The first thing to know about Sumo wrestlers is that they do not start out as chubby little boys, and they do not become morbidly obese through being lazy. First, if you're a chubby boy, you are not getting into the heya (the communal training stable where you go to become a Sumo) because if you're heavy by accident they do not think you have the self-discipline to make it as a Sumo. Second, they train for hours and hours each day as part of their system to intentionally become obese because the bigger you, are the harder it is to get pushed out of the ring (a bit like offensive linemen).
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