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

Cheat days (one a week) have always helped me drop body fat. I think it prevents metabolic problems long term (your body actually lowers your caloric needs when you go low cal for too long – check out most of the people on The Biggest Loser 5, 10 tears down the road).

But the most important benefit is psychological. If I want a waffle on Tuesday, for example, knowing I can have three of them on my cheat day (Saturday) makes it super easy to wait. And most of the time I lose the impulse to eat more than one. So I eat cleaner during the week. Perpetually denying yourself is a terrible way to have to live.