Mitchell Hooper and Will Tennyson attempted to pack 10,000 calories into a day with healthy food.
Mitchell Hooper knows how to bulk in the offseason to prepare for competitions. Strongmen focus on getting as many calories in over the course of the day. At the end of June, Hooper was joined by Will Tennyson and the duo attempted a new food challenge. It featured a total of 10,000 calories made up of healthy options.
“The goal is to eat reasonably healthy.”
It was quite a year for Hooper in 2023. He began with a victory at the Arnold Strongman Classic. Hooper followed it up with a win during the Rogue Invitational and highlighted the season by being crowned World’s Strongest Man.
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Tennyson has taken on many challenges in the fitness world, whether is be in the gym or eating. He has taken on different routines of stars, such as Dwayne Johnson. In July, he went in a different direction and attempted to workout like a performer from Cirque du Soleil. More recently, Tennyson took on a 6,000-calorie diet of Ronnie Coleman.
Mitchell Hooper & Will Tennyson Challenge Meals
Meal 1
The duo attempted to complete this challenge in five hours and focused on healthy options. The first meal was a breakfast that consisted of 1,370 calories.
- 10-egg omelette
- Fruit salad
- Toast w/ butter
- Primo bacon
- Light feta cheese
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Meal 2
Tennyson shared that he is used to eating around 4,000 calories per day. He attempted to cancel out the extra intake of calories with exercise in between meals.
- 1 large and 1 regular chicken burrito (Hooper)
- 1 regular chicken burrito (Tennyson)
“It’s not that hard to bulk and eat good food but it’s really easy to overeat.”
Meal 3
Mitchell Hooper and Will Tennyson added a bottle of puree as a snack before the third and final meal of the challenge.
- Lamb shank (Hooper)
- Salmon (Tennyson)
“This is also the answer to how strongman athletes eat so much. Half of them life about how much they eat. It’s not as hard as you think.”
Hooper and Tennyson fell short of their 10,000-calorie goal set at the beginning of the challenge. In the end, Hooper consumed 4,640 calories while Tennyson ate 3,270 for a total of 7,910.
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