Weird Sports

The Secrets Behind Competitive Eating:   Competitive eating is not as easy as it sounds, there are a lot of weird swallowing techniques behind it and not for the faint hearted. In order to be the next Joey Chestnut (world’s most competitive eater) then there’s a few secrets you should know about. 1) There is no set guidance: The more competitions you attend the greater your chance of being a successful eater. There is no manual on how to be the best competitive eater, you learn through practice and enough contests. 2) Water is your best friend: Yes, water is the most important tool for a competitive eater because it increases stomach capacity and is useful in preparing for the big leagues. 3) Work on your jaw muscles: Being able to work your jaw muscles are essential in strengthening your chances of being a competitive eating champion. Being able to actively chew throughout a competition your jaw should not get tired. Hence working those muscles i...

Getting to know this weird sport: Competitive eating or speed eating is exactly what the title suggests, competitively eating large amounts of food under timed conditions. But this sport continues to be a puzzle to the rest of us who do not competitively eat. Various swallowing techniques such as “chipmunking” allows food to pass through much more easily. Yes, the thought of this may make people uneasy. However competitive eaters have to learn the inner workings of their oesophagus and muscles to be a competitive eating champion.  This sport initially evolved from pie-eating contests at county fairs but then evolved to a sport that generates enormous media attention due to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest held on July 4th every year since 1916. This triggered immense attention and went beyond just pies to eating hot dogs, cakes, burgers and pizzas. The Rules: The rules are quite simple and are constantly regulated around safety standards: Eaters ...