Why Do Skinny People Win At Competitive Eating?
I often get this question because if you look at the competitors you’ll notice a very strong contrast between people. You’ll look at one person and think they could eat anyone under the table and you’ll see another person that looks like they haven’t been getting enough to eat.
What has really surprised the competitive eating world is that skinny Asian contestants are very competitive and are winning. It’s surprising because you’d expect a big massive guy that eats all the time to do well.
The reality is that it comes down to physics…
You’re going to assume a big guy is a good competitive eater because they had to eat a lot to get to their state, but this isn’t a long term eating contest – it’s a short 10 minutes. This is where being skinny can play a huge role. When you have a lot of fat around your stomach area, it makes it hard for your stomach lining to expand. There’s just too much fat in the way and it’s not going to happen.
When you have this skinnier frame there isn’t anything block the expansion of the stomach and it just makes the whole process that much easier. It’s a simple thing, but the average person wouldn’t assume a skinny person could rule the competitive eating world.