Engaged Bodybuilders Become First Couple To Both Grab World Championship Titles At Same Event
"Although we've always been into fitness, we didn't look like this when we met," Akim told Yahoo! Shine. "We only started really training when we entered the world champions." Beckett stumbled across the competition one day when she was looking online for a new "bikini body" diet. Upon seeing the contestants' toned bodies, she spontaneously entered herself and her fiance.
When the couple aren't busy with their day jobs (Beckett, 33, is a dancer, and Akim, 43, is a seaman) they're working out at the gym five to six times per week. During each workout, which lasts 3 hours, they tackle a different body part. Beckett told Yahoo! Shine: "For example, one day, we work on our legs for two hours straight and then spend the last hour doing cardio such as running, rowing, and lots of interval training."
And all that exercise requires a hefty diet of five or six high-protein, low-carb meals per day. "For breakfast we eat oatmeal with a banana and a scoop of protein powder, or an oat biscuit with peanut butter. A few hours later, we'll cook a large batch of salmon, steamed vegetables, brown rice, and sweet potatoes. We eat half and save the other portion for a second lunch later. Dinner is similar but we'll substitute skinless chicken for fish." Save for a few scoops of Haagen-Dazs ice cream when they're not training, dessert is off-limits and the two motivate each other to stay on course.
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