What is sumo wrestlers' high-calorie diet like?

Sumo wrestlers follow a planned high-calorie, high-protein and carb-rich diet to fuel their intense training and maintain their muscle mass so they are strong for the matches. The average sumo ...
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'I tried the 8,000-calorie sumo wrestler diet and ended up sick and unable to speak'

EXCLUSIVE: Our fearless reporter tried a sumo diet for the day after being inspired by the massive wrestler's visit to London ...

Sumo chiefs scrambled for food as 150kg wrestlers ploughed through 700kg of rice and 400 bottles of soy sauce

SUMO chiefs were left scrambling to find food after the wrestlers ploughed their way through 700kg of rice and 400 bottles of ...
Metro

Sumo wrestlers dine and pull pints in London – but what is their diet like?

A sumo wrestler showed his pint-pouring skills behind the bar in The George, Fitzrovia (Picture: Reuters) When they are not inside a dohyō with their mawashi on, the participants of the Grand Sumo ...
The New York Times

Sumo Grand Tournament in London: Up to 20,000 calories a day and 75kg of rice

Kinbozan lifts Midorifuji during day one of The Grand Sumo Tournament Ryan Pierse/Getty Images It was a sight to behold. A sell-out crowd, many of whom had travelled from all over Europe to witness ...