Two to three is enough for me!

Takeru Kobayashi of Japan just broke another world record by eating 53 three-quarter hot dogs in 12 minutes!!!!!! Kobayashi expands his stomach for a competition by eating larger and larger amounts of food, and then exercises to ensure that fat will not impede expansion of his stomach during a competition. According to a 2006 documentary on MTV’s “True Life,” Kobayashi has a condition called gastroptosis, an abnormal downward displacement of the stomach. It is unclear whether this condition plays a factor in his eating ability.

Physically Kobayashi has undergone drastic change from his earlier appearances on the competitive eating circuit (weighing in at a mere 110 lb in his beginning competitions and then 144 lb in later events.) This is due in large part to his more recent endeavors in weight training. By training with weights and working out Kobayashi has increased his metabolism, which in turn has helped him to burn more calories. This training is used by Kobayashi to maintain his overall health as well as helping him to elude excess calories from being stored as fat. Takeru Kobayashi tipped the scales at a lean, muscle bound 172 pounds at recent events.

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