Yes, Vegans Can Be Bodybuilders, Too! Just Look at This Guy

Bodybuilders tend to fit that stereotype: muscles, tan, not the brightest, and, of course, a meat-eater. But then there’s Dominick Thompson, in his early 40s, who has no desire to fit into the mold society has come to accept. He’s a vegan bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, animal rights activist, and social entrepreneur. How many of us can say that about ourselves?

Dominick Thompson

Dominick Thompson. Source: Instagram

“Here I was, a black man, African-American, with size, with a background, assertive, no filter, spoke his mind, and told you like it was about animal agriculture,” the Thompson, from Atlanta, said. “There was no representation [like that] in the vegan community.”

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