The competitive eater’s fitness plan: How to eat and train like donut-eating champion Yasir Salem

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If you've ever watched the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest on the Fourth of July, then you probably think that the competitors—and even the winners—are just regular Joes with a hobby for scarfing down a ridiculous number of dogs.

But you'd be wrong. Competitive eaters are athletes—they even have their own professional league, Major League Eating—and despite taking in thousands of calories during competition, many of them are in incredible shape.

One such athlete is Yasir Salem, who is currently 12th in MLE's rankings and the reigning champion of the Tour de Donut, a combination of cycling and donut speed-eating. But he's not just good at eating donuts: The 40-year-old maintains a strict diet to prep for competitions like Nathan's or the Tour de Donut, he runs a marathon each month, and he's training to qualify for a 3,000-mile bike race across the country.

Here's how he stays in pristine shape—even when he's putting away "cheat day" meals by the...

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