A 13-YEAR-OLD bodybuilding sensation who is too young to join the gym claims girls are already ditching their boyfriends for him.
Eric English, from Fredericton, Canada, has been making waves on social media with his Hulk-like physique.
13-year-old Candian bodybuilder Eric English has been making waves on social media with his “Hulk” like physiqueCaters
The youngster has a stream of sponsorship deals and owns his own website, where gymgoers can view his successful fitness planCaters
Eric is too young for the gym but takes full advantage of his own equipment by training five days a week at homeCaters
The youngster has amassed over 500,000 followers on Instagram through his impressive fitness videos where he shows off his toned body.
He also has a stream of sponsorship deals and owns his own website, where gymgoers can view his successful fitness plan.
But due to his young age, the influencer is unable to attend the gym.
Instead, he takes full advantage of his own equipment by training five days a week at home and is already capable of lifting upwards of 100lbs on his upper body.
On the muscle mass that he has been able to gain so far, Eric said people are often left surprised when he removes his clothes.
“I feel quite confident with my physique because I’m very lean for my age,” he said. “Usually, people get impressed when I remove my shirt because shirts and hoodies hide my lean muscles.
“People are impressed by how lean and muscled I am for my age, that’s what made me popular.”
“I currently work out five days a week at home with my own equipment or right outside my house for cardio as I don’t have gym access at the moment.”
After getting enthused by working out after watching a push-up challenge video on YouTube, he has since been working out for over a year and a half.
The youngster quotes Alex Eubank and David Laid as his fitness icons.
However, one issues that comes with being an influencer is the unwarranted abuse received online.
But for Eric, one certain message from an angry fan left him speechless.
“The best reaction is the fans who send me their progress and thank me because I inspired them’” he began.
“But the craziest reaction I had from a fan was a French boy who came to insult me and said ‘You stole my girlfriend’.
“His girlfriend had broken up with him because she fell in love with me!
“It seems that social media quickly exaggerates everything in the minds of fans, especially younger fans.”
Having been forced to move to Scottsdale, Arizona, USA due to family medical reasons, leaving his older siblings behind in Canada, Eric became motivated to stay as active as possible.
And his dad, Christopher, couldn’t be prouder of what his son has achieved.
He said: “I am very proud of my son, Eric. He has worked consistently and pushed himself daily to achieve a very masculine look.
“I love how his story is inspiring other young people to become more active and physically fit in a day and age where we can so easily get lost in electronic gadgets.”
Eric isn’t the only young bodybuilder who has grabbed the headlines of late, after the “world’s strongest boy” resurfaced online as a teenager.
Italian-born Giuliano Stroe, 19, set a new Guinness World Record at just five years old for performing the highest number of extreme push-ups.
Elsewhere, you can take a look inside the childhood of ‘world’s strongest toddler’ known as Little Hercules who raked in a fortune.
Despite having an eight-pack abdomen squeezed into a tiny frame, Richard is now unrecognisable as an adult.
Eric claims he received an angry message from a French boy after his girlfriend broke up with him because she fell in love with the internet sensationCaters