In honour of our Devastator Burger Challenge tomorrow evening at The Red Dog Saloon we have come up with ways to defeat London’s most famous burger challenge.  For those that have not heard of this burger challenge, it’s a beast – the tallest burger in London. Standing at 8 inches tall, comprising 3 x 6 oz beef burger patties, 200g pulled pork, 6 rashers of applewood smoked bacon & 6 slices of American cheese. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it!  The challenge is to scoff the lot, plus a large basket of fries, a side and half a litre of ice cold milkshake – all within 10 minutes.

Lead up:

The key to training for an eating competition is ‘stomach expansion’. The majority of eaters accomplish this by consuming a substantial amount of water and eating a great deal in the days leading up to the competition.

DO: “Eat as much as you can three or four days before a contest.”

DON’T: “Fast days before the competition. Your stomach will shrink.”

Foods to consume:

Consume foods that are easily digestible so that they pass through your body quickly. If you are looking to take this extra seriously, start with number one on the list, the most tasteless, boring and unappealing food that is:

Lettuce / Boiled Cabbage –

Lettuce is low-cal and has a high water content.  Boiled cabbage is said to give off a lot of gas in the stomach, helping stretch it.

Grapes –

With a high water content, it has to be a better option than boiled cabbage, surely a lot tastier.

All You Can Eat Buffet –

Frequent trips to the local ‘all you can eat buffet’ will do wonders for maintaining a stretched stomach, not so much your waistline.

Watermelon –

Watermelon is easily processed and goes through your body quicker, since it mainly consists of water.

Exercises and Techniques

– Stretch the stomach muscles by drinking lot’s of water quickly.

– Chew gum to strengthen jaw muscles.

– Swallow whole ice cubes to expand the esophagus.

– Stare down your opponents, let them know you mean business and that you’re not just here for a salad.

– Train your hand-eye coordination – hand to mouth, hand to mouth – and as quickly as possible.

– Meditate before the competition – focus on your objectives, keep it simple; burger, chips, milkshake and coleslaw, EAT.

Day of the Competition:

Cleanse yourself on the day of the comp. Drink herbal tea and plough through those hunger pains.

Conclusion

Quite simply, if you want to succeed in the devastator eating competition, the popular approach is to expand your stomach through water consumption and eating.

Please eat at your own risk. TableCrowd does not except responsibility of getting trapped in doorways from over consumption and gluttony. At the same time TableCrowd recommends you join the Man V Food Crowd.

Enjoy and good luck to all contestants.