Bodybuilding maths teacher from Desborough is top of the class
A maths teacher from Desborough has added a national drug free bodybuilding title to his trophy cabinet.
Ian Preston-Kleine, 55, walked away with the novice grandmasters men's bodybuilding crown at the UKDFBA (United Kingdom Drug Free Bodybuilding Association) international championships last month.
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Hide AdIan, who teaches at Welland Park Academy in nearby Market Harborough, often leaves pupils wondering why he's got a false tan as it takes a week to wash off.
But he can now tell them he is a national champion after claiming his first big title as an adult, having been training since he was aged 13.
He said: "I can't quite believe I'm a national champion.
"It's been a long time coming."
Ian, who lives in Desborough with wife Karinne, son Sacha (six) and daughter Maéva (five), first became interested in bodybuilding when he saw a Charles Atlas advert as a child.
After getting in shape he entered junior competitions and won titles before deciding he wouldn't take steroids when he moved into the adult age categories.
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Hide AdIn 1995 he suffered an injury and wasn't able to train for a long time before returning to bodybuilding.
He trains three or four times a week on alternate days and splits his body into four sections - spending a day each on his legs, chest and back, shoulders and abs, and arms and forearms.
Ian, who trains at Chapel Gym in Corby, went on a zero-carbohydrate diet for between 16 and 20 weeks to get himself in the best shape possible, eating a lot of eggs and steak.
And the hard work paid off - although very few people were there to see him pick up the title in Bedworth near Coventry because of the ongoing pandemic.
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Hide AdIan said: "Usually you get to the theatre and it's absolutely packed. It was very different this time.
"You could come in with a training partner or a friend but that was it. The audience was very sparse."
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