What training techniques work best for competitive eating?

What training techniques work best for competitive eating?

Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman (Competitive Eater) gives expert video advice on: How do you train for a competitive eating contest?; What is 'picnic style' eating in competitive eating contests?; What training techniques work best for competitive eating? and more...

Well, first of all people shouldn't be getting into contests that are excessively long. They should be seven or eight minutes long. There are contests that may go to ten minutes but that's a little bit longer than it should be. But in terms of preparation, again, familiarize yourself with the food item that you have. Don't, I repeat, don't eat a ton of food getting ready for it and stretching your stomach. You don't know what the long term damage of that is, ok? Competitive eating is one of the fun things out there. It's like going back to sixth grade. The integrity of it should be kept. Guys should not be staying up late at night, or wrecking their relationships, overeating a ton of cabbage or trying to define the answer over what's going to give them a little bit more capacity. So, I can't emphasize this enough. Competitive eating shouldn't be something that people do excessive training for, only just getting familiar with the food. That's all you really need to do.