Britain’s smallest bodybuilder who is just 4ft 10in tall

Britain’s smallest bodybuilder who is just 4ft 10in tall

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Sep 29, 2015:Choon Tan, 21, started bodybuilding after being teased for being small - and now he has a body to be envied 

This is Choon Tan who, at just 4ft 10in, is Britain’s smallest bodybuilder.

 

Muscles: Choon has dedicated himself to bulking up

The 21-year-old has a genetic birth defect that affects bone development and stunted his growth.

He spent years being bullied and teased over his slight frame.

So Choon decided that even if he couldn’t change his height, he could change his body in another way - by bulking up.

He told Metro : "I didn’t feel that I was as good or the same as everyone else. I got bullied and tormented because of it.

"Those several years were undoubtedly the worst of my life, but it is what led me to an incredible eye-opening journey.’

Flex: The student is competing bodybuilder competitions

"Everything started to get to me and I just wanted it all to end.

The Northumbria University student decided to bodybuild in the hopes it would help increase his self-confidence.

He started training five times a week and changed his diet.

Choon says the difference has not just been physical but also mental.

He now brushes off any stupid remarks about his height and says now he is inundated with positive feedback.

 

Courtesy: London Mirror