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Bleacher Report Presents: Athletes Who Ate Insane Amounts of Food

Nom, nom, nom!

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Athletes put their bodies through hell when they're training and playing. So when it's time to re-energize themselves, they like to eat. A lot. Once upon a time, Larry Bird found himself with some extra time on his hands and, according to him, he downed seven—yes, seven!—wedding cakes in just two weeks. And yet, he had no problem bouncing back and staying in shape. Bleacher Report lists a bunch of other athletes like this over here. This level of gluttony is just gross.

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[via Bleacher Report]

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