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"He&amp;apos;s currently sitting pretty as one of True Blood&amp;apos;s hottest werewolves, but Joe Manganiello could have another career if his gig on HBO doesn&amp;apos;t pan out: professional eater!\r\nTo prep for his role as bulked-up Alcide on the HBO series, Manganiello says he was afforded one &amp;quot;cheat day&amp;quot; to eat whatever he wanted -- away from the watchful eyes of his trainer.\r\n\r\nHis first stop? Roscoe&amp;apos;s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m pretty strict with my diet, but after a few months [of working out], my trainer gave me one cheat meal a week. I started planning it in my head and as soon as [the day] hit, I went straight there,&amp;quot; Manganiello tells UsMagazine.com in an exclusive video interview. (Watch above)\r\nAnd the actor says he could rival the country&amp;apos;s biggest competitive eaters.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I wolfed down, literally, these two big waffles with butter and syrup and half a fried chicken, got some collared greens, some macaroni and cheese...I downed it in probably under four minutes and anybody that was watching was probably horrified,&amp;quot; the actor says.\r\nFor more on Manganiello&amp;apos;s extreme workout routine -- and how he and his girlfriend tend to their own personal &amp;quot;wolf pack&amp;quot; at home -- check out the clip above.\r\nThe season finale of True Blood airs Sept. 12 at 10 p.m./ET on HBO.\r\n-- By Allison Corneau for UsMagazine.com. For more Channel Surfing, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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