I've met enough powerlifters to know this isn't remotely true. A lot of people stagger out of heavy PL sessions in search of cheeseburgers. Lots of cheeseburger

I've met enough powerlifters to know this isn't remotely true. A lot of people stagger out of heavy PL sessions in search of cheeseburgers. Lots of cheeseburgers. Hard powerlifting sessions can awaken a hunger that is grossly out of proportion to calories burned, which may or may not explain why many powerlifters can't see their feet. With a big enough back arch, you can bounce your bench off your giant belly! I'm being flip - and I've also felt the same effect - i.e. "with all this effort in the gym, let's not act like a f*wit in the kitchen". But it's not guaranteed.