Building and maintaining muscle is a seriously tricky business, even for the World’s Strongest Man.
Eddie Hall, who won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2017, has spent his whole strongman career eating in bulk to maintain his massive frame.
While the NHS recommends that men consume a maximum of 2,500 calories a day, Hall revealed that he once tackled a whopping 20,000 calories in 24 hours. It didn’t go according to plan however, with Hall admitting it was the “worst day of my life”.
Speaking to YouTuber Rob Moore, Hall recalled one cheat day where he decided to go all out: “There were days when it was a Sunday and you’d have a day of recovery and pile on the calories to help that recovery process – to help you train harder for the week coming.
“When I was in a big bulking season, I’d have litre of ice-cream after every single meal – and they were big meals. I’d have a full English breakfast, a litre of ice-cream; snacks in between; lunch would be half a kilo of steak, rice, pasta, vegetables… a litre of ice-cream.
“Then snacks up until dinner time, then a massive chicken curry, bolognese with a kilo of pasta – and then a litre of ice-cream. It was just a way of piling the calories on – not the healthiest.”
Credit: YouTube/EddieHall
But what about the legendary day of 20,000 calories? Hall explained that he added an extra 5,000 onto his usual 15,000 – and the repercussions were serious.
“By the end of the day, this litre of double cream had gone and f*** me – it was the worst day of my f****** life. I spent the whole night s****ing myself, throwing up, s****ing through the eye of a needle,” he added.
“Never again – I learnt my lesson. The human body can only take so much. I felt my limit that day.”
Fans of Eddie will know he is no stranger to the world of competitive eating, having tackled some pretty tasty food challenges in the past – including this 5000+ calorie challenge on his YouTube channel.
When asked by Moore whether he’d be tempted to tackle the 20,000 calories again, Hall admitted a sizeable pot of cash might persuade him as “everyone’s got their price”.
Maybe Eddie hasn’t learned his lesson after all.
Credit: YouTube/EddieHall
