MEN V. FOOD

SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST NOTABLE IRON ADDICTS ARE KNOWN TO LOVE A CHEAT MEAL – HERE ARE A FEW STANDOUTS

EDDIE HALL

The 2017 World’s Strongest Man, Hall has done for strongman what Arnold and co did for bodybuilding in the 1970s: elevate it into the mainstream. ‘The Beast’ didn’t win those titles – nor his nickname – by eating rabbit food. When competing, Hall would put away as much as 12,500 calories each day. This is what that looks like:

• Raw steaks

• Protein shakes

• Full English breakfast

• Beef jerky

• 150g cashew nuts

• Litres of cranberry juice

• Milk

• Protein shakes

• Steak and chips

• Salmon and pasta

• Chicken and pasta or rice

• Half a family cheesecake

• Tuna sandwiches

• Flapjacks

• Five or six portions of fruit

• Lucozades

• More cranberry juice

• Carb powder

• Litre protein shakes with full-fat milk • Coconut water after working out to replenish

• Curry

• Spag bol

• Steak and chips again

• The other half of the family cheesecake for pudding • Protein bars

• Beef jerky