Who is the subject of the documentary, The Worlds Strongest Toddler?
World’s Strongest Toddler Ian Wylie June 03, 2009 TODDLER Liam Hoekstra is at the centre of a media and medical frenzy. He’s been dubbed a mini-Superman and the teeny Incredible Hulk. But behind the headlines he’s simply a little boy with super strength. Liam, now aged three, was born with a rare condition which has allowed his muscle mass to grow much larger than average. Tests show that he is stronger than 85 per cent of six-year-olds – children twice his age. He could be a future Olympic gold winner, and may also help unlock a cure for lethal muscle wasting diseases. Extraordinary People: The World’s Strongest Toddler (Five, tonight, 9pm) is another documentary from Manchester film maker Kerry Brierley and Nine Lives, an independent production company based in the city. Kerry and her TV team travelled to Liam’s home in Muskegon, on the shores of Lake Michigan in America, to explain how he’s the only toddler in the world identified as having the extraordinary muscle enlarging conditi
