Jacko Gill

[milkisforbabies]

Did anybody see this guy on the news tonight? Not directly linked to bodybuilding but look at the weight he's chucking around for his age! I'm the same height and weight and am um significantly nowhere the fk near this...

[Jigga]

http://vimeo.com/31423230

[Jigga]

Fucking ridiculous. A drugfree 16y/o is more powerful than everyone on this forum. Shame his coach hasn't put much emphasis on technique or ROM.

[drizzt]

Guy is a beast, just out of this world freakish with the development he has at his age, and could be up at or near the top in most sports :nod: Was impressed with the hand speed on the boxing, huge powercleans, and that massive casual box jump of 155, but most of all, just how hard he trains and uses everything around the house. Awesome :clap:

Anyone else find it interesting that as a right-handed thrower, his right arm lagged on the bench? Would've thought that would've been his dominant side = more powerful if anything :think:

[Jigga]

Guy is a beast, just out of this world freakish with the development he has at his age, and could be up at or near the top in most sports :nod: Was impressed with the hand speed on the boxing, huge powercleans, and that massive casual box jump of 155, but most of all, just how hard he trains and uses everything around the house. Awesome :clap:

Anyone else find it interesting that as a right-handed thrower, his right arm lagged on the bench? Would've thought that would've been his dominant side = more powerful if anything :think:

Yeah, he could jump in to any explosive sport and dominate. The thing that struck me was how dedicated to his training he was. Not just great genetics, he has the right mindset.

His right arm would have been tired from all the shot putting.

[holdenman]

:shock: Dudes a fucking machine!

[holdenman]

Fucking ridiculous. A drugfree 16y/o is more powerful than everyone on this forum. Shame his coach hasn't put much emphasis on technique or ROM.

Just wait for half of the posters here to call drugs as usual...

Id think you'd have to give his coach the benefit of the doubt going off his results

[tomsammce]

Fucking ridiculous. A drugfree 16y/o is more powerful than everyone on this forum. Shame his coach hasn't put much emphasis on technique or ROM.

Just wait for half of the posters here to call drugs as usual...

Id think you'd have to give his coach the benefit of the doubt going off his results

well you cant completly rule it out... and its not exactly unheard of for ultra competitive parents and coaches to feed young kids aas.

im not saying he is or isnt... personally i wouldnt think any more of him or any less of him if he had used or hadnt.

what i am saying though is those lifts and performance in general are pretty amazing for a guy that age. my sport is he putting his focus into? track and field?

awesome! :nod:

[Jigga]

Fucking ridiculous. A drugfree 16y/o is more powerful than everyone on this forum. Shame his coach hasn't put much emphasis on technique or ROM.

Just wait for half of the posters here to call drugs as usual...

Id think you'd have to give his coach the benefit of the doubt going off his results

His coach knows exactly what he is doing wrt shot put. It would just be cool if he put a little more emphasis on technique so he could go further with the weights. Good form in boxing/oling/pling etc won't benefit his shot put but it won't hurt it either.

[DinoTrainer]

he's a beast.

[I Declare War]

Damn he's quick with the boxing bag!

He's got crazy drive from the looks of it... pretty average genetics though, not elite level genetics... he'll have to work his ass off to do well on the world stage. Looks like he's doing that tho.

[Pseudonym]

He's hit the headlines a few times recently. And you can see why.

I'm surprised he's not leaner though, given the intensity and style of training he seemed to be doing in the video. I know that's not his goal, of course, and any extra fat probably helps with his strength and joint cushioning, but still - it's interesting. He must be chewing down some serious calories to offset the training.

[soundsgood]

More 'holy crap' moments than any other vid I've seen in ages. What an amazing athlete!

The casual clean and presses in the living room were crackup.

His boxing speed and strength is phenomenal. If he has the boxing wits and toughness to go with it that's where he should go to make the $$$ although looks like his parents have plenty anyway!

Will be successful at whatever he chooses to do and hopefully he does go on to just more than track and field.

Physique is pretty average though? Although once he loses a bit of BF and matures a bit it will improve.

[genetic freek]

usan bolt said hes the most exciting this to happen to athletics in a long time. farking strong

[holdenman]

Fucking ridiculous. A drugfree 16y/o is more powerful than everyone on this forum. Shame his coach hasn't put much emphasis on technique or ROM.

Just wait for half of the posters here to call drugs as usual...

Id think you'd have to give his coach the benefit of the doubt going off his results

well you cant completly rule it out... and its not exactly unheard of for ultra competitive parents and coaches to feed young kids aas.

im not saying he is or isnt... personally i wouldnt think any more of him or any less of him if he had used or hadnt.

what i am saying though is those lifts and performance in general are pretty amazing for a guy that age. my sport is he putting his focus into? track and field?

awesome! :nod:

I suppose its always possible, but he would be on a very tight testing schedule. Hes a shot putter, won the junior world champs at 15yo, youngest winner ever, in any event. The previous youngest was Usain Bolt.

[Jigga]

Damn he's quick with the boxing bag!

He's got crazy drive from the looks of it... pretty average genetics though, not elite level genetics... he'll have to work his ass off to do well on the world stage. Looks like he's doing that tho.

He doesn't have top genetics for bbing if that's what you are talking about but clearly he has elite genetics conducive to strength/power to be lifting those weights at his age.

He is already dominating the world stage

Don't know why people are bagging on his bodyfat and muscle mass/physique. He ain't a bber and he wouldn't have finished filling out regardless.

[holdenman]

Fucking ridiculous. A drugfree 16y/o is more powerful than everyone on this forum. Shame his coach hasn't put much emphasis on technique or ROM.

Just wait for half of the posters here to call drugs as usual...

Id think you'd have to give his coach the benefit of the doubt going off his results

His coach knows exactly what he is doing wrt shot put. It would just be cool if he put a little more emphasis on technique so he could go further with the weights. Good form in boxing/oling/pling etc won't benefit his shot put but it won't hurt it either.

Good technique on what exactly? His movements are all done explosively because thats what his sport requires. Doing a PL standard benchpress ain't gonna do f*ck all for him.

[Jigga]

Just wait for half of the posters here to call drugs as usual...

Id think you'd have to give his coach the benefit of the doubt going off his results

His coach knows exactly what he is doing wrt shot put. It would just be cool if he put a little more emphasis on technique so he could go further with the weights. Good form in boxing/oling/pling etc won't benefit his shot put but it won't hurt it either.

Good technique on what exactly? His movements are all done explosively because thats what his sport requires. Doing a PL standard benchpress ain't gonna do f*ck all for him.

Try reading what I said again.

[holdenman]

His coach knows exactly what he is doing wrt shot put. It would just be cool if he put a little more emphasis on technique so he could go further with the weights. Good form in boxing/oling/pling etc won't benefit his shot put but it won't hurt it either.

Good technique on what exactly? His movements are all done explosively because thats what his sport requires. Doing a PL standard benchpress ain't gonna do f*ck all for him.

Try reading what I said again.

So you want him to be better at something he doesnt compete in? I see, makes a lot of sense. Kind of like Dan carter mastering 3 point shots.

[I Declare War]

His coach knows exactly what he is doing wrt shot put. It would just be cool if he put a little more emphasis on technique so he could go further with the weights. Good form in boxing/oling/pling etc won't benefit his shot put but it won't hurt it either.

Good technique on what exactly? His movements are all done explosively because thats what his sport requires. Doing a PL standard benchpress ain't gonna do f*ck all for him.

Try reading what I said again.

I mean genetics more for the sport he's doing... put him next to a big samoan and he's left far behind. He's got the work-ethic needed tho.

[Jigga]

Good technique on what exactly? His movements are all done explosively because thats what his sport requires. Doing a PL standard benchpress ain't gonna do f*ck all for him.

Try reading what I said again.

So you want him to be better at something he doesnt compete in? I see, makes a lot of sense. Kind of like Dan carter mastering 3 point shots.

That isn't an accurate analogy. Weightlifting is an integral part of his training, not something completely separate like 3 pointers. With a little technique work on the side he could sidestep future injuries and become even more impressive with the weights he lifts. This is a weightlifting forum last I checked, I thought people were interested in that kind of thing?

[nzmusclemonster]

Did anybody see this guy on the news tonight? Not directly linked to bodybuilding but look at the weight he's chucking around for his age! I'm the same height and weight and am um significantly nowhere the fk near this...

Brutal gym rat squats.

[Jigga]

I mean genetics more for the sport he's doing... put him next to a big samoan and he's left far behind. He's got the work-ethic needed tho.

I disagree. He smokes "big samoans" because while he does work hard, he is genetically predisposed to explosive movements. Africans generally have genetic traits suited to jumping, sprinting etc. White people are better suited to swimming in general. In some cases you get people who run against the general trend, "outliers".

If you looked at Usain's build you wouldn't pick him for the fastest sprinter of all time.

Fast-twitch muscle fibres, hormones all that jazz. Things that aren't apparent just by looking at someone are more important than someones basic frame.

[Mike Zero]

Good technique on what exactly? His movements are all done explosively because thats what his sport requires. Doing a PL standard benchpress ain't gonna do f*ck all for him.

Try reading what I said again.

I mean genetics more for the sport he's doing... put him next to a big samoan and he's left far behind. He's got the work-ethic needed tho.

You know he's already won an U18 world title at the age ov 16 and that skinny frame holds the NZ all time open record that stood for over 40 years, right? I'd say he has all the genetics in the world. He just needs to be smart and he will easily be NZ's greatest athlete ever and possibly one ov the top athletes in the world ever as well.

[I Declare War]

Okay, I'm getting owned here.

Just my opinion, there's hundreds guys his age around with his build and ability. Basically.. yeah he may have top genetics out of the people that choose to do his sport... but when compared to all the people on this earth nah, no way I doubt it. Not enough people choose to do track and field, that's the only reason he's got a chance. Not really bagging on him though, bloody good on him for chasing his dreams so passionately.

Same with Bodybuilding... I bet there's a heap of guys out there with more potential than Ronnie Coleman ever had... they just don't choose to apply themselves to Bodybuilding.