What does it take to save the world | Patrik Baboumian | TEDxDresden

You want to save the world but are too lazy? In this talk, vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian takes us through personal anectodes and reflections, explaining how he became obsessed with strength as a child, and how this led him to find his own way of making the world a better place. Patrik was the "Strongest Man of Germany" winning the national German Strongman competition in 2011 in the open division. He started training and competing in bodybuilding from a very young age, winning the IFBB German junior bodybuilding championship in 1999, but his athletic focus soon shifted towards strength competitions. Between 2007 and 2015 he won several competitions and broke several world records of strength. He currently holds the world record in the Log Lift, as well as the German Heavyweight Log Lift record.

Since 2005 Patrik has been a vegetarian and became a vegan in 2011. eHis veganism comes from an ethical background and is the reason why he is a vegan activist, for which he is well-known. By breaking several world strength records as a vegan athlete, Patrik also broke a lot of misconceptions and chilchés about vegans. He has written books on the subject and spoken at diverse locations advocating veganism as an ethical choice. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx