would wish him a happy (w/o “issues”) life.

power_bulker wrote:
This kid is gonna have an amazing life I think. No matter what, if you are extremely talented at something from such a young age it has to do wonders for self-confidence. He has the genetics and the will to train hard, you can’t compare it to other parents who push their kids (who don’t really have any talent at all) in a similar way. Fuck all this “he’s gonna have issues” non-sense.

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I agree that there are many insecure prodigies, but like you said we are just speculating on the amount of “push” this kid gets from his parents. For all we know the 3 hours of practice could be the greatest part of his day. I just think people react negatively to stories like this and focus on the worst case scenario, child abuse. The kids amazing talent, training schedule, “8 pack” stomach, and mini-posing routine will probably scare a lot of regular people.

Coming from my background in education, the amount of autonomy and structure you give kids is still undecided, both sides make very good points when it comes to what works the best in terms of making sure the kids grow up to be balanced and healthy. I found that gifted students (physically or mentally) do not like structure at all and like to be left on their own to discover and learn. Whereas the kids who struggle and need help crave structure and an environment that guides them on their journey.

My guess is that this kid can easily take whatever his parents and/or coaches can throw at him, enjoys his training, and probably does gymnastics even in his own free time.

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Awesome!! Thanks for the video! Nothing to worry if someone enjoys doing any healthy stuff!
I think he should just be set for challenges and good coaching, that will make a whole lot of difference!
I sure hope he will be well nurtured ! Also any conventional Martial Art would instill a lot of self-discipline into his pursued skill and career in a complimentary sort of way, plus he will be a quick learner.