Posts Tagged ‘Sumo’
Reverse engineering Sumo Wrestling to lose weight
SUMO WRESTLING DIET – A lot of people have already heard of this sport and the place that it originated. If you’re familiar with this, you already know that participants in this sport purposely gain weight to their advantage. The traditional wrestling that originated from the land of the rising sun, Sumo Wrestling. In this sport, bigger and heavier is the key to victory.
The following are some basic diet discipline for Sumo wrestlers:
* No breakfast – After a night of rest, the body needs foods for proper metabolism, but Sumo wrestlers intentionally skip breakfast.
* Train with an empty stomach – The human body tends to lower the metabolic thermostat to conserve energy. This is most commonly called “Starvation mode”, we will tackle this later, I just want you to get the whole scope of the process.
* Going to sleep after a meal – The biggest secret of Sumo wrestlers to gain weight in the least amount of time is to sleep right after a heavy meal.
* Gorge – Gorging a large meal two to three times a day.
* Repetitive diet – Same variety of foods with emphasis to fats and proteins.
* Taking a meal right before resting – Sleeping with a full stomach load equates to a huge surge of carbohydrate and insulin which the body tends to convert into fat instead of helping build muscles.
Sumo Wrestling
An ancient Japanese contact sport, Sumo wrestling received Imperial patronage and today is still heavily based on 1500 year Shinto religion and ritual.
Sumo wrestling is not only the oldest of Japan’s various martial arts, it also evolved into the most distinct and ritualistic, to this day still heavily centred around the Shinto religion. When the sport was first introduced 1500 years ago it was performed mostly to ensure good harvests. Sumo’s popularity quickly spread, becoming a more public and widespread event. Matches were usually brutal, the loser often expected to forfeit his life. By the 7th century Sumo had fallen under the protection of the warring Shogunite regime and was largely banned as a public spectacle. Only the samurai, or warrior class, were allowed to practice it as part of their military training. Once peace was finally restored Sumo once again fell under the patronage of the Japanese royal courts and was dubbed the Imperial sport. By the 15th century Sumo wrestling had adopted a set of strict rules and the most talented champions were offered patronage by powerful feudal lords. In the early 1700’s “banzuke” or ranking lists, were established, a system which is still strictly adhered to today.
Discussing the Business of Sumo Wrestling
Sumo Wrestling is a popular competitive contact sport in Japan where a wrestler attempts to force his opponent either out of a circular ring, called the “dohyo”, or to touch the ground inside the “dohyo” with anything other than the soles of the feet. Japan is the only country where the sport is practiced professionally because Sumo is essentially a sport of deep and ancient Japanese traditions, where there are many rituals and rules that need to be strictly followed and obeyed.
Beyond its strict traditions, Sumo Wrestling is still a sport just like American football, where professionals can make a living from. Here, we’ll take a closer look at the business of the sport, specifically how it is organized, how profits are made through events and competitions, and how much money professional sumo wrestlers are making.
Organization
Also known as the Nihon Sumo Kyokai, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) serves as the governing body of professional sumo wrestling. The members of JSA are former wrestlers, and they are the only people allowed to train new wrestlers. Wrestlers from foreign countries are very much welcomed to compete, but all professional competitions must take place only in Japanese soil.