Putin participates in arm wrestling at youth camp

Vladimir Putin tried to bend a frying pan with his bare hands and took part in an arm wrestling contest.The Russian prime minister also climbed an artificial wall as he met young Russians at a pro-Kremlin youth camp, north of Moscow. It was the latest display of machismo from the Russian leader who is not shy of showing off.Last August, Putin released footage of himself riding a horse bare-chested through the mountains of Southern Siberia. In October 2008, he fronted a martial arts video called Lets Learn Judo With Vladimir Putin.In April last year he traveled to the Arctic to track polar bears. Then, in November, he reached speeds of 150 mph (240 kph) when he raced a Formula One car around a track.Other macho exploits have included straddling a Harley Davidson at a biker rally and blasting an escaped tiger with a tranquilizer gun.