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Kenneth Williams

Kenneth G. Williams is a professional vegan bodybuilder. Kenneth is living proof that compassion is power, and that one doesn't need animal products to attain super-strength and exceptional health.

Kenneth made sports history at the 2004 Natural Olympia in Las Vegas–the most prestigious natural bodybuilding competition in the world–by finishing third out of more than 200 competitors from 37 nations and becoming America’s first vegan bodybuilding champion. He has also competed and placed well in a number of important bodybuilding events. In 2004 alone, he placed second in his class at the Silver & Black Muscle Classic (sponsored by the Oakland Raiders), the Team USA contest, and the World Natural Bodybuilding Championships.

As a spokesperson for In Defense of Animal's veganism campaign, Kenneth speaks on the power of diet, exercise, and compassion while educating audiences about the cruelty of factory farming. In addition, Kenneth hosts the organization’s new half-hour television program, Undercover TV, which takes viewers where other shows won’t–inside factory farms, vivisection laboratories, fur ranches, circuses, rodeos, and other exploitive industries.

Kenneth and his wife, Evelyn Molina-Williams, also have a company called Vegan Muscle Power, which is dedicated to empowering people interested in leading a holistically nourishing and healthy lifestyle. Their Web site, www.veganmusclepower.com, provides information on vegan nutrition, recipes, and fitness programs.