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Having the perfect gym body might be the goal for many, and those of us who frequent the gym will know how hard it is to achieve it. Hours of work outs, diets and more, sometimes it feels like the sacrifices are endless.
For one 10-year-old boy however, achieving the “perfect gym bod” comes with no effort at all.
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10-year-old Nguyen Hoang Nam from Vietnam has recently gone viral for his fit physique that’s caused by a rare medical condition.
When Hoang Nam was born, the doctors noticed that there was something different about his muscles. At six-years-old, his parents noticed that his muscles became more defined and they took him for a check up where he was diagnosed with Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy.
This rare condition is “characterized by reduced body fat and increased muscle size,” the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Centre states. “Affected individuals have up to twice the usual amount of muscle mass in their bodies. They also tend to have increased muscle strength.”
“This condition is not known to cause any medical problems, and affected individuals are intellectually normal,” the site added.
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Photos of Hoang Nam’s muscular physique made its way around social media and many people mistook the 10-year-old for being much older than he actually is.
Speaking to Vietnamese outlet Sao Star, his mother shared that her son’s diet and exercise activities are “completely normal like other peers.”
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Despite his unique condition, Hoang Nam is your average 10-year-old who aspires to become a bodybuilder in the future.
“My dream is to become a body builder in the future, because I saw the body builders on YouTube, and they looked really nice and professional,” he told Ruptly.
“Since he was born, he’s always been really gentle,” Hoang Nam’s father shared. “He gets on well with his friends. When he saw me training, he often imitated me. When he was younger, most kids borrowed phones to play games, but he borrowed mine to watch body builders.”
While his friends may prefer to spend their recess playing badminton or football, Hoang Nam would rather arm wrestle whoever was up to challenge him.
“At school, during break time, my friends often ask me to play shuttle cock and football, but I prefer arm wrestling because I usually beat them,” he said.
“There is a friend that I cannot beat,” Hoang Nam cheekily shared. “He’s been held back at school, and he’s big.”
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We’re a little jealous of Hoang Nam’s shredded body, tbh, but we definitely wouldn’t want to mess or arm wrestle with him!
We’ll just be… working out and dreaming of the perfect gym bod in the meantime…
Would you dare to take on Hoang Nam? Let us know!
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