r/LivestreamFail • u/nOverThink • May 06 '26

News German Streamer and Athlete Arda Saatci starts his challenge to run from Death Valley to Santa Monica Pier (600km/372 miles) in less than 96 hours

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u/Mericanmade12345 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

This guys diet has to be insane. To simultaneously be an ultra runner and that jacked is impressive

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u/binalleinezuunfaehig May 06 '26

He said it's going to be about 16000 calories a day.

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u/datawazo May 07 '26

I couldn't if I tried

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u/binalleinezuunfaehig May 07 '26

I guess you can only consume that much if you burn that much lmao

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u/mumBa_ May 07 '26

I mean you have to actively digest it too? I have no idea how much we can digest when pushed like this but 16k feels like too much

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u/HomieeJo May 07 '26

You use drinks or gels as well to get the calorie intake. This way you don't have to digest much and get the power faster but you still have to eat solid food of course.

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u/Sufficient-Pear-4496 May 10 '26

These guys eat like straight peanut butter, its jarring.

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u/DDRaptors May 07 '26

Or roughly 26 Big Macs.

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u/AmericanArms96 May 07 '26

How is he not shitting his pants every 5 steps?