Arat Hosseini, a six-year-old Iranian boy who has previously gone viral because of his incredible football and gymnastic skills, has now amazed millions of Instagram users with his surprisingly chiseled physique, British news outlet Daily Mail reports.
The six-year-old boy was trained by his father from a very young age who posts images of his son on Instagram, showing off his toned six-pack and biceps. Arat's well-defined body is more pronounced than most kids at his age.
Arat now lives in Liverpool, where he trains with Liverpool FC's academy.
Is he the strongest six-year-old in the world?
Many of Arat's four million Instagram followers said that he could be the strongest six-year-old in the world.
He gained international attention when videos emerged of him climbing walls in his parents' house when he was just three years old. At the age of four, his father took a video of him playing football also went viral. Many viewers initially mistook Arat for a girl because of his long hair.
The video showed Arat when he was playing football with an incredible amount of control for someone of his age. According to Arat, he is training hard to look like his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo- a football star, currently playing for Juventus in Italy.
Mohammad has trained his son Arat in doing gymnastics since he was a toddler, about nine-months-old. But it was not until he turned one, that the family began taking the child's athletic talents more seriously. They have scheduled a training session of around 20 minutes per day.
Eventually, his training paid off as he is able to master many complicated gymnastic poses and athletic feats, with his father by his side to monitor and oversee Arat's developmental step of the view.
He later on discovered football, in which he has proven to have excellent skills and even drawn attention to Ronaldo of Barcelona Lionel Messi.
"After realizing my son's talents, at the suggestion of those around me, I opened a page on Instagram, which was extraordinarily welcomed not only in Iran but also abroad," Mohammad told the Iran Front Page.
The six-year-old boy has recently spoken of his dream to become an Olympic champion and to play for a Spanish super-club Barcelona FC. Moreover, his training at Liverpool's academy has also reportedly drawn interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona.
Missed Childhood
According to Mohammad, he and his son have no intention of return to Iran permanently, but they would like to go home and visit during holidays.
"We have no intention of returning to Iran. We wanted to travel to Iran for a few weeks for the holidays, but it was not possible due to the cancellation of flights after the outbreak of the coronavirus," said Mohammad.
He is being criticized for pushing six-year-old Arat too hard and thus depriving him of a normal childhood. But he responded that the boy has always been an active child and is very interested in athletic activities.
He claims that he has only helped his son by training him, and is doing his best for his son's best interest.
