Food For Thought: How to Gain Weight Like A Sumo Wrestler

Have you ever wondered how a Sumo Wrestler gains weight ON PURPOSE?  Well, I have.  Here is a list of what these weighty athletes do:

1.  SKIP BREAKFAST

After waking, sumo wrestlers will train vigorously for several hours on an empty stomach. This makes the wrestlers extremely hungry and able to eat enormous amounts, which results in weight gain.

 

2.  EAT ONLY TWO MEALS A DAY

Sumo wrestlers are known to eat only twice per day. These two meals generally amount to approximately 5 to 10 meals that would be consumed by the average person. This practice encourages the body to hold on to fat and induces weight gain.

3.  DRINK ALCOHOL

Indulging in large amounts of alcohol -- primarily beer -- is a traditional method used by sumo wrestlers to gain abdominal weight. Sumo wrestlers use their stomachs for stability and alcohol raises cortisol levels which results in abdominal fat.

4.  EAT HUGE QUANTITIES

You'd think that to gain weight a Sumo wrestler would chow down on high fat foods like burgers, fries and soda all day.  I was surprised to see that this isn't the case.  They are actually very careful to consume a healthy quality of food such as meat and grains.  It is the QUANTITY of food that is crucial to gaining weight.  The Sumo wrestler will eat until they throw up, stuffing every possible bit into their expanding stomachs. 

5.  NAP TIME AFTER CHOW TIME

The key to the Sumo wrestler's successful weight gain is taking a nap right after binging.  They nap during the day and they eat right before bed.

Many people unknowingly have been on a diet similar to the Sumo wrestler diet.  They skip meals (particularly breakfast), going long periods without eating at all.  And when they DO eat they are famished and end up eating a large meal of high glycemic index foods (like potatoes, breads, pastas, sweets, etc.), especially late at night before bed.  No wonder they have such a hard time losing weight!

So if we want to LOSE weight, we should essential do the EXACT OPPOSITE of a Sumo wrestler.  BREAKFAST is ESSENTIAL.  We should be eating FIVE SMALL MEALS a day and AVOID ALCOHOL and other high calorie beverages such as SODA and JUICE. WATER is your friend!  Also NEVER NAP after a meal and DON'T EAT within at least two hours of going to bed.

Let's be on the ANTI-Sumo Wrestler Diet, shall we?