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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 | | name = David Laid | ||
| | | image = David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg | ||
| birth_date | | caption = Laid in a 2021 Gymshark video | ||
| birth_place | | alt = David Laid, 2021 | ||
| nationality | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|1|29}} | ||
| occupation | | birth_place = Estonia | ||
| years_active = 2013–present | | nationality = Estonian-American | ||
| known_for | | occupation = YouTuber, fitness model | ||
| years_active = 2013–present | |||
| 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 | '''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. | ||
== Life and career == | == Life and career == | ||
Laid was born in Estonia; his mother Nino had immigrated from Russia. After his father died | 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 == | ||
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 == | |||
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David Laid thirst tweets video for Gymshark 2021 03 (cropped).jpg|Gymshark, 2021 | |||
David Laid 2016 Robin Gallant vlog (cropped).jpg|2016 vlog still | |||
</gallery> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:06, 11 September 2026
.jpg) Laid in a 2021 Gymshark video
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| Born | 29 January 1998 (age 28) Estonia
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| Nationality | Estonian-American
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| Occupation | YouTuber, fitness model |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Teenage transformation videos later filed as looksmaxxing
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| Employer | Gymshark (creative director of lifting, 2023–)
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David Laid (born 29 January 1998) is an Estonian-American fitness influencer, YouTuber, and fitness model.[1] 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.
Life and career
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.[1] 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.[1] Gymshark named him creative director of lifting in 2023.[1]
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.[1]
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.
Gallery
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Gymshark, 2021 -
2016 vlog still
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