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(CNN) Obvious Turns out that competitive eating leads to weight gain and clogged arteries. Huh. Whoda thunk it?   (cnn.com) divider line 46
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Dr.Knockboots [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 11:49:11 AM  
Pat from Moonachie agrees..(hl)
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I_Love_Verdi [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:23:57 PM  
As though your own amateur gluttony were no issue.

 
mjoven1975 [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:29:11 PM  
Yes, because I thought somebody eating 60 hot dogs in ten minutes was healthy. Thanks CNN!

 
jake_lex [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:32:29 PM  
fark. Guess I'm only going to down 40 hot dogs now, not 60. Gotta start cutting back.

 
Barakku [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:34:00 PM  
What about competitive shiatting?

 
Mr. Potatoass 2009-07-03 12:34:19 PM  
Not if you're eating pussy, it doesn't.

 
animalmagnet 2009-07-03 12:35:53 PM  
Dr. Hibbert said the healthy diet could include the occasional eating contest.

 
Cagey B [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:39:13 PM  
These studies are distracting, CNN, and prevent the prescribed course of history from occurring.

It is only when American culture is dominated by giant, slobbering lardballs who competitively pump mayonnaise into their ears because their mouths are concurrently blocked with miniature pies, that we will truly achieve enlightenment.

 
ZeroCorpse [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:49:10 PM  
Yes, clearly all competitive eaters are fat and out of shape.

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EggFool [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:50:12 PM  
Oh barf! The first guy ate seven sticks of butter.

 
eofk [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 12:58:51 PM  
Nothing a little castor oil can't help.

www.ghostofthefuture.com

/hot like a steaming blueberry pie

 
Majin_Buu 2009-07-03 01:02:50 PM  
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/obligatory

 
ThatsTremendous 2009-07-03 01:04:42 PM  
ZeroCorpse: Yes, clearly all competitive eaters are fat and out of shape.

Nobody except you used the word "all."

 
Norad [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 01:05:45 PM  
Mr. Potatoass: Not if you're eating pussy, it doesn't.

Hmmm. THAT would be an interesting watch on ESPN.....

SLURP GURGLE TONGUE TONGUE LICK SLURP

...DONE!!!

LICK CHOW SLURP TONGUE LICK LICK LICK SLURP NIBBLE LICK

...DONE!


"Son you better pace yourself!"

"LARD ASS! LARD ASS! LARD ASS!"

 
mavrickatubc 2009-07-03 01:07:51 PM  
I_Love_Verdi: As though your own amateur gluttony were no issue.

Believe it or not, some people actually think that it's not:

I'm a live and let live guy, but for the life of me I just don't see obese as healthy.

 
Mighty Taternuts 2009-07-03 01:15:59 PM  
I eat oatmeal in the morning, a banana and 2 hard boiled eggs for lunch, and a small sensible dinner (veggies and lean meat usually) and I still can't lose weight. I also lift weights and exercise 4-5 times a week, I don't know whats wrong with me.

If I even look at a hotdog I gain 5 pounds.

 
ZeroCorpse [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 01:17:50 PM  
Mighty Taternuts: I eat oatmeal in the morning, a banana and 2 hard boiled eggs for lunch, and a small sensible dinner (veggies and lean meat usually) and I still can't lose weight. I also lift weights and exercise 4-5 times a week, I don't know whats wrong with me.

If I even look at a hotdog I gain 5 pounds.



Hello. You're a mesomorph. No matter how thin you get, you'll always go back to your body's genetically-keyed bulky size.

Ain't science fun?

 
Emily912 2009-07-03 01:17:58 PM  
Even Captain Obvious is in pain from the us the duh of this observation.

And on that note, as always...

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Mighty Taternuts 2009-07-03 01:20:00 PM  
ZeroCorpse: Hello. You're a mesomorph. No matter how thin you get, you'll always go back to your body's genetically-keyed bulky size.

Ain't science fun?


Fun fact: My identical twin brother lost between 60-80 pounds no problem using the same diet I am on now.

WHERE IS YOUR SCIENCE NOW!

(no way I am supposed to be 6'3" and 320)

 
sotua 2009-07-03 01:21:15 PM  
Norad: Mr. Potatoass: Not if you're eating pussy, it doesn't.

Hmmm. THAT would be an interesting watch on ESPN.....

SLURP GURGLE TONGUE TONGUE LICK SLURP

...DONE!!!

LICK CHOW SLURP TONGUE LICK LICK LICK SLURP NIBBLE LICK

...DONE!

"Son you better pace yourself!"

"LARD ASS! LARD ASS! LARD ASS!"


BARFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!

/a draw, I declare it
//awsum reference

 
NastyLever 2009-07-03 01:25:01 PM  
By now Fark should have some sort of program that automatically places Sonya Thomas photos in these eating threads.

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ZeroCorpse [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 01:27:59 PM  
Mighty Taternuts: ZeroCorpse: Hello. You're a mesomorph. No matter how thin you get, you'll always go back to your body's genetically-keyed bulky size.

Ain't science fun?

Fun fact: My identical twin brother lost between 60-80 pounds no problem using the same diet I am on now.

WHERE IS YOUR SCIENCE NOW!

(no way I am supposed to be 6'3" and 320)


I bet your identical twin brother was banging some chick night and day, on top of his regular diet and exercise.

I lost a lot of weight when I was separated and seeing someone new... And then I left her and went back to my marriage and gained it all back.

Guess what changed?

 
nastyboi 2009-07-03 01:29:23 PM  
Competative eating is obscene. Anyone who participates in it or even watches it should DIAF.

 
HEX-K1LL3R 2009-07-03 01:29:31 PM  
ZeroCorpse: Yes, clearly all competitive eaters are fat and out of shape.

That guy is a freak and also one of my heros. He's a farkin badass who out ate a bear ( yes it's not a typo) and gots a body that just won't quit. Needless to say he also prob has no shortage of female companionship.

 
Mighty Taternuts 2009-07-03 01:29:46 PM  
ZeroCorpse: I bet your identical twin brother was banging some chick night and day, on top of his regular diet and exercise.

You know that is honestly not a bad hypothesis, he was dating a freak at the time.

 
go for the eyes boo 2009-07-03 01:35:51 PM  
Mighty Taternuts: ZeroCorpse: Hello. You're a mesomorph. No matter how thin you get, you'll always go back to your body's genetically-keyed bulky size.

Ain't science fun?

Fun fact: My identical twin brother lost between 60-80 pounds no problem using the same diet I am on now.

WHERE IS YOUR SCIENCE NOW!

(no way I am supposed to be 6'3" and 320)


Although it seems counter-intuitive, it's possible your caloric intake isn't high enough (actually it does seem to me that you might not be eating enough - I eat more than that and I'm a 5'8" chick that weighs 150 pounds, and I'm losing weight). Some people find that if they consume too few calories, their bodies think they're starving and they hold onto the fat.

Try adding in some more healthy fat to your diet (avocados, olive oil...).

 
Somaticasual [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 01:45:30 PM  
ZeroCorpse: Yes, clearly all competitive eaters are fat and out of shape.

Those man-boobs see oddly disproportionate for the slender figure..

 
Scifientologist 2009-07-03 01:47:58 PM  
Cagey B: These studies are distracting, CNN, and prevent the prescribed course of history from occurring.

It is only when American culture is dominated by giant, slobbering lardballs who competitively pump mayonnaise into their ears because their mouths are concurrently blocked with miniature pies, that we will truly achieve enlightenment.


I happen to believe this.

 
Saborlas [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 01:49:50 PM  
HEX-K1LL3R: He's a farkin badass who out ate a bear

Coulda sworn the bear won that particular contest. Was there a rematch or something?

 
Barnacles! [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 01:54:20 PM  
ZeroCorpse: Hello. You're an mesomorph ENDOMORPH. No matter how thin you get, you'll always go back to your body's genetically-keyed bulky size.

Fixed that for you.

Meso's are athletic and not overweight

ENDO's are overweight


(Ectomorph's are underweight)

 
Barnacles! [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 01:55:30 PM  
Mighty Taternuts: I eat oatmeal in the morning, a banana and 2 hard boiled eggs for lunch, and a small sensible dinner (veggies and lean meat usually) and I still can't lose weight. I also lift weights and exercise 4-5 times a week, I don't know whats wrong with me.

If I even look at a hotdog I gain 5 pounds.


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zenboy3000 2009-07-03 01:59:08 PM  
Somaticasual: ZeroCorpse: Yes, clearly all competitive eaters are fat and out of shape.

Those man-boobs see oddly disproportionate for the slender figure..


Muscle Tits != Man Boobs

 
davynelson 2009-07-03 02:01:05 PM  
nastyboi Competative eating is obscene. Anyone who participates in it or even watches it should DIAF.


Several years from now they will look back at videos of competitive eating and food fights and be amazed, hungry.

It will be Vonnegut-like pornography.

 
Bartleby the Scrivener 2009-07-03 02:04:07 PM  
there's not much that makes be wretch. i can watch surgeries, that gelatinous sewer blob from yesterday, even T**girl and G***se. but those eaters: they're shoving wet food down their gullets while every last molecule of their physiology and every muscle in their anatomy attempts to reject the next bite...i'm out the door.

\what a fundamental disrespect for food
\\so many people are hungry

 
jsteiner78 2009-07-03 02:14:40 PM  
HEX-K1LL3R

Dude, he did not out eat a bear. The bear farking killed him - I remember the show well. Koby started chowing and the bear didn't quite know what was going on...

about 10 seconds in, the bear smelled the hot dogs, and just shoveled the entire plate in hit mouth in about 3 seconds. It wasn't even a contest - Koby got his ASS KICKED - it was the most lopsided of the man vs. beast contests

now the giraffe racing a man was a little more competitive -

 
Bartleby the Scrivener 2009-07-03 02:21:00 PM  
what i won't do for fellow farkers:

Kobayashi v Bear (new window)

 
mavrickatubc 2009-07-03 02:25:49 PM  
Mighty Taternuts: ZeroCorpse: Hello. You're a mesomorph. No matter how thin you get, you'll always go back to your body's genetically-keyed bulky size.

Ain't science fun?

Fun fact: My identical twin brother lost between 60-80 pounds no problem using the same diet I am on now.

WHERE IS YOUR SCIENCE NOW!

(no way I am supposed to be 6'3" and 320)


Well, it's not enough data to judge, but I suggest you consider three things.

First, it sounds like your routine is great for muscle building, but you seem to want to hit fat loss. It's possible to do both at the same time, but it's in fact very hard. You're probably getting decent muscle gains but little fat loss. Consider switching to circuit training or a series of supersets for weightlifting. You will lift less weight, for certain, but you will get modest gains and encourage fat loss by keeping your heart rate in a fat loss zone.

Second, your diet has to be individualized. Focus on a sustainable diet of high protein sources, good fats and good complex carbs, like you're doing, but a harsh starvation diet isn't going to work. You may wish to try to eat small meals throughout the day, most of your carbs in the morning (which you also sound like you're doing). You can try a t-nation (www.tmuscle.com) diet, some of which are good, some are too extreme for 99% of people. Also, consider downloading the p-90x diet. While you may not be in ideal condition to do the program, it's a good reasonable approach. "40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% good fats" is another reasonable, positive approach. Weight loss is hard, slow and annoying, but it will happen if you stick to it and you need to play around to suit your activities and body to see what works. Three and six month goals, brother.

Third, cardio. I suggest you strictly stick to your reasonable diet and max out fat burning cardio. HIIT (see t-nation for more info or google it) is good, but extreme. People get good results on the elliptical trainer for bigger dudes worried about their joints, but you need to push it as hard as you would do weightlifting, as a lot of cardio machine training is just wasted time. I suggest other activities if your current ones aren't working: brazilian jiu-jitsu is amazing cardio, and fun enough to keep your interest. Long-distance running is ideal, lots of good running programs out there online, consider a training program to complete a 5k run.

You'll get there man, but it's realistically going to be 2 or 3 pounds a week, sometimes less.

I should really get back to work now...

 
phaseolus 2009-07-03 02:28:29 PM  
Mighty Taternuts: ... I still can't lose weight. I also lift weights and exercise 4-5 times a week...

Do you change your workouts every 4-6 weeks or so? Ya gotta keep fooling your body, it adapts fairly quickly to anything, and whatever progress you've been making eventually stops.

Try joining TotalFark for a month -- it's a while since I've been there, but there were always some sane, supportive fitness & exercise discussions goin' on in there.

 
Mongo cut wood 2009-07-03 02:45:11 PM  
Unless it's Chinese food.

 
Somaticasual [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 02:54:54 PM  
zenboy3000: Somaticasual: ZeroCorpse: Yes, clearly all competitive eaters are fat and out of shape.

Those man-boobs see oddly disproportionate for the slender figure..

Muscle Tits != Man Boobs


Then why is he trying to cup them for privacy?

 
HEX-K1LL3R 2009-07-03 04:06:08 PM  
jsteiner78: HEX-K1LL3R

Dude, he did not out eat a bear. The bear farking killed him - I remember the show well. Koby started chowing and the bear didn't quite know what was going on...

about 10 seconds in, the bear smelled the hot dogs, and just shoveled the entire plate in hit mouth in about 3 seconds. It wasn't even a contest - Koby got his ASS KICKED - it was the most lopsided of the man vs. beast contests

now the giraffe racing a man was a little more competitive -


Hmm hazy memory oh well.. Iwouldnt call it an asskicking. Still a badass. Btw the hotdogs were like tictacs to the freaking bear

 
skrewtinyzer [TotalFark] 2009-07-03 04:20:53 PM  
Mighty Taternuts: I eat oatmeal in the morning, a banana and 2 hard boiled eggs for lunch, and a small sensible dinner (veggies and lean meat usually) and I still can't lose weight. I also lift weights and exercise 4-5 times a week, I don't know whats wrong with me.

If I even look at a hotdog I gain 5 pounds.


Have your thyroid checked.

 
eraser8 2009-07-03 04:46:06 PM  
FTFA: Tim Janus

I knew his brother, Hugh.

That guy was an asshole.

 
TheGreatGazoo 2009-07-03 06:23:43 PM  
I remember the 2002 Glutton Bowl. They had such lovely healthy foods as mayonaise, butter, and cow brains.

Why not something healthy like broccoli or asparagus?

 
Your Average Witty Fark User 2009-07-04 12:27:08 PM  
jsteiner78: about 10 seconds in, the bear smelled the hot dogs, and just shoveled the entire plate in hit mouth in about 3 seconds.

It took the bear 2 minutes and 10 seconds- but hey, don't let facts get in the way of your post...

 
dr.zaeus 2009-07-06 10:21:38 AM  
I know that this thread is dead, but I had to point out what everyone missed:

"During competitions, you get to a point you can't go anymore," Cardo said. "I didn't want to continue abusing my body."

He had an inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis.


Paging Dr. House...

 
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