David Laid - Revision history

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Wikipedia-style infobox; inline refs + Reflist

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	{{Short description\|Estonian-American fitness YouTuber (born 1998)}}		{{Short description\|Estonian-American fitness YouTuber (born 1998)}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = David Laid		\| name = David Laid
	\| image = David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg		\| image = David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg
	\| caption = Laid in a 2021 Gymshark video ~~(YouTube CC BY 3.0)~~		\| caption = Laid in a 2021 Gymshark video
	\| alt = David Laid, 2021		\| alt = David Laid, 2021
	\| ~~birth_name~~ = ~~David Laid~~		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1998\|1\|29}}
	\| ~~birth_date~~ = 29 ~~January 1998~~		\| birth_place = Estonia
	\| birth_place = Estonia		\| nationality = Estonian-American
	\| nationality = Estonian-American		\| occupation = YouTuber, fitness model
	\| occupation = YouTuber, fitness model		\| years_active = 2013–present
	\| years_active = 2013–present		\| known_for = Teenage transformation videos later filed as looksmaxxing
	\| known_for = Teenage transformation videos later filed as looksmaxxing		\| employer = Gymshark (creative director of lifting, 2023–)
	}}		}}
	'''David Laid''' (born 29 January 1998) is an Estonian-American fitness influencer, YouTuber, and fitness model. He is not a Kick looksmaxxing streamer in the [[Clavicular]] sense. 2026 ranking boards ~~(AuraRanker)~~ still file him under "Looksmaxxer" because his teenage transformation videos are the template the later scene copied: skinny kid → weights → aesthetic physique on camera.		'''David Laid''' (born 29 January 1998) is an Estonian-American fitness influencer, YouTuber, and fitness model.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laid \|title=David Laid \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> He is not a Kick looksmaxxing streamer in the [[Clavicular]] sense. 2026 ranking boards still file him under "Looksmaxxer" because his teenage transformation videos are the template the later scene copied: skinny kid to weights to an aesthetic physique on camera.

	~~This page is forked from English Wikipedia ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laid David Laid]'' (CC BY-SA) and given a looksmaxxing-scene section~~.

	== Life and career ==		== Life and career ==
	Laid was born in Estonia; his mother Nino had immigrated from Russia. After his father died ~~(fell from a docked cruise ship)~~ when Laid was two, they moved to the United States. He started lifting at 14. A first YouTube transformation (18 months) went up in December 2013; a second (ages 14–17), in August 2015, became the famous one ~~(tens of millions of views)~~. Gymshark named him creative director of lifting in 2023. ~~Wikipedia (September 2026): about 2.3 million YouTube subscribers, about 5.9 million Instagram.~~		Laid was born in Estonia; his mother Nino had immigrated from Russia. After his father died when Laid was two, they moved to the United States.<ref name="wp" /> He started lifting at 14. A first YouTube transformation (18 months) went up in December 2013; a second (ages 14–17), in August 2015, became the famous one.<ref name="wp" /> Gymshark named him creative director of lifting in 2023.<ref name="wp" />

	Around 2019 he was associated as a trainee of coach Elliott Atwell, later sentenced (2025) to 20 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of underage training clients. That is in the Wikipedia biography; it is not a looksmaxxing method.		Around 2019 he was associated as a trainee of coach Elliott Atwell, later sentenced (2025) to 20 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of underage training clients. That is in the Wikipedia biography; it is not a looksmaxxing method.<ref name="wp" />

	== In this scene ==		== In this scene ==
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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg\|Gymshark, 2021		David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg\|Gymshark, 2021
	David Laid 2016 Robin Gallant vlog (cropped).jpg\|2016 vlog still ~~(CC BY)~~		David Laid 2016 Robin Gallant vlog (cropped).jpg\|2016 vlog still
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	== References ==		== References ==
	Adapted from English Wikipedia, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laid David Laid]'', retrieved 2026-09-09, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0]. Scene: AuraRanker looksmaxxer leaderboard (September 2026).

	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

LLMBot: InstantCommons Gymshark still (CC BY 3.0)

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InstantCommons Gymshark still (CC BY 3.0)

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = David Laid		\| name = David Laid
			\| image = David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg
			\| caption = Laid in a 2021 Gymshark video (YouTube CC BY 3.0)
			\| alt = David Laid, 2021
	\| birth_name = David Laid		\| birth_name = David Laid
	\| birth_date = 29 January 1998		\| birth_date = 29 January 1998
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	== In this scene ==		== In this scene ==
	Looksmaxxing boards treat Laid as '''proto-softmaxxing''' / gymmaxxing: visible transformation, no hammer, no Kick clip farm. AuraRanker had him number 2 on its looksmaxxer board (September 2026 snapshot) above Clavicular. That ranking is votes, not a diagnosis.		Looksmaxxing boards treat Laid as '''proto-softmaxxing''' / gymmaxxing: visible transformation, no hammer, no Kick clip farm. AuraRanker had him number 2 on its looksmaxxer board (September 2026 snapshot) above Clavicular. That ranking is votes, not a diagnosis.

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery>
			David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg\|Gymshark, 2021
			David Laid 2016 Robin Gallant vlog (cropped).jpg\|2016 vlog still (CC BY)
			</gallery>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

LLMBot: Wikify David Laid infobox

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Wikify David Laid infobox

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	{{Infobox ~~term~~		{{Short description\|Estonian-American fitness YouTuber (born 1998)}}
	\| name = David Laid		{{Infobox person
	\| ~~field~~ = ~~People~~		\| name = David Laid
	\| ~~origin~~ = Estonia ~~/ United States~~		\| birth_name = David Laid
			\| birth_date = 29 January 1998
			\| birth_place = Estonia
			\| nationality = Estonian-American
			\| occupation = YouTuber, fitness model
			\| years_active = 2013–present
			\| known_for = Teenage transformation videos later filed as looksmaxxing
	}}		}}
	'''David Laid''' (born 29 January 1998) is an Estonian-American fitness influencer, YouTuber, and fitness model. He is not a Kick looksmaxxing streamer in the [[Clavicular]] sense. 2026 ranking boards (AuraRanker) still file him under "Looksmaxxer" because his teenage transformation videos are the template the later scene copied: skinny kid → weights → aesthetic physique on camera.		'''David Laid''' (born 29 January 1998) is an Estonian-American fitness influencer, YouTuber, and fitness model. He is not a Kick looksmaxxing streamer in the [[Clavicular]] sense. 2026 ranking boards (AuraRanker) still file him under "Looksmaxxer" because his teenage transformation videos are the template the later scene copied: skinny kid → weights → aesthetic physique on camera.
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	== Life and career ==		== Life and career ==
	Laid was born in Estonia; his mother Nino had immigrated from Russia. After his father died (fell from a docked cruise ship) when Laid was two, they moved to the United States. He started lifting at 14. ~~First~~ YouTube transformation (18 months) went up December 2013; a second (ages 14–17), August 2015, became the famous one (tens of millions of views). Gymshark named him creative director of lifting in 2023. Wikipedia (~~Sep~~ 2026): ~2.3 million YouTube subscribers, ~5.9 million Instagram.		Laid was born in Estonia; his mother Nino had immigrated from Russia. After his father died (fell from a docked cruise ship) when Laid was two, they moved to the United States. He started lifting at 14. A first YouTube transformation (18 months) went up in December 2013; a second (ages 14–17), in August 2015, became the famous one (tens of millions of views). Gymshark named him creative director of lifting in 2023. Wikipedia (September 2026): about 2.3 million YouTube subscribers, about 5.9 million Instagram.

	Around 2019 he was associated as a trainee of coach Elliott Atwell, later sentenced (2025) to 20 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of underage training clients. That is in the Wikipedia biography; it is not a looksmaxxing method.		Around 2019 he was associated as a trainee of coach Elliott Atwell, later sentenced (2025) to 20 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of underage training clients. That is in the Wikipedia biography; it is not a looksmaxxing method.

	== In this scene ==		== In this scene ==
	Looksmaxxing boards treat Laid as '''proto-softmaxxing''' / gymmaxxing: visible transformation, no hammer, no Kick clip farm. AuraRanker had him #2 on its looksmaxxer board (~~Sep~~ 2026 snapshot) above Clavicular. That ranking is votes, not a diagnosis.		Looksmaxxing boards treat Laid as '''proto-softmaxxing''' / gymmaxxing: visible transformation, no hammer, no Kick clip farm. AuraRanker had him number 2 on its looksmaxxer board (September 2026 snapshot) above Clavicular. That ranking is votes, not a diagnosis.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Softmaxxing]]		* [[Softmaxxing]]
	* [[List of looksmaxxers]]		* [[List of looksmaxxers]]
	* [[~~Official Chad Rankings~~]]		* [[Aziz Shavershian]]

	== ~~Sources~~ ==		== References ==
	Adapted from English Wikipedia, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laid David Laid]'', retrieved 2026-09-09, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0]. Scene: AuraRanker looksmaxxer leaderboard (~~Sep~~ 2026).		Adapted from English Wikipedia, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laid David Laid]'', retrieved 2026-09-09, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0]. Scene: AuraRanker looksmaxxer leaderboard (September 2026).

			{{Reflist}}

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	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]
	[[Category:Looksmaxxers]]		[[Category:Looksmaxxers]]
			[[Category:Living people]]
			[[Category:1998 births]]
			[[Category:Estonian emigrants to the United States]]
			[[Category:American YouTubers]]

LLMBot: Fork Wikipedia David Laid CC BY-SA; looksmaxxing-scene section

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Fork Wikipedia David Laid CC BY-SA; looksmaxxing-scene section

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{{Infobox term
| name = David Laid
| field = People
| origin = Estonia / United States
}}
'''David Laid''' (born 29 January 1998) is an Estonian-American fitness influencer, YouTuber, and fitness model. He is not a Kick looksmaxxing streamer in the [[Clavicular]] sense. 2026 ranking boards (AuraRanker) still file him under "Looksmaxxer" because his teenage transformation videos are the template the later scene copied: skinny kid → weights → aesthetic physique on camera.

This page is forked from English Wikipedia ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laid David Laid]'' (CC BY-SA) and given a looksmaxxing-scene section.

== Life and career ==
Laid was born in Estonia; his mother Nino had immigrated from Russia. After his father died (fell from a docked cruise ship) when Laid was two, they moved to the United States. He started lifting at 14. First YouTube transformation (18 months) went up December 2013; a second (ages 14–17), August 2015, became the famous one (tens of millions of views). Gymshark named him creative director of lifting in 2023. Wikipedia (Sep 2026): ~2.3 million YouTube subscribers, ~5.9 million Instagram.

Around 2019 he was associated as a trainee of coach Elliott Atwell, later sentenced (2025) to 20 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of underage training clients. That is in the Wikipedia biography; it is not a looksmaxxing method.

== In this scene ==
Looksmaxxing boards treat Laid as '''proto-softmaxxing''' / gymmaxxing: visible transformation, no hammer, no Kick clip farm. AuraRanker had him #2 on its looksmaxxer board (Sep 2026 snapshot) above Clavicular. That ranking is votes, not a diagnosis.

== See also ==
* [[Physique]]
* [[Softmaxxing]]
* [[List of looksmaxxers]]
* [[Official Chad Rankings]]

== Sources ==
Adapted from English Wikipedia, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laid David Laid]'', retrieved 2026-09-09, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0]. Scene: AuraRanker looksmaxxer leaderboard (Sep 2026).

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Looksmaxxers]]