Getting some great points of views form guys on here regarding the subject…
I must admit that I’m guilty of wondering about some people. Occasionally I run across someone who is leaps and bounds ahead of 90% of the people I see training so they stand out. I get suspicious when I see delts that look like bowling balls (you know, the ones that seem disproportionately large).
But for someone like your son, I can’t make a snap judgement without seeing the family and younger photos (and I’ve seen you so I have some context). Now if he looked like me as a 16 year old and then morphed into what he is now, then I’d probably be skeptical.
He looks like a genetically gifted young man. And if you were ahead of him at that age, then you are gifted in the stature department (in my opinion) so it all makes sense.
Now stop bragging about your kids. They’re making me feel inferior. I guess my son isn’t quite two yet so I could start him on a program on his 2nd birthday to get the ball rolling. He likes to push around his trucks; I could start putting weights in them.
Exactly, thats the view point I take. I think some people dont want to admit that other people by the luck of the draw just might have certain attributes passed down to them. They want to make a snap judgement against others , just because they do not have those physical characteristics. Just saying I come from a long line of barrow chested stocky men… my father was larger my grandfather was large man. There is a damn good reason why you see 2nd generation pro athletes…
OK…fine 
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I heard about some Russian guy who trained his daughter by tying increasingly heavy bags of sand to her while she was crawling. Totally wanted to do it to my son, but I’m settling for having the 2 year old carry in gallons of milk from the car.
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Only 2?
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Cluelessness, Jealousy, modern media supporting BS ideas, Redditt…
Kid’s got a solid structure brother, keep him on the right path!
S
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The boy is in some nick!
Your kid has been fortunate to have a father with a solid background in training, keep him on the proper path. A lot of kids don’t have that luxury unfortunately.
Thanks brother… not going to be a issue since hes been bit by the iron a bug and hes a very goal oriented individual. Plus I think him being in organized sports for a large % of his life doesn’t hurt since he sorta has a competitive streak from it.
Thanks you also brother… yeah he does have the luxury of not having to scrounge around for info and coaching ( either from me or contacts I have).
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I saw that documentary. They were more like ankle/wrist weights than sandbags. Though, I cant remember if he had her drag stuff after she got older.
Sadly, that guy was fucked up and his dsughter didn’t have a pleasant upbringing. She did hold a number of world records for her age. I wonder where that ended up.
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Well obviously if you want your kid to be the strongest kid ever that supersedes petty things like “love” and “basic parenting skills”
In all seriousness - because I’ve only made tongue-in-cheek comments this entire thread - your kid looks strong as fuck and you should be proud. I spent my whole life at odds with my Dad only to find out after he died that he had a picture of me as a Marine that he would show off to people, and that meant the world to me. Boast about your kid every chance you get. Everyone does it, but you have a damn good reason to.
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LOL I noticed
My father use to tell his buddies when I was with him for them not to mess with him because he had his bodyguard with him and he would have me throw them through a window.
Yeah I guess its a dad thing for certain… more so since I have been coaching him so I can take something from that also.
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Its important to pass things on and to know that they were good things and done well.
I don’t do it with strength and conditioning because my kiddo is only 5 this year, but I look forward to at least showing him a few things in the weight room. He’s already a natural strongman- loved hauling rocks up through our back yard to build a fire pit, and grabbed a few hex heads and started doing farmers walks without even being told.
I’ve also taken him on a few “death marches” as the wife and a couple ex Gf’s have called them, and he does those with ease.
Its a great feeling.
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We are at a interesting point in are father son dynamic regarding this stuff. With his studies hes actually more knowledgeable regarding the actual break down of the physiology and such. But I still of way more practical knowledge.
The internet is like alcohol. It gives people more courage so they become bigger smart asses cause they can hide behind a computer.
Best not to worry about these internet warriors. They are just strangers so their silly comments don’t matter.
Eat well, train well, the results happen. What randoms think is irrevelant.
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Human nature. When things go well for people, it’s because of intrinsic factors, like their skills or their motivation or the fact that they’re such a good guy. When things go bad for them, it’s because of extrinsic factors, like they were sick or they were working with cheap crap or somebody cheated.
On the other hand, when folks are thinking about other people, it’s the exact opposite. When things go badly for others it’s intrinsic–they’re lazy or clueless. When things go well for others, it’s extrinsic–they got lucky or they cheated.
When people look at their own lack of progress they see a million tiny little excuses. When they look at someone else’s superior progress they see one simplistic answer: he’s juicing.
I think we’re all programmed to think this way, but those of us who aren’t a-holes are just better at being more honest with ourselves and the rest of the world.
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Preach…
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