The World's Strongest Boy
A remarkable story of a young child who by the age of six had a stomach so firm and so toned that he had, not a six-pack but, an eight-pack. Richard moved to the USA when he was two years old with his parents, Pavel and Lena, from the Ukraine for a, ostensibly, better life.
Pavel, A World Martial Arts Champion and Lena, an Aerobics competitor, soon realised, or perhaps, soon decided that Richard would/could be a child prodigy. They began his training at the age of two with light exercises and martial arts skills. This progressed over the next few years to quite intense body-building work outs. Richard trained continuously and attained a truly remarkable physique.
Richard was put in touch with Frank and Sherry Goggin-Giardina, body-building, fitness and nutritional experts with the marketing clout to get Richard known. Frank and Sherry produced a healthy fitness program for the boy to follow and soon he was lifting 180 pounds. He continued to train in martial arts and by age eight had the strongest kicks and fastest punches in the world.
However, all was not well. Frank was concerned about the boy's diet, his father, Pavel, was preparing a powdered food supplement which Richard lived off along with vitamin and mineral supplements. Frank demanded to know what was in the supplement but Pavel refused to disclose the ingredients. By this time Richard's body fat was barely 1% a situation that in anyone else could be life threatening. Frank was unhappy with the situation and declined to continue working with the boy.
By the age of nine he was working on a movie version of Little Tarzan with Joey Travolta directing.
This remarkable Ukranian boy has had his 10 minutes of fame, but at the expense of missing out, totally, on anything resembling a normal childhood. This fame was not without controversy, as many outspoken parents considered this treatment as nothing short of child-abuse.
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Addison Montgomery. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 7078
July 17th, 2006 at 12:38pm
He fecking scares the shit outta meh!
TheFaggot King For A Couple Of Days Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 4675
July 17th, 2006 at 02:51pm
He can't possibly be happy. If he is it means he's never got to experience what being happy and free feels like.
Watched a documentary about him not so long ago...
davey jones. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 7018
July 17th, 2006 at 02:59pm
I him on TV. He scares me.
VF Lover! King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: - Posts: 2901
July 18th, 2006 at 09:59am
O.o
Ick.
bi_bu_ra Rotting On Here Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 49428
Wow. I don't even know anyone in my school who has an 8-pack. He must have had a hard life. All this working out for him, I hope something good happens to him in the end.
i can't believe his Parents would want him to be doing that at such a young age.
newagecarny Was Here Two Weeks Ago Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 42495
July 19th, 2006 at 06:49am
Can a discussion really be based by this?
Lucifers Angel King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 4751
July 19th, 2006 at 06:58am
Ella:
Can a discussion really be based by this?
why not, people can disscus anything they like, ok granted there should be more chatter about how they feal the boy feels, and how people could let this happen but you can talk about anything you like.
That's sad.
I hope he wouldn't have any complications with his body, even for teenagers isn't good to body-build too much to grow normally.
Addison Montgomery. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 7078
July 19th, 2006 at 09:00am
He has no freedom.It said he had an extremely strict regime of exercise.His dad gave him a 'special' powder that was claimed to help tone the fattest man.It looked like heroin.
It really scared me. And he seemed happy what he's doing.
I blame his parents. :/
asthenia. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 8632
July 19th, 2006 at 10:23pm
it seems really disgusting. i feel sorry for him, he doesn't have a normal childhood. he's missing out on his own life because of what his parents want him to be.
Lucifers Angel King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 4751
July 20th, 2006 at 01:26pm
Immortal Whispers:
He's eleven now {my age} and he's training for a part in the movie Tarzan.