Kabul’s mini bodybuilders flex their muscles

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Well oiled and painted dark orange (albeit imperfectly) with dark splotches showing where the colour hasn’t spread evenly, this boy’s muscles are flexed and taut, although you need to look carefully to notice. The boy is a part of Afghanistan’s bodybuilding craze, competing during the regional competition in Kabul on April 30, 2012.

Bodybuilding has grown into one of the most popular sports in Afghanistan. The Afghan National Bodybuilding Federation counts more than 1,000 gyms nationwide, some even in regions that are hotbeds of insurgency. It was one of a few sports allowed during the Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001.

It is never too early to start in the sport of bodybuilding. Not necessarily for the muscles and to be like the famous Jay Cutler or Phil Heath but to live a healty lifestyle and to start of your routine of exercise and healthy foods at an early age.

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