Little Hercules , The Kid Bodybuilder

Richard was born in Ukraine, April, 15, 1992.
At the age of 2 he moved to Pennsylvania, USA with his father Pavlo and his mother, Olena.
Pavlo, a martial arts trainer, was dedicated to bodybuilding, which led to Richard training at an very early age.
A year later they moved to California and Richard started extensive training in martial arts and bodybuilding. By the time he was six years old , he was bench pressing 2 times his own weight.
Richard's early years were defined by a very strict diet , eating healthy food consisting of liquid nutrients and vegetables and steady training. There was no time for being a regular kid ,having friends or even eating foods like pizza .
Richard's father was known to be abusive and even served jail time for assault.

When Richard was 7 years old ,the family met Frank Giardina, a successful Celebrity trainer and bodybuilder .Frank started to train Richard at his Gold's Gym.
At the age of 8 he was able to bench press 210 pounds at the body weight of 70 pounds.
These achievements have made him known in the media of many nations as "Little Hercules","The Strongest Boy in the World".
People were amazed by his well defined muscles ,abs and his strength.

Because of his Bodybuilding accomplishments he was invited to attend important Body Building events like
Mr. Olympia, Night of Champions, Mr. USA, the Emerald Cup, and one of the biggest there is, the Arnold Classics .
Richard also posses impressive martial arts abilities.

At the age of 12 years Richard ventured into the movie business .
With his new Manager, Marco Garcia he filmed a movie trailer called "Tiny Tarzan", directed by Joey Travolta .Although Disney had expressed interest in the movie , it was never made.

After that, in 2005 ,he made an exercise video called the "Little Hercules Workout Video for Kids" ,in an effort to address Childhood Obesity.

Also, coming out soon is his new movie "Little Hercules 3D" ;"A Super Hero Who Wanted To Be a Boy" .
At this time it has not been released.
So watch for updates.

Today his training and diet are far less restrictive
and Richard seems to be a level headed teenager, given his challenging early childhood .

There might very well be a Hollywood Career ahead for Richard Sandrak .
Already dubbed as the "Little Terminator", he could follow into the footsteps of his idol Arnold Schwarzenegger .
We'll see.