Competitive Eating Training

The other day I was asked a question about Gal Sone and I really didn’t know who this person was, so I actually looked it up and I thought it was a pretty interesting story. I know that when you think of competitive eating you have certain images that come to mind. Well, I found a much different story than what I was expecting.

Natsuko “Gal” Sone is a competitive eater and a singer from Japan. Definitely an odd combination of career choices. You can see her in the image to the right dressed in a skort, which I think is a tennis skort. But I don’t stay that up to date on female fashions. So I’m not really sure and it is beside the point.

Gal’s big break came in 2005 when she was on a show in Tokyo called “Gluttonous King”. She ended up beating out Miyuki Iwata, who just happened to be considered the best female competitive eater in Japan.

Her singing career also started in the same way since whe ended up on some Karaoke shows on television and eventually formed a group with two other ladies. They actually released their first single, which was called “Boom Boom Meccha Maccho!” Though a member of the group left, they still do singing.

I was pretty surprised when I saw this because there aren’t too many competitive eaters and musicial singers. I know in North America we don’t exactly hear this music, but it is something that you’ll find more popular over in Japan. And like any singer , they have to say up on their fashion and wear things like skorts, skirts and whatever.

Yeah, I’m just trying to break the stereo type people have with competitive eaters since most assume they’re just hillbillies that couldn’t accomplish anything and this is why they go to eating competitions.

I was actually was looking for a movie to watch at a local video store when I came across this: Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating. I thought it was an odd item to find in a movie store, but being a competitive eating fan I had to really get and see what it was like. I have to say that it was actually quite funny and interesting. I think it gives you a bit of a look into the world of eating competitions and what you have to do if you plan to get involved.

I guess the real question is who is this “Crazy Legs Conti”? Well, he is described as a window washer, nude model, sperm donor and a huge fan of hot dog eating competitions. But basically this movie follows Crazy Legs around as he decides to dedicate himself to this fine sport. He actually travels across the country talking to people and other competitors about it. He works on his competitive eating techniques to make sure that he’s at the top of his game. Basically he’s trying to get the Zen like focus that you need to beat the Japanese super power Takeru Kobayashi. Hence the name of the movie “Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating”.

It really contains all the important parts of competitive eating that you’re going to see. And that includes all the funny stuff, the training, the eating and the people you’re going up against. I thought this movie gave a pretty fair look into this world and I knew my readers would probably get a kick out of it too. Just click on the link below to learn more about this great movie.

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