{"id":8283,"date":"2017-04-08T16:44:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T16:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8283"},"modified":"2017-04-12T12:59:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T12:59:40","slug":"germanys-strongest-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/germanys-strongest-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s Strongest Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guten Tag! Ich hoffe, es geht euch gut. \ud83d\ude42 Every so often I think it&#8217;d be nice to talk about some (less obvious) famous Germans and their achievements. Today I\u2019d like to introduce you to someone known as Germany\u2019s Strongest Man &#8211; <strong>der st\u00e4rkste Mann Deutschlands<\/strong>. Meet Patrik Baboumian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Patrik Baboumian verk\u00fcndet den Gewinner in der Kategorie &quot;Sports&quot;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/webvideotage\/18597469409\/in\/photolist-R7zSdS-R7zP6j-uBpw6o-RG5MCZ-Rswo79-RCvrk9-ukoTJi\" aria-label=\"18597469409 13321652a7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"Patrik Baboumian verk\u00fcndet den Gewinner in der Kategorie &quot;Sports&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/290\/18597469409_13321652a7.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrik Baboumian verk\u00fcndet den Gewinner in der Kategorie &#8220;Sports&#8221;. Foto by webvideotage on flickr.com under a CC licence (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Patrik Baboumian was born in <strong>der Iran<\/strong> (Iran) to <strong>armenischen Eltern<\/strong> (Armenian parents), and moved to <strong>Deutschland <\/strong>(Germany) at the age of 7. He developed an interest in <strong>Kraftsport<\/strong> (strength training) as a teenager. In 1998, aged 19, he took part in his first bodybuilding <strong>Wettbewerb<\/strong> (competition), and went on to win several titles over the years. In 2006 he took part in his first \u2018Strongman\u2019 <strong>Meisterschaft <\/strong>(championship). In 2011 he gained the title <strong>St\u00e4rkster Mann Deutschlands <\/strong>(Germany\u2019s Strongest Man). He can lift 215kg in <strong>Bankdr\u00fccken<\/strong> (bench press), 310kg in <strong>Kniebeuge <\/strong>(squat), and 360kg in <strong>Kreuzheben <\/strong>(deadlift). Following his 2011 victory he went on to win the <strong>Weltrekord <\/strong>(world record) in several \u2018strongman\u2019 competitions including the yoke-walk, where he carried 555 kg across 10 metres. He then beat his own record by increasing that amount to 560 kg! This is the heaviest yoke-walk ever done!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The world&#039;s strongest vegan is back with yet another world record\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ESZIbWtCYxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although other athletes have gone on to win the title of <strong>St\u00e4rkster Mann Deutschlands<\/strong>, Patrik is especially well-known for being the first <strong>Veganer <\/strong>(vegan) to hold that title. In 2011 he became the new face of a PETA campaign. The poster shows him with the title <strong>\u2018Pflanzen Fresser\u2019<\/strong> (\u2018plant-eater\u2019, or \u2018plant-muncher\u2019). He is often praised for disproving the theory that athletes need to eat <strong>Fleisch <\/strong>(meat) to be strong.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Patrik has a YouTube channel which is mostly in English, but there are some videos of him speaking German, such as this one, where you can hear him speak and see him in action!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Body-Xtreme InMotion mit Patrik Baboumian\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AJroRc9yhVs?list=PLB8F6F0F215E1E709\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed learning about the \u2018German strongman\u2019! Let me know if you are into<strong> Krafttraining <\/strong>yourself, and how much <strong>Gewicht<\/strong> you can lift! \ud83d\ude09 I\u2019ll leave you with some related vocabulary:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>RELATED VOCABULARY:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>die Kraft \u2013 strength<\/p>\n<p>die Kraftsport \u2013 strength training<\/p>\n<p>der Kraftsportler \u2013 strength training athlete<\/p>\n<p>der Kraftdreikampf\u00a0 &#8211; powerlifting<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nPowerlifting consists of the following three exercises:<\/em><br \/>\ndas Bankdr\u00fccken \u2013 bench press<br \/>\ndie Kniebeuge \u2013 squat<br \/>\ndas Kreuzheben &#8211; deadlift<\/p>\n<p>das Bodybuilding &#8211; bodybuilding<\/p>\n<p>der Bodybuilder &#8211; bodybuilder<\/p>\n<p>das K\u00f6rpergewicht \u2013 bodyweight<\/p>\n<p>der Wettbewerb &#8211; competition<\/p>\n<p>die Schwergewichtsklasse \u2013 heavyweight class<\/p>\n<p>die Mittelgewichtklasse \u2013 middleweight class<\/p>\n<p>die Leichtgewichtklasse \u2013 lightweight class<\/p>\n<p>die Meisterschaft \u2013 championship<\/p>\n<p>der Rekord \u2013 record<\/p>\n<p>der Weltrekord \u2013 world record<\/p>\n<p>der deutscher Meister \u2013 German champion<\/p>\n<p>die Gr\u00f6\u00dfe &#8211; height<\/p>\n<p>das Gewicht &#8211; weight<\/p>\n<p>die Oberarmumfang \u2013 upper arm circumference (bicep)<\/p>\n<p>die Ern\u00e4hrung &#8211;\u00a0 Nutrition<\/p>\n<p>das Fleisch &#8211; meat<\/p>\n<p>die Pflanzen &#8211; plants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/18597469409_13321652a7-350x237.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/18597469409_13321652a7-350x237.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/18597469409_13321652a7.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Guten Tag! Ich hoffe, es geht euch gut. \ud83d\ude42 Every so often I think it&#8217;d be nice to talk about some (less obvious) famous Germans and their achievements. Today I\u2019d like to introduce you to someone known as Germany\u2019s Strongest Man &#8211; der st\u00e4rkste Mann Deutschlands. Meet Patrik Baboumian. 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