Identical Twin Brothers Undergo Exercise Regime & Diets To Have Same Body

Body-building twin brothers, Owen and Lewis Harrison boast matching 44inch chests after going to extreme lengths to maintain identical physiques. The 23-year-olds match their diets and exercise regimes, even consuming the same amount of alcohol on a night out. Even when the pair are apart, they plan their meals in advance and remain in constant contact. As a result the brothers, from Kendall in Cumbria, have a matching arm circumference of  18 inches, a strapping chest size of 44 inches, and weigh 13 stone.

The personal trainers, and fitness models, say their painstaking identical lives help them stay in shape. Lewis said: 'Any dumbbell Owen does, I will do too. We're exactly the same.' 

From an early age, Owen and Lewis were inseparable and enjoyed playing football together. Until the age of 16, the twosome were signed to the Bolton Wanderers. Owen said: 'Lewis and I have always been close. Since we were kids, we've done everything together. 'We went to the same school, socialized with the same group of friends and we've always loved playing football with each other.'

His brother, added: 'When we were about 15, we started working out at the gym together too. 'At that point though, it was not about bodybuilding. We just trained to get fitter to play football.' At the age of 17, Owen went on join theRoyal Marines Corps. Lewis followed him there when he was 18 years old. However after 26 weeks, Lewis quit the Corps and Owen left after three years of service. At the age of 20, the boys found themselves living back at their parents' home in Kendall.

Owen took a job as a labourer on a building site and Lewis started working as a painter and decorator. 'We were both miserable. After being in the Corps, I was suddenly in a crappy job doing removals for a mate,' Owen said.

'During that time, Lewis and I would read fitness magazines together and talk about how cool it would be to feature in one. 'We had always loved fitness so we decided to start bodybuilding together. Moreover, we decided to push ourselves to build muscle and achieve identical physiques.'

In December 2010, the twins embarked on an ambitious scheme to get matching bodies. They drew up a food and exercise plan and both followed it rigidly.
'We lived together, trained together and ate all the same things at the same time. It was full on, We would go to the supermarket together and get all our groceries in. Then we would stay up after work to prepare the next day's meals.

'We would even weigh out our individual meal portions carefully so that they were exactly identical. 'It would be eggs or oatmeal for breakfast followed by chicken or tuna with brown rice and vegetables for lunch. 'Occasionally our mum would prepare tea for us - something like roast turkey with avocado and a sweet potato. 'But we always made sure that everything she made was good food and the same portions.'

The duo also worked out six to seven times per week - shelling out £540 per month on protein supplements, gym memberships and spray tanning.

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