[quote]FightingScott wrote:
I should have been pro-active enough to Wiki him. I did see his straight to video trailer. That pretty much spells doom or obscurity for anyone involved in any sort of straight to video movie. All the Hogans were in it.
It’s interesting to know for sure that he most likely was given drugs. Part of me considered the possibility of “Oh. Maybe this kid is the real deal. There are about 6.5 billion people on the planet. Maybe this is the one who by chance turned out like this.”
I’ve heard other stories about kids getting messed up developmentally with weights: 11 year old girl leg pressing massive poundages Pat Roberson style was one.
I do have to say that he doesn’t look average for 16. He looks like an average 16 year old with average genetics who spends 10 hours lifting weights every week.
On a slightly different note, at what age do Olympic weightlifters start training. I’m talking about people like the lifters on the Chinese and Iranian teams. Do even the greats start out around 15 when weightlifting is deemed safe by most or do they start as early as Olympic Gymnasts? [/quote]
Olympic weightlifters in Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East start training around 5 or 6 years old. However, they start by learning the movements. I don’t think they start getting into the heavier weights till they’re around 12 or 13.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
FightingScott wrote:
Weight lifting isn’t the issue. Restricted caloric intake is along with possible hormone use.[/quote]
I did not see his documentary I did see where they said there were times he only was allowed to eat beans for dinner, but I didn’t see anything about restricted caloric intake. What kind of restriction did they give him.
Far as I’m concerned he had to be on steriods. I am guessing the father wanted either himself or his son to have money and live comfortably in america at any costs figuring what happens later happens but get him fame and strength now so he can do movies and stuff.
Scott
I’ve seen in documentaries where the extreme demands of gymnastic training will delay or reduce a persons growth spurt. I don’t think this is the same when using weights correctly. As humans we were made to develop strength, just the extreme cases are the ones that can lead to damage.
[quote]Airtruth wrote:
Scott
I’ve seen in documentaries where the extreme demands of gymnastic training will delay or reduce a persons growth spurt. I don’t think this is the same when using weights correctly. As humans we were made to develop strength, just the extreme cases are the ones that can lead to damage.
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Most gymnasts are short to begin with so where are you getting this information from? Someone with a center of gravity that puts them in the elite class worthy of the Olympics usually isn’t 6 feet tall.
There was a documentary I watched over 10 years ago, that displayed the training they would make their(China) athletes go through and how it stunted their growth. While alot of it was restricting calories it was also coupled with long periods of intense exercise. Primarily the jumps off of different heights even after the injuries they had.