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This page served as the temporary master schedule page for professional eater Randy Santel, so he could start advertising his travels around the Midwest USA attempting restaurant food challenges, filming Read More »
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This page served as the master schedule page for professional eaters Randy Santel and Katina Eats Kilos during their February and March 2021 Florida Tour as they traveled all around the Read More »
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This page served as the master schedule page for professional eater Randy Santel’s 2020 Southeast USA Tour food challenge travels. It began on Monday, August 3, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Read More »
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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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This page served as the master schedule page for professional eater Randy Santel’s 4th Quarter 2019 food challenge travels. He finished out the year very strong as he and his Read More »
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This page served as the master schedule page for professional eater Randy Santel’s summer 2019 food challenge travels. Randy graduated with his 2nd Bachelor’s Degree from Missouri State University in Read More »
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This article featured the entire schedule for Randy Santel and Mitch Dombrowski’s Southeast USA Winter Tour they followed throughout their trip so that everyone could follow along and know when, Read More »
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The definition of a food challenge is where you receive a specific prize for the completion of a specific meal or quantity of food (food and/or drink), while following the specific Read More »
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An eating contest is where 2 or more individuals/teams compete to see who can eat/drink the largest quantity of a particular food in a particular amount of time. The most Read More »
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An eating challenge contest is the combination of both a food challenge and an eating contest where 2 or more individuals or teams compete to see who can finish a Read More »
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Eating competitions and people seeing just how much they can eat have been going on for centuries, but the idea of a restaurant hosting an actual food challenge is a Read More »
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From a restaurant’s perspective, the purpose of a food challenge is to help market the restaurant and get more people into the door to experience the menu and atmosphere. From Read More »
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Back in February 2010 when I decided to attempt my very first eating challenge with my friend, the first thing I did after making the decision was to Google search Read More »
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Out of all the articles in the Food Challenges 101 category, this is definitely the one that I have been the most excited to write because the term “professional eater” Read More »
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If you are just beginning to explore the world of food challenges and competitive eating, WELCOME to the community!! We are very excited that you are interested in competing in Read More »
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If you specialize in a particular field and are very knowledgeable about the various related topics, it is usually pretty easy when talking to a person to tell whether he Read More »
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You can give one hundred different people the same training schedule and have them all try to prepare the exact same way for a specific food challenge, but if you Read More »
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Before writing anything else, I must confess that I have been kicked out of a bar for grabbing food off a stranger’s plate who was going to waste it. Stereotypes Read More »
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At the very beginning of every food challenge that I attempt, I have my own little personal ritual before taking my first bite to start the challenge timer. and part Read More »
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As a man who spent most of his childhood years overweight along with about four years weighing over 300 lbs (137kg), who now completes food challenges all over the world Read More »
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After searching for “The Dangers Of Competitive Eating,” just to see what was already available online, I found a few articles that definitely supported my claim that most people have Read More »
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If you are browsing the web and checking out a few food challenge & competitive eating related articles, posts, and videos, you will more than likely find some random comment Read More »
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It is just amazing how many people think that the television show Man v Food still exists. While building the huge database of food challenges, I spoke to multiple restaurant Read More »
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The use of steroids and performance enhancing drugs is a very serious topic in sports such as baseball and football, and every person in the world heard about the “doping” Read More »
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As a business owner, at the end of the day your main goal is for your company to bring in more money than you spend so that you can continue Read More »
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There are 28 different types of food challenges, but most people are unaware that there are different kinds of food challenges too. The kind of challenge is more important to Read More »
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Everyone has heard of the old saying, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.” The saying can be adapted to just about any situation, Read More »
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Hundreds of great things can be said about food challenges, but like every great thing in life, there are also a few possible negative drawbacks which you should be aware Read More »
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The geographic location of your restaurant is the most important factor that you need to consider when thinking about the size of the food challenge at your restaurant. One of Read More »
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Everyone can agree that the television show Man v Food starring Adam Richman sparked a large boost in interest for the world of food challenges and competitive eating. Before Man Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to help restaurants that are thinking about having multiple food challenges. Having multiple food challenges can help you cater to a larger number of Read More »
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This article really only applies in the United Kingdom and Ireland because that is the only area I’ve found this situation to occur, but there are a few restaurants that Read More »
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Another situation that I found multiple times during my study of food challenges is that most restaurants maintain one constant food challenge all the time throughout the year, but there Read More »
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You can find top 10 lists, top 25 lists, top 100 lists, and many other kinds of lists around the world created by news media outlets and different websites that Read More »
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When a person is searching around on the internet looking for new and interesting places to eat that he/she hasn’t ever been to before, there are many different restaurants to Read More »
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Before you commit to creating and hosting a food challenge, make sure you understand that the work is NOT done after you develop the challenge and finally announce all of Read More »
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There are 2 main types of restaurants with multiple locations. Some locations are all owned by the same owner, and then some restaurants are franchises where all of the locations Read More »
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Of all the steps involved with hosting a food challenge, creating the challenge is by far the most important step in the process. A well designed challenge that is fitting Read More »
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The first and most important step of the design process is to decide which kind of challenge you want to have in your restaurant. This decision affects almost every other Read More »
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Now that you have decided which kind of food challenge you want to host in your restaurant, it’s time to select the type of challenge you want to host which Read More »
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You have basically already established the size of your challenge through selecting which kind of challenge you will host, and you established the main components of the challenge by selecting Read More »
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The most important factor for whether people will have a chance at beating your challenge is the total size of everything, but the next most important factor is the time Read More »
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Now that you have already figured out the components and size of your challenge along with the time limit, it’s time to establish the particular “house rules” that you want Read More »
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Now that you have the challenge components and rules established, you are ready to price your challenge. The prize surprisingly plays a huge role in whether or not a person Read More »
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Now that you have established the meal you are serving along with the challenge rules and price, you’re ready to decide what prizes you will give to customers that attempt Read More »
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You have now established almost every major detail for your food challenge, and now its time for the eighth and final step, picking the name for your challenge. The name Read More »
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Creating food challenges is an art form that nobody has ever perfected or even tried to master, and there has never been any rules or guidelines established for restaurants wanting Read More »
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In step 5 of the design process, you established your “house rules” that customers must follow while taking your challenge. That list may be pretty detailed or it may be Read More »
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Deciding whether or not customers are allowed to dunk their challenge food is a very important decision that should not be taken lightly. Whether or not challengers can “dunk” not Read More »
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In step 7 of the design process, you established the prizes that winners receive after completing the challenge. In that article, I listed all of the standard prizes that restaurants Read More »
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They are not nearly as popular as quantity, speed, and spicy challenges, but quantity and speed record challenges are becoming more and more common and can be a lot of Read More »
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If you have created your food challenge from scratch using your own ideas and there are no similar existing challenges around that you based your challenge design off, how do Read More »
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Food challenges and eating contests in a way are just like cruise ships and airplanes. There are thousands of cruises every year around the world, and their are millions of Read More »
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One of the big misconceptions that ignorant people have about food challenges is that they are very wasteful since so much more food is involved. In reality though, food challenges Read More »
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Food challenges can be a lot of fun for customers to take, and also for the people that come along to watch. They can even provide great free entertainment for Read More »
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Since the purpose of a food challenge is to help promote your restaurant and get new customers in the door to try out your restaurant, you should always be thinking Read More »
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The single largest mistake a restaurant can make is to NOT create a thorough food challenge advertisement. Over 1/2 of restaurants never even think to do this before announcing their challenge, Read More »
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You may actually post your challenge advertisement online before you actually print any copies of it, but the people following you via social media are NOT your number 1 priority Read More »
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Many professional athletic teams have one or two stand-out players that get more recognition than all of the other players on the team. For example, most professional and college basketball Read More »
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It always makes me laugh when restaurant owners get really happy about people losing their challenge, and it’s just as funny when owners get upset or rude when a person Read More »
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Creating a challenge advertisement image is the most important step in your marketing campaign, but creating a video to advertise your challenge is a close second. Even though videos are Read More »
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One of the quickest and most efficient ways to make your challenge known around your community is to get it covered by local news media outlets, whether they’re on television Read More »
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Everyone knows that a relationship is not an official relationship until you are “in a relationship” on Facebook. You and your spouse may be coming up on your 25th wedding Read More »
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Two different restaurants may have very similar challenges with a similar clientele in very similar locations, but one restaurant’s food challenge might be getting 2 or 3 times more attempts Read More »
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The “million dollar question” that all restaurants with food challenges had back when the show Man v Food was around, was how to get chosen to be featured on the Read More »
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In today’s world filled with so many people just struggling to make ends meet along with so many people getting sick and terminally ill, it is becoming increasingly popular for Read More »
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If there is one particular challenge detail that can be used to really sell your challenge to people, its definitely the prize that people get for winning the food challenge. Read More »
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Some restaurants are using special deals and discounts to sell and promote their food challenge(s), which can be a very smart idea to help you get more people to attempt Read More »
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While marketing is the main purpose for restaurants, the main purpose of attempting food challenges for customers is to have FUN!! If your challenge is a lot of fun and Read More »
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If you want to get your food challenge off to an incredibly quick start so it can begin to build momentum and start working for you in your marketing campaign, Read More »
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There are currently over 3,000 existing food challenges in the database, and I had to spend time searching online and calling the restaurant for each particular detail of every one Read More »
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The most popular reason that restaurants with failed challenges give to explain why they ended their food challenge is that the challenge just “fizzled out” or “lost its luster” over Read More »
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There are many things that you should do on your own as the restaurant owner without asking for a lot of customer feedback, but then there are some situations where Read More »
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If your currently existing food challenge is just not getting the number of attempts or amount of excitement that you expected, you need to decide what needs to be done Read More »
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This is the most extremely rare problem of them all, since most restaurants bite off more than customers can chew, but every now and then restaurants will create a challenge Read More »
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It’s one thing for a restaurant to boast about an undefeated challenge if over 100 people have attempted it and the closest person was just a few bites away, but Read More »
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This article was inspired by two different recent occurrences, and the purpose is to explain why going “bigger” is not always the best decision and how sometimes using “less” can Read More »
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A well-designed food challenge can be very beneficial to a restaurant’s marketing campaign, and as time goes on that challenge may actually evolve into a famous and well-known symbol of Read More »
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Food challenges do not lose their luster on their own, but they do not become successful on their own either. It takes a very intelligent owner and marketing department to Read More »
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The right kind and type of food challenge along with fitting details and rules, all carefully selected based on the particular restaurant hosting the challenge, can definitely benefit any and 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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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a basic food challenge. There Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a steak eating challenge. There Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a stacked burger challenge. Burger Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a large hot dog challenge. Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a quantity wing eating challenge. Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win an ice cream challenge. There Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a team pizza challenge. There Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a pasta eating challenge. There are Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a burrito eating challenge. There are Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a pizza eating challenge. There are Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a single patty burger challenge. There Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a breakfast omelet challenge. There Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a large sandwich challenge. There are Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a calzone eating challenge. These Read More »
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The purpose of this article is to serve as a general strategy guide with tips and advice that you should follow when attempting to win a Greek gyro challenge. These strategies Read More »
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For most food eating challenges, the challenge is the challenge, and you are not allowed to make any major substitutions or choices. You may get to pick which side item you Read More »
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Your chances for success during a food challenge mostly depend on the factors that you fully control yourself. If you selected a challenge that you are physically capable of winning, Read More »
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With most food eating challenges, you don’t get any options in regards to what you want to eat. The restaurant has already preselected what each customer must consume in order Read More »
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When finding out information about a burger challenge, the first component that people want to know about is the size of the burger. When finding out information about a sandwich, Read More »
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When trying to win an ice cream sundae or milkshake challenge, both loaded with very cold substances, you need to understand how to effectively minimize the risk of getting brain Read More »
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In the beginning of an intense food challenge, everything is great. You are fresh and feeling strong, the food tastes absolutely delicious, and you know you have plenty of time to Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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As mentioned in #FeedTheMovement, which you do need to read if you have not already, our #1 goal is to create and lead a movement which will significantly increase the public Read More »
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This article features the entire schedule for Randy Santel and Mitch Dombrowski’s 2018 Europe and Asia Summer Tour which Randy kept updated throughout the trip so that everyone could follow along Read More »
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This article features the entire schedule for Randy Santel and Mitch Dombrowski’s Southwest USA Winter Tour that they followed throughout their trip so that everyone could follow along and know Read More »
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This article featured the entire schedule for Randy Santel’s 2017 Australia Tour which he continually updated throughout the trip so that everyone could follow along and know when, where, and what Read More »
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This article features the entire schedule for Randy Santel’s Northwest USA Winter Tour which he updated throughout his trip so that everyone was able to follow along and know when, where, Read More »
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This article features the entire schedule for Randy Santel’s 2016 European Tour which he will continually update throughout the trip so that everyone can follow along and know when, where, Read More »
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This article features the entire schedule of owner Randy Santel’s 2015 Eastern USA & Canada Tour, and each food challenge is linked to the video on Randy Santel’s YouTube Channel Read More »
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This article features the entire schedule of owner Randy Santel’s 2015 United Kingdom & Ireland Tour, and each food challenge is linked to the video on Randy Santel’s YouTube Channel Read More »
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