Pseudonym Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Thursday Doco, April 7th 8.30pm, TV1Expose: World's Strongest Boy A documentary on Richard Sandrak, the 12-year-old who's been dubbed The Little Hercules.Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 old news.. his father has gotten into a bunch of trouble over this.. and he can no longer train untill the age of 16.... imagine having your childhood taken away from you :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growth Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Yeah i saw an advert on tv for this. So whats the gist? Judging by jonos response his old man must have been giving him steroids or something secretly???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Did anyone see this? What did you think? Comments about the kid? About the doco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corran Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 this site has some info about him....http://www.craigproductions.com/RichardS.htmI feel sorry for the young fella... 8 year olds should be out playing with other kids - not benching 180 pounds and studying college level maths.Also - found another site that reckons the boy's dad fed him only on vitamens, minerals and some powdered food supplement. When his bodyfat got down to 1%, his coach had enough of the situation and quit. Here's the link:http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/mi ... ndrak.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growth Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Holy shit! 180 pounds!!!!!I didnt see the doco, did anyone catch it?I did hear on the radio that the kid has some kind of protein imbalance. Its actually classed as a disability. They said anything the kid does is like a workout, just walking around is a workout. They also said he probabley wont live all that long because of the disorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted April 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Unfortunately the doco spent a lot of time going through Richard's acheivements (and I have to admit, there were a lot of them to go through!). It left the "behind-the-scenes" stuff till the end, and didn't go into nearly enough detail to satisfy me.Yes, Richard had been living on a liquid diet, with supplements and his father's special powder. We were told that critics thought the powder had probably contained steroids, but that testing had proved negative. And that was as far as it went... I wanted to know more about the testing.The doco hinted at the father's domineering training style - "do this or else!" We never really got into detail, but it did say Richard's father never let him leave the house to play with other kids.His father was noticeably absent throughout, and only at the very end did we learn why:Richard's manager had confronted the father about the ingredients of the powder, and threatened to dismantle the whole empire he had helped them build around Richard. Dad then (allegedly) threatened to kill the manager. The manager then withdrew, the empire crumbled, and the family was left without income as Richard was the sole bread-winner.Dad turned to drink, became increasingly violent, and is currently serving a jail-term for assaulting his wife. I don't think it mentioned whether he ever hit the kids.The story does have a happy ending though - apparently Richard now has friends his own age to play with.Overall, a good doco - probably enough to satisfy most people, but I think bodybuilders would want to know more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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