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The weight limit was like 125 pounds, and I was 135 pounds, so I had to lose like 10 or 15 pounds in order to make weight. ZACH: When I was younger, I initially hated football because they put me on the offensive line because I was the biggest kid. I was just out there, I wanted to win, I wanted to play. It should be more "You're pretty." But the second I put on my soccer outfit, I didn't care what I looked like I just wanted to ball out. When you're a young girl you hear, "You're really strong" or "You have really toned arms." In my head, it wasn't something that should be said about a girl. JULIE: There were times when I tried to hide my muscles.
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Back then, I didn't really understand how to make your body eat for substance instead of satisfaction. And the first time being on my own, I gained some weight that I probably shouldn't have. I was coming in, still had a little bit of baby fat. ZACH: When I got to Stanford, it looked like all the other guys were carved out of friggin' granite. Have you ever felt insecure about your body? He's so meticulous, like OCD, in what he does. JULIE: Zach takes care of his body so well, it's unbelievable. I can't sleep unless I get it done before I go to bed. It focuses on every muscle and joint group in the body. I've created this stretching routine that I have to do each and every night. ZACH: She's helped me with my flexibility. But I think it's a little bit easier for me, at 5-7, to be more flexible and to move a little better than him at 6-5. Pilates and yoga, we always do those together. Lifting is an easy one to do together we just shift weights back and forth. JULIE: In the offseason, we work out like every day together. It's more encouragement or just holding each other accountable - little coaching points here and there - because we know how serious the other is while the other is working out. ZACH: The one place we're never truly competing is while working out. He used to be up by a pretty big margin, but I've been killing it in gin. JULIE: Unfortunately, Zach is winning right now. I still have to look over her shoulder to make sure she's not giving herself two victories instead of one, or that she's actually giving me a mark in the victory column. So we had to create this book in order to hold each other accountable. She exaggerates how many victories she has. There are two sides of the book one's labeled "Z" and one's "J," and it's just a running tally of victories, because Julie is a known cheater. ZACH: We have a book that keeps a tally of wins. Otherwise, we won't talk to each other for like an hour. We play a bunch of card games and board games, but if we do board games, we have to be on the same team. I mean, I hope I offered more than that touchdown against Oregon! ZACH: That touchdown might have sealed the deal. I texted him, "Congratulations, so cool to see you doing well." I guess a little bit of succeeding kindled our relationship! Then I watched a football game that he was in, and he scored this huge touchdown. After I won the U20 Women's World Cup, he sent a congrats on our win. JULIE: We initially met at a baseball game at Stanford. (What did you do for your wedding photos?) Afterward, the pair spoke with reporter Morty Ain about body confidence, training together and being way too competitive at board games. To celebrate the occasion? They posed for the Body Issue, of course, less than a week before the big day. Julie, a member of the 2015 World Cup-winning team, and Zach, a tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles, married in March after more than four years together. Julie and Zach Ertz just might be able to lay claim to the title of world's fittest couple. This is an online exclusive story from ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue 2017. Zach Ertz: 'To see Julie's hard work pay off is satisfying to me, too'
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