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Ramon Valdez
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 18:59


I've never read this before, I thought you might find it interesting.

There's only one sport where they actually aim to gain as much body fat as possible: Sumo Wrestling. Here is what a sumo wrestler does to get fat:

1. Skip breakfast. By depriving their bodies of food after eight hours of sleep, their metabolic rates stay low.

2. Exercise on an empty stomach. If their bodies have
no food, their metabolic thermostats are turned down even lower to conserve fuel.

3. Take a nap after eating. The Sumo secret for gaining weight is that, after eating, they sleep for at least four hours.

4. Eat late in the day. Going to bed with full stomachs means that their bodies must respond to the huge flood of nutrients with a rush of insulin, forcing their bodies to store some of it in the cells as fat instead of in the muscles and organs as nutrients.

5. Always eat with others in a social atmosphere. According to leading researchers, a meal eaten with others can be at least 44 percent larger and with 30 percent more calories and fat.
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 19:14


my lunch was a little too big today, I could sure use a nap...

Good post! Basically, don't to this!


Brandon B.
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 19:19


I always thought that exercising on an empty stomach was good.
Rachael M
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 19:22


Yeah me too. Somebody want to clarify that? Exercising on empty stomach = good or bad?
Ramon Valdez
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 19:28


Quoting: spaggard
I always thought that exercising on an empty stomach was good.


Yeah that point is up to debate. Really, it depends on the sport you do. I don't eat three hours before any jiu-jitsu (wrestling) matches as rolling around makes me sick with a full stomach. That's kind of like what sumo guys do. Slapping bellies with another fat guy isn't as fun with chili cheese burgers in the gut.

I think it makes sense to eat a small snack before a big workout.

You can read all about empty stomaches here:

http://exercise.about.com/od/weightloss/f/emptysto mach.htm
David DeVore
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 21:02


this looks similar to the warrior diet. as far as skipping early meals, and sleeping after eating goes. anybody have input? im kicking around the idea of starting the warrior diet.
Dave Nicholson
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 21:03


If it's similar to the Sumo diet, I'd have to ask what your goals are!
David DeVore
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 21:19


i have to do more research on the warrior diet before could tell you for sure...


Ramon Valdez
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 21:25


I think the Warrior diet works if you limit your calories. There is a lot of potential for going overboard with the warrior diet. Plus it just makes sense to me that your metabolism would go down when you don't eat all day.

I think eating smaller meals throughout the day and exercise is where it's at.
Brandon B.
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 21:51


Quoting: mikekaufman
http://exercise.about.com/od/weightloss/f/emptysto mach.htm


Thanks for the link.
Jeff Bristow
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 # Posted: 13 Feb 2008 21:56


The Sumo diet sounds like what I was doing before I decided I needed to lose weight. And my testimony is that it really does work if you need to gain some weight!


Mike Scott
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 # Posted: 14 Feb 2008 00:53


this definitely wins 'Best Post of the Year So Far' haha
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