chapter 3

"This seems a bit fishy, Caleb," Arthur said. "I mean are you sure this guy knows what he's talking about?"
"He's the one who helped Justin get to where he is right now, so yeah. I'm sure he knows what he's talking about," Caleb said.
"But everything he's saying is just... wrong! You shouldn't starve yourself then eat at night, that'll just make you gain weight!"
"That's the point. I need to get big before I get stronger."
"Yeah, but this isn't healthy."
"Oh what do you know," Siobhan said.
"I'm a Public Health major," Arthur said.
"No you're a Public Health major who has yet to pass a science class in his full year of attending this school," she corrected.
"Why do I talk to you."
"I'm irresistible. What can I say?"
"I gotta go," Caleb said. "I'll let you know how it goes."
Caleb left.
"You really need to act nicer towards me," Arthur said.
"I can act nice to you but I'd be disingenuous if I did that," she winked.

"Come in, come in," Tyler said. He had a lovely house. It was quite large, actually. It was bigger than Caleb expected it to be. It was a half hour away from the university, but he didn't mind the travel too much. "How are you?"
"I'm fucking starving."
"Good, you listened to me! Well I've got a special dinner prepared for you, so I hope you're ready. Follow me." Tyler led Caleb to the dining room. "Voila, bon appetit." There were two boxes of pizza, four double burgers, sides of fries, a 128 oz of soda (from 7-Eleven), and a dozen glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
"Holy shit, how much food is that?" Caleb asked.
"It's about 8000 calories or so," Tyler said. "Why?"
"I- I was just curious," Caleb said. "I'm surprised I'm gonna start off eating as much as Justin currently does."
"Haha, you mean to tell me you think Justin eats 8000 calories a day?" Tyler asked.
"Does he not?"
"Of course not. That's how much he ate last year. He's bumped it up to 9000 now. Sometimes he passes 11k calories if he's really hungry. So I"m starting you off with 8000. We gotta build up your appetite too. Maybe you'll end up reaching him."
"Hehe, maybe..."
"Well that won't happen if you continue talking. Hurry up and eat."
Caleb sat down and started to eat. HE was ravenous, not having eaten all day. He reached for the first box of pizza and cleared it with ease. Already, he was able to finish a box by himself. A football workout sure does build a large appetite. He took a swig of the Big Gulp and headed over to burgers. He ate them quickly, trying to ignore the amount of food he was putting in his body. His stomach started to feel a bits stuffed after trying to down the last burger. After eating the four burgers, he took another large swig of his Pepsi and let out a large belch to make some more room. He headed back to the pizza and stuffed it in his face. His stomach really started to hurt after he put the fourth one in his mouth, but he kept on going until he finished the last slice. His pants and shirt felt extremely tight, for his belly was bloated from the amount of food he just consumed. "Oof!" He groaned.
"There's still the doughnut, boy. Don't forget."
Caleb opened the box. The doughnuts were still fresh and hot. He managed to pack in half the dozen by himself, and said, "God, I'm full."
"No you ain't," Tyler said. "You are not full until you've had those six doughnuts."
Caleb managed to eat another two, and said again, "Tyler, I re- really can't."
"We had a deal you would do what I told you do. If you don't finish what's in front of your plate by yourself, I'll have you pop every last button off your shirt due to your expanding belly, and you can then forget about your football dreams. Finish the damn doughnuts or else."
Caleb was a bit shocked to hear those words, but not too shocked. He was a coach, and apparently this was his form of motivation.
Barely, Caleb managed to finish the doughnuts. He unbuttoned his jeans and let out his bloated belly. "Oh fuck that was a lot."
"Well you better get used to it, 'Cause this is gonna be our daily routine until you're where you need to be," Tyler said. He smiled. "I think we can call our first session a success."