What Is with the Michael Phelps diet
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How can anyone consume this amount of food in one day and still swim properly?
For those who haven't seen what this Olympic swimmer eats, here it is... for a grand total of approximately 12000 calories!!
Breakfast: Three fried egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions, and mayonnaise.
A five-egg omelet.
A bowl of grits.
Three slices of French toast with powdered sugar.
Three chocolate pancakes.
Two cups of coffee.
Lunch: A pound of pasta with tomato sauce.
Two large ham, cheese, and mayo sandwiches on white bread.
Energy drinks.
Dinner: A pound of pasta with tomato sauce.
A whole pizza.
More energy drinks.
For those who haven't seen what this Olympic swimmer eats, here it is... for a grand total of approximately 12000 calories!!
Breakfast: Three fried egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions, and mayonnaise.
A five-egg omelet.
A bowl of grits.
Three slices of French toast with powdered sugar.
Three chocolate pancakes.
Two cups of coffee.
Lunch: A pound of pasta with tomato sauce.
Two large ham, cheese, and mayo sandwiches on white bread.
Energy drinks.
Dinner: A pound of pasta with tomato sauce.
A whole pizza.
More energy drinks.
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Content Date:During 2008
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Topcate Aug 16 2008
12000 calories is around six times the average daily consumption recommended for most people. As Pete said though, he'd be burning a heck of a lot of calories with his swim training, so it's no big deal for him probably.
Most olympic athletes in sports like swimming, would have pretty specialized diets that would seem ridiculous to us.
Most olympic athletes in sports like swimming, would have pretty specialized diets that would seem ridiculous to us.
PiratePete Aug 16 2008
You have to remember how much energy he would burn with the training he does everyday. I also doubt he would eat all that food in only 3 meals. The breakfast quantity you simply couldn't fit in if you tried to consume all of it at once. I'm guessing that is spaced out into a brunch sitting as well.
Still it's a tremendous quantity of food, he must have a serious weekly food bill!
Still it's a tremendous quantity of food, he must have a serious weekly food bill!
Lana Aug 16 2008
That's some seriously excessive eating!!
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