How to Get Prepared for an Eating Contest

Get Ready for Your Next Eating Contest with These Tips!

If the thought of scarfing down dozens of hot dogs, chicken wings or apple pies in an eating competition gets your mouth watering, take a look at these tips to find out how to prepare for an eating competition. As with any competition, eating competitions take skills and practice. Read on and win your next eating competition.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Food

1. Drink lots of water leading up to the day of the contest. This stretches the stomach allowing more food to be consumed on the day of the contest.

2. Practice, practice, practice. Competitors should practice eating the food that they are competing to eat in the competition at least once a week. This will give competitors ideas for tactics for the competition to increase the amount of food that they can consume. On the day of the competition, eat very little and drink very little. Go in to the competition with a big appetite, ready to win!

3. Exercise. This helps the body stay fit, keeps metabolism high and aids in digestion which allows the body to handle larger consumptions of food.

4. Eat small meals often leading up to the day of the competition. This will also help increase the appetite as you go into the competition.

5. Meditate on the day of the competition to prepare for the eating battle that you are about to partake in. Many times, eating contests are all about mind over matter.

Tips & Warnings

• Before starting any competition, head to your physician for a physical. Make sure that you are in tip-top condition and won't exacerbate any pre-existing medical conditions.

Resources

• Major League Eating Website
• International Federation of Competitive Eating