9-Year-Old Goes for Bench Press Record

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9-Year-Old Goes for Bench Press Record



I know, I know, when you read that headline you thought, "What kind of parent would push a 9-year-old to try to set a new bench press record?" But once you watch the video, I think you'll agree that 9-year-old Aaron Brooks has a father who seems to be genuinely concerned about his son's health and fitness, and not just pushing him to turn into a miniature Mariusz Pudzianowski.

Aaron's father, John Brooks, coaches his son in wrestling and says that his son's workouts consist of light dumbbells and "a lot of push-ups."


"He's not really a weightlifter," John Brooks says. "He's a wrestler who happens to be very strong."

Aaron will compete in a sanctioned powerlifting event in New Jersey in June, and his goal is to break the record for 8 and 9-year-olds in his weight class (kids who weigh less than 88 pounds). The current record is 77 pounds, and Aaron says he can do more than 90, so he's got a good chance of breaking the record.

And as long as Aaron will be supervised and have a good spotter, I say more power to him. I suppose there are injury risks associated with being a child weightlifter, but then again there are plenty of health risks associated with being a child who sits around watching TV all day. There are worse things than teaching young kids to try to push themselves physically.

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[doubleogordo]

i wish i would have learned how to wrestle. mite come in handy.

[Nic Brunicardi]

i wish i would have learned how to wrestle. mite come in handy.

There are other ways to make females lie down...

[APK]

There are other ways to make females lie down...

Reps for fucking perfect response

[Swede]

There are other ways to make females lie down...

response of the year.

[Swede]

300 wins at that age? fucking hell the boy has been busy lol!

lol @ after college if he enter mma

"And a amateur wrestling record of 600 wins"

[Dee]

300 wins at that age? fucking hell the boy has been busy lol!

lol @ after college if he enter mma

"And a amateur wrestling record of 600 wins"

ha at this rate he will have over 1000 by the time he hits college.

I dont see the issue with the parents at all, kid is into athletics.....if a kid racked up 50 trophies from baseball or football, theres no problem, wants to set a bench press record....omg prime time news....