10. Liam Hoekstra – Condition Gives 50% More Muscle
When Liam Hoekstra was adopted, his parents were warned that there could be medical problems because he was a premature birth. But as he was growing, all they found unique was that he was eating a lot of food, but was not gaining a tremendous amount of weight. Probably because he was using all that feed to turn into a beast!
By the age of 5 months Liam was able to support his own weight and do an iron cross move. By 8 months old he was doing pull ups, and at 9 months was going up and down stairs.
Hoekstra suffers from myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy which causes his muscles to grow quicker. This condition is rare and was first discovered in 2000.
The condition leaves him with more than 50% more muscle than other kids his age. He could do rapid push-ups at the age of 3 and does not appear to have any medical issues. Hoekstra also appeared on the show World’s Strongest Toddler.
Hoekstra is currently 9 years old and it was also reported that he was a pretty damn good wrestler on his school team. I suppose being half super-human probably has something to do with that.
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