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Patrik Baboumian: The World Record Holding Vegan Strongman On Why Compassion Is His Greatest Strength
Strength isn't just about physical prowess. Strength is about character.
By this definition, vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian is perhaps the strongest man on Earth.
Born in 1979 to Armenian parents in Abadan, Iran, Patrik and his family fled the Iranian revolution when he was seven and emigrated to central Germany. By the age of nine, he fell in love with wrestling on TV and soon developed an interest in weight training. As a young teen, he got into power lifting and bodybuilding, rising quickly through the ranks to become Germany’s national junior bodybuilding champion.
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