Once nicknamed 'Little Hercules', former 'world's strongest boy' is unrecognizable 21 years on
The 29-year-old was dubbed the 'world's strongest boy' in the early 2000s.
'World's strongest boy' looks unrecognizable 21years on
Key Highlights
- Richard Sandrak earned the nickname 'Little Hercules' in the early 2000s for his impressive physique
- He is now 29-years-old and has totally stopped lifting weights
- Sandrak is preparing to become a quantum scientist for NASA
Richard Sandrak, born 1992, was known to the world as 'Little Hercules' from the age of six for having an unbelievable physique - cuts and muscles like an adult bodybuilder.
In the early 2000s, he could lift 82 kg on a standard bench press. By the age of 8, he was bench pressing 95 kg, for which earned the title of 'world's strongest boy'.
It's been a while since the videos and photos of the Ukrainian created buzz worldwide. Almost 21 years on, he now looks unrecognisable as an adult.
Richard's eight-pack abs and muscular arms are things of the past. He now looks like a regular 29-year-old.
Well, things weren't easy for Richard since the time he was a child celebrity. At one time, it was reported that his body fat percentage was dangerously low. For this and other things, his parents came in for a lot of flak after a documentary was released about him.
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Ryan used to work out with his father six or seven hours a day in the early 2000s. Doing 600 push-ups and 300 squats a day used to be routine for him. He also had a very strict diet that didn't allow junk food or sweets.
That's not all. He also had an incredibly flexible body for martial arts like Karate.
At that time, medical experts said it was not possible for a child to produce enough testosterone to become that muscular, hinting at the use of steroids.
He now works as a Hollywood stuntman that involves jumping off heights and being set on fire. Despite several years of training, he has now completely given up on lifting weights.
“No, I don't lift weights. If anything it just got boring. I’m very proud of my past. It’s not something I don’t want people to know, it’s just that I’m not going to be stuck living in it," he said in a 2015 interview.
But the former bodybuilder is active in cardio exercises like chin-ups, stair climbing, and skateboarding.
He does just enough to stay in shape because most of his attention is now focused on his dream of becoming a quantum scientist for NASA.