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The purpose of this article is to update everyone on how I train and prepare now in 2020 for food challenges after taking a long break to diet and lose Read More »
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The sole purpose of this article is to stress that while food challenges and competitive eating can be very enjoyable and entertaining, you will gain weight if you don’t practice Read More »
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During quick eating contests and challenges that don’t really require a high stomach capacity, one of the main differences that separates one eater from the next is jaw strength. There Read More »
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While having a large enough stomach capacity plays the major role during most longer food challenges, speed eating definitely plays the main role in most shorter eating contests. When you Read More »
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Win Before You Begin!! This is the official motto of FoodChallenges.com when teaching people how to win eating challenges and contests. It is adapted from some of the teachings found Read More »
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One of the most common mistakes that many people make before attempting a food challenge is that they select a challenge to attempt that they cannot even win. Two star Read More »
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If you are new to the always expanding world of food challenges and competitive eating, and even if you’ve watched every episode of Man v Food, you may not completely understand Read More »
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Setting the date and time of your food challenge is the first thing to do after deciding upon a challenge, because that information helps plan out your training regimen that Read More »
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There are few things more discouraging for a food challenger or competitive eater than training for a whole week to prepare for a competition, just to get there and discover Read More »
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The 24 hours before your eating competition are definitely the most critical hours of your training period. If you don’t take these hours seriously, your body will not be at Read More »
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One of the common misconceptions regarding how to prepare to eat a large meal is that you should completely starve your body beforehand so your body is ready to consume Read More »
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It is strongly recommended that you get some cardiovascular exercise or some type of resistance workout in prior to your eating competition. You will notice a significant difference in the Read More »
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The strongest “muscle” in your entire body is not located in your legs, chest, arms, or back. The human mind is definitely the most powerful “muscle” and a strong mind Read More »
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The dumbest thing you can possibly do before a food challenge is to talk smack to the restaurant’s kitchen staff about how you are going to dominate their challenge. Never Read More »
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Food challenges are over one hundred times more fun when you have people watching and cheering you on to victory. I have done over 75 challenges basically sitting at a Read More »
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Before every single food challenge that I do, I follow the exact same pre-challenge ritual, and I won’t start a challenge until that ritual is completed. Similarly, I wear the Read More »
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As you will see when reading some of the different STRATEGIES articles, ordering your challenge meal is a very critical step that can really influence the outcome of your challenge. Read More »
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Once you take that first bite and the timer starts, the challenge has begun and you now must abide by the restaurant’s established “house rules” while finishing the entire meal. Read More »
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American author H. Stanely Judd once stated, “A good plan is like a road map, showing the final destination and usually the best way to get there.” You definitely cannot Read More »
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Preparing for a food challenge that will take place early in the morning is slightly different than preparing how you normally would, simply because you must eat massive amounts of Read More »
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The question of whether to eat meats and proteins or the high carbohydrate items first during a food challenge is definitely one of the most heavily debated subjects related to Read More »
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Another question that many food challengers and competitive eaters have is whether it is more efficient to sit down, stand, or kneel during a food challenge or eating competition. If you Read More »
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One of the most common complaints from owners regarding hosting a food challenge is that some guests who order their challenge are very rude, messy, obnoxious, or inconsiderate of the Read More »
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Your training and bodily preparations before the challenge, your strategy while eating the challenge, and a very confident mindset while dominating the challenge are by far the three main factors that Read More »
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Whether you are exercising, in a relationship, working on a project, or doing just about anything else, if you do the same thing over and over again, constantly repeating without Read More »
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How you use drinks and beverages during your food challenge can most definitely be the difference between you winning or losing the challenge, so you need to incorporate the use Read More »
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As mentioned in the article The Ultimate Mindset: Win Before You Begin, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then Read More »
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The single most dangerous thing you can do to sabotage yourself towards the end of a large food challenge is to begin thinking, mentally debating whether you are actually going Read More »
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Since the beginning of time, human beings have been doing strenuous physical activities and putting their bodies through tests and situations that the human body was just not designed to do. Read More »
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Another one of the major factors that will decide whether or not you will be able to win eating challenges is your ability to maintain laser-like focus throughout your entire Read More »
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Dunking your challenge food in liquid can benefit you in some very “chewy” situations, but there are many other times when dunking is just not necessary. If a challenge involves Read More »
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“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” That’s an excellent quote from politician Newt Gingrich which definitely applies Read More »
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The single largest complaint from servers at restaurants that host food challenges is the lack of “tipping” from customers attempting their eating challenge(s). They often work hard to take the Read More »
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There are many famous quotes about experience. Julius Caesar quoted, “Experience is the teacher of all things.” C. S. Lewis quoted, “Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, Read More »
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“None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone’s help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying Read More »
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Before beginning an extremely large quantity food challenge that you know your body is not used to processing, it’s impossible to 100% guarantee that you will win. Sometimes the human Read More »
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The difficulty of quantity eating challenges mostly depends on how large each challenge meal is, and the difficulty of a spicy food challenge mostly depends on the intensity level of Read More »
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“When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.” That is an aphorism by American professor Mason Cooley that does a fantastic job explaining Read More »
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Directly after you finish consuming a very large quantity food challenge, you may be very excited and extremely proud of your hard-earned victory. Once the energy calms down and the Read More »
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Whether you are seeking to lose weight, feel more energized, recover from being sick, or recover after large or spicy food challenges, WATER definitely needs to be your BEST friend. Water Read More »
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This question is asked most often after Thanksgiving dinner in the United States, but it is also wondered by many people regularly throughout the world. People question why their body feels tired Read More »
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There are over 3,000 different eating challenges around the world that all fall under 28 distinctive category types. Your body may have a completely unique response to each and every Read More »
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It is definitely not considered uncommon for a competitive eater’s body weight to be 20 pounds heavier the next day after an event, and then back down to normal just Read More »
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In today’s increasingly impatient society, we as the consumers are constantly seeking quicker products and methods to achieve faster results than we are currently used to dealing with. We want Read More »
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After eating a seriously large amount of food, to the point where you cannot even really move, think, or function properly, you’ll begin wondering why you just did that to yourself. Read More »
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“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” That is a quote from the great British Prime Minister Winston Churchill which definitely sums Read More »
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For the elite individuals seeking to improve and expand their eating challenge skills beyond their own local community within a few hours of their home, this article includes advanced tips to Read More »
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American sports journalist Howard Cosell once stated, “The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have Read More »
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Five Star General and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once stated, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable (an absolute must).” Read More »
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American tennis player Michael Chang, the youngest male athlete to win a Grand Slam singles championship, once stated, “You can work really hard, but if you’re not training in the Read More »
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“It’s not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You’re often racing against time. You’re frequently running everything through your mind. You are always competing Read More »
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Many people wonder how professional eaters are able to eat so much food in one sitting, but the number one question spectators always ask when watching a major competitive eating event Read More »
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The two most important factors in determining your potential success as a competitive eater are your maximum stomach capacity and the speed at which you can consume food. Liquids and how Read More »
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There are many restaurants around the world who have hosted eating contests before, but don’t anymore simply because of how discourteous and rude some of the past eaters were during Read More »
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Most experienced competitive eaters at some point in there career have been involved with at least one or two eating competitions where something went wrong and people got frustrated. The Read More »
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American author John C. Maxwell once stated, “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” This Read More »
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Just about anybody can enter and compete in a competitive eating contest, but there aren’t too many people around the world who’ve mastered the ability to win almost every competition they Read More »
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You don’t really think we want you to actually lose any competitive eating contests do you? This article’s goal is to point out the many ridiculous things amateurs do before, Read More »
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