Talk:Richard Sandrak

message: If his dad was giving up steriods secretely it would have had to have been oral (in his shakes), not intramuscular. Therefore, they would have had to be of the 17AA (I think that's what they're called) kind which means heavy liver damage if used for extended periods of time. In a child as young as 6 this, surely, would have caused death. 
Anabolic steriods don't enable a person to bench 3 times their weight, especially at 8 years old. If I took all the steriods in the world, I still wouldn't be benching 420lbs @ 140lb bodyweight and I'm a 22 year old man, let alone when I was 8 years old. IMO he's a genetic wonderchild. And his less bulky figure and more looking body is a result of his farther not pushing him to train like a mad man. Further, if his farther went to jail and the steriods stopped instantly surely Richard would not have been able to cycle off whatever he was on correctly, leading to long term problems of his body shutting down its own testostorne production.
Just because he has superior genetics to you in that respect, it doesn't mean that he wasn't being fed steroids.
I'm no expert on this matter, far from it. I, however, would like this information to be presented to the public. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable in anabolic steriod use and effects could draft something up and insert it into the article?
Also a further point in reply to the 8 pack - that is compltely genetic. IFBB bodybuilders take vast quantaties of steriods but don't magically have an 8 pack. It's entirely genetic. The 8 pack simply isn't a sign of steriod use. Further, contrary to poular belief you dont need to work the abs for them to show through. They are already increadibly dense and it just needs bodyfat lowering so one can see them. It's the same thing with calf muscles, that's why you can see everyone's calfs unless they are grossly overweight. Even in 6 year old children.
Dushyant Patel
:no steroids here. it is genetic deviation. cant find link in this article. there is a genetic" disorder" some top athletes have that
50.9.97.53 (talk) 07:00, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anabolic Steriod Use, a response? 

message: Why is there such a focus on Richard's ability to eat pizza? Is that really relevant? Especially the bit about "Following the removal of Pavlo from Richard's life, Richard was allowed to experience some of the normal aspects of life for children of his age, including ... the ability to eat foods like pizza..."?
: Well, besides the fact that it is quite normal food in western Europe and America and not being allowed to eat it is somewhat strage, I think the most important point is: Bodybuilders fear pizza ;). Few proteins with a lot of carbs and fat, plus a ton of calories - pizza is a very good example of what NOT to eat. Eating pizza and all that "bad" food is usually associated with a bulking cycle using steroids. Maybe that is a reason why some are so crazy about that part Tierlieb 19:13, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pizza

message: His bodybuilding natural or not has stunted his growth - that is a fact; please read up on why it is not good to start bodybuilding at age 2. And if for some reason you must feel the need to edit his height and add 7 inches please reference this to a source please. Deanbb 21:53, 6 September 2007 (GMT)
He is actually 5'11" now, I play basketball with him at the gym and he is dunking over people like crazy. He's in really good shape right now and i know he's not taking and never did take any steroids...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.163.193 (talk) 20:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  His height & weight 

message: A picture would be nice!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.34.219.129 (talk) 09:46, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: picture

message: What would his name be in Cyrillic? "Ричард Сандрак" Doesn't sound Ukrainain nor Russian, his last name i mean.
Also does he speak russian or ukrainian. His mother being a famous soviet athelet, I am positive she speaks russian predominantly.
It's been bugging me that the article states he has a "Ukrainian accent" when it's probably Russian.
Another thing, the article needs to mention the names of the parents.
Why isn't anything cited?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.47.220.84 (talk) 06:47, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: His bio on his official website says he moved to America at the age of two, so unless his parents prevented him having contact with English-speaking children, it's actually extremely unlikely he has a foreign accent at all, whether Russian or Ukrainian. —Angr If you've written a quality article... 08:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cyrillic Name 

message: What is Sandraks height? Most articles on bodybuilders here have a recent height and weight included, why not here? Can some one search for some more information on this? 217.121.99.44 (talk) 14:32, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be interesting indeed - I personally find it strange there is so view on the web about it. 193.172.170.26 (talk) 12:48, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Height? 

message: Looks like this has been gutted , presumably for lack of sources (following WP:BLP). However, there are a LOT out there though - start here. (Emperor (talk) 22:16, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gutted? 

message: Why does it say in the first paragraph that he now works out 4 times a week, 90 minutes a time, while the second paragraph says he now works out for 120 minutes six times a week?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.243.12.163 (talk) 05:58, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different facts 

message: The article claims that he had less than 1% body fat, but as far as I know that is impossible.☣Yutsi — Talk/Edits 16:20, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes there is absolutely no way he has even close to 1% 2603:8001:7400:54D7:4479:9849:56B7:C105 (talk) 21:34, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  <1% body fat