Liverpool bodybuilder hits back at claims shots are fake

A bodybuilder from Liverpool has fiercely denied claims that his jaw-dropping photos of his physique are fake, and insisted his ‘near impossible’ body is the result of hard work alone.

Tyler Cooke, 21, from Wirral, Liverpool, spoke out after a body building website suggested he could be digitally altering his pictures.

The website Generation Iron described the 21-year-old’s physique as ‘insane’.

But the negative comments have only spurred the coach and personal trainer – who claims he hasn’t missed a gym session in five years – to post yet more photos of himself on social media. 

Tyler, who started body building at just 15, told the Liverpool Echo: ‘It really is just a lot of hard work – I like to body build and so I do it

‘Sure there is an element of genetics to it, I can’t deny that – but I have worked hard and it has paid off.’

He also says that his diet plays a large part in maintaining his huge frame, an average meal for Tyler can consist of ten eggs and 400g of white rice, or four jacket potatoes and 400g of chicken.

The bodybuilder said that his physique was the result of ‘hard work’ combined with an unusual diet

Tyler has been training since the age of 15 and claims to never have missed a gym session

He added: ‘In the off-season when I am trying to build mass I eat about 5,000 calories a day.’ 

Training from a young age, Tyler is proud that he hasn’t missed the gym in five years and can now lift 180kg in a squat – the weight of a Shetland pony. 

This has clearly paid off as Tyler was awarded second place in Britain’s national bodybuilding championship as well as a string of regional titles. 

MailOnline has approached Generation Iron and is awaiting comment.