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

If you have a massive cheat day, chances are you’ll not see a single difference on the following day. Consistency is obviously key.

Besides that, more muscles means more calories used to keep you alive, even when you are asleep. If 10 years ago I ate the same amount of calories I do nowadays, I’d become overweight in no time.