Ayane Takenaka, the too-beautiful queen of the arm wrestling world: “I want to be the strongest in the world!
Her biceps trained 6 days a week are amazing! She is the best in Japan in men's competitions!
The true face revealed only to FRIDAY
Despite her extraordinary efforts, she is surprisingly free to eat whatever she likes, as long as she likes it.
My favorite food is sushi! But I also go out to eat MacDonald’s and Jiro Ramen. What is important is the quality and timing of my meals. In my case, it takes about two weeks after I change my diet for the weight to start falling off. So, two weeks before the weight loss starts, I change to a weight loss menu with chicken breast and vegetables as the main meals. Eating the same foods every day saves me the trouble of thinking about it, and it also makes it easier for me to recognize the waves of fatigue and tone in my training and practice. It’s more efficient because it makes peaking for competition easier.”
Her approach is to be stoic in moderation and relaxed in moderation. How does she spend her time off while she is seriously engaged in armwrestling?
I am not very attached to my personal life, and I don’t have a TV at home. Except for arm wrestling, I spend most of my time either sleeping or at karaoke. I sometimes do karaoke by myself for about five hours from 7:00 a.m. to noon. …… Favorite songs? I sing Superfly, Utada Hikaru, and Anne Lewis’ “Ah, Mujo” (laughs). My favorite type of man would be someone with a nice smile and someone I can sing along with at karaoke!”
She has accomplished many feats, and many people have proclaimed her the “world’s strongest,” but she is not satisfied. She is now concentrating on her next goal, which is to achieve it within three years.
She says, “Of course I would be happy if I won the tournament, but it’s not really happiness. …… There are a lot of times when I get anxious thinking, ‘I could win this year, but if I fight next time, I might lose. When I was in elementary school, my goal was to be the “world champion,” and when I was in junior high school, my goal changed to “win the world championship again.” Just winning once does not make you the strongest, so I want to win again and make my name known all over the world! I am still in the process of making my dream come true, so I will not forget my original intention and continue to work hard.
To continue to be greedy-that is what Ayane Takenaka believes in.
