At the tender age of three, Richard started to train in both martial arts and bodybuilding, while using small lightweight dumbbells to help strengthen his body. Richard began to excel. In 1999, his parents wanted to find a trainer for Richard, and after talking to many people in the fitness business, they were given the name of Frank Giardina who was concidered one of the top fitness trainers in the industry. They met Frank when Richard was 7 years old. Frank, a successful trainer and bodybuilder to the stars started to train Richard at his Gold's Gym.
The media started to take a notice to Richard's incredible progress and the remarkable young age at which he was accomplishing this. Headlined as such, Richard started to appear as a guest poser in many bodybuilding shows such as: Mr. Olympia, Night of Champions, Mr. USA, the Emerald Cup, and one of the biggest there is, the Arnold Classic among many others.
For more information about this young kid body builder, head on to his website, and don’t forget to check out the photo gallery.
