how do bodybuilders have cheat days where they eat 10k calories of junk food and sugar and still remain in top condition?

Question

I occasionally see this on social media where bodybuilders will gorge on giant meals of desserts and junk food and somehow dont end up with diabetes, become ill in general, or just wreck their physique. I understand they probably eat healthy on other days that we dont see, but still it seems odd to not have any negative effects from these wild cheat day binges.

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Answer 1

It’s the gain and cut cycle, really.

To get big muscles, you need to eat big calories. And it often doesn’t even matter what those calories are, so long as there’s enough protein to go along with it. And yeah, they also gain a lot of fat with that muscle. Take a look at any of the “strongest man” or powerlifting types: maximum muscle comes with a little extra fat.

The difference between these two types is that people who build muscle for looks go through another stage where they diet and lose fat through a calorie and fat deficit.