Eggheads Examine the Mechanics of Competitive Eating

Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, May 4th, 2009

Thanks to Fox Sports Network’s “Sport Science,” I now know how to effectively rally for my multimeal outings: consume my body weight in water BEFORE taking a single bite.

At least that’s how competitive eater “Furious” Pete Czerwinski prepares for any timed gorging challenges:

According to the FSN researchers, the “average” person gets full/starts to feel sick after ingesting circa 30 ounces of anything. Competitive eaters, on the other hand, can stuff approaching 180 ounces of whatever due to their rigorous training techniques.

Just watch out for that 50th meatball (the money shot is right around the 4 minute mark):

(Video: YouTube)

The sad thing is, I could really go for a meatball grinder about now.

–Warren

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