You ever wonder how a Sumo wrestlers eat? You may see some very scary similarities.

Without speaking to a Sumo wrestler in training directly I can only go off of my research. So lets look at what I found:

- They skip breakfast everyday

- They eat a large lunch, generally followed immediately by a nap or very sedentary activity (desk job anybody?). This is very important for young Sumo’s in training as it is very effective at putting on weight.

- They eat a large, communal dinner a few hours before bed. Beer and Sake are are usually consumed during this meal as well.

- Typically they eat about 4500 calories a day (including drinks)

Do you skip your breakfasts? Do you eat a large lunch (anything over 1000 calories) followed by a low energy consuming activity? Is your next meal a large late night dinner? Drink any calorie laden beverages today with your meals, juice, soda, beer or otherwise? I hope you answered no to most if not all of those questions. Even if you keep your calories low so you should be losing weight, allowing yourself to enter starvation mode (going 4+ hours without food) will -NOT- help you lose weight. It actually does the opposite and helps your gain weight more effectively.

Like any athlete a Sumo wrestler will eat and train a certain way to achieve the goals necessary to excel at his sport. Being big just happens to be one of those parts. So unless you are a Sumo wrestler or planning to become one in the near future I think its safe to say your goals are not the same. If that is the case then why are you eating like one?

If you are eating like this hopefully your still getting as much exercise as a training Sumo does…