According to his autobiography...
3 Sandwiches of fried eggs, lettuce, tomato, cheese, fried onions, and mayo. One omelete, a bowl of grits, 3 slices of french toast with powdered sugar, and wash that down with 3 chocolate chip pancakes.
Pretty amazing, huh? He said he's supposed to eat between 8 and 10 thousand calories a day. Can you imagine having to eat that much?
i saw bob costas talking about this last night during the olympics coverage - crazy!! all i could think was: how is he not bloated as all hell after consuming htat much in ONE meal?!
I bet it gets old for him though, if not just plain annoying to have to constantly eat so much.
I know I'd bloat like mad!
as sick as it sounds, it also sounds goooood!
Hahaha... yeah imagine the amount of calories that guy burns. 8-10k each day and he's 6'4/5" and can't get over 200 lbs! Most dominant athlete in the world... of course his sport isn't as publicized as golf and Tiger Woods.
If he continues to eat that kind of breakfast after his swimming days, we'll all be chattin with him on this site. :)
I wonder why he even bothers with the lettuce, LOL.
*sigh* I love the olympics :)
Original Post by doliver442:
If he continues to eat that kind of breakfast after his swimming days, we'll all be chattin with him on this site. :)
i am always starving after a swim. my hands shake & everything.
all i know is that he eats, swims, eats, swims, sleeps.
thats it.
I've also heard that his coach isn't really a huge fan of his eating habits.
But when you swim for 5 hours a day (especially the way he's training) you NEED those calories.
Original Post by rnjt:
Original Post by doliver442:
If he continues to eat that kind of breakfast after his swimming days, we'll all be chattin with him on this site. :)
i am always starving after a swim. my hands shake & everything.
I think doliver meant after he's too old to swim competitively anymore...but I bet he'll swim for the rest of his life, even after he stops swimming competitively.
He lives with his dog and eats everything out. He joked on the TV coverage that he doesn't cook. He is an amazing athlete and evidently getting what he needs to eat in China too. GOOOO MICHAEL!
Meanwhile I'm so tired of hearing his name on TV and in newspapers cuz my ex boyfriend's name is Michael Phelps lol There is no escaping it
Hah... you have an ex named Michael Phelps? I bet that gets annoying!
If he wins all 8 this year I wonder what M.P. is gonna do in 2012...
Original Post by doliver442:
If he continues to eat that kind of breakfast after his swimming days, we'll all be chattin with him on this site. :)
Speaking as a former high-level competitive swimmer -- it is quite a problem for many of us -- but I'd say that Mr Phelps will be one of those whose simply have a very fast metabolism. He'll be good well into his 40s/50s. His cholesterol levels, however....
Some people aren't health food freaks and only require 1500 calories a day?! </sarcasm> .. 
unfilledspace: Requiring 1500 calories per day has nothing to do with being a health freak. Phelps HAS to eat 8000-10000 per day just to maintain her weight. Most people can maintain between 1500-2000. The conversation in this thread is about the insanely high number of calories he burns per day. Yesterday, they said he swam ~5.2 miles in the day!
Original Post by yountsmonster:
unfilledspace: Requiring 1500 calories per day has nothing to do with being a health freak. Phelps HAS to eat 8000-10000 per day just to maintain her weight. Most people can maintain between 1500-2000. The conversation in this thread is about the insanely high number of calories he burns per day. Yesterday, they said he swam ~5.2 miles in the day!
I know that, i'm just saying that some people are naive and can't understand that because he is exerting so much energy and burning calories he needs more food. Common sense, right? Also, a few folks were commenting on the "healthiness" of his breakfast - sometimes it's good to see that the large majority of the world's greatest athletes don't eat raw foods and kashi products all day.
Yeah, agreed... although with that many calories coming from junk food, I'd be afraid he might clog some arteries one day.
Original Post by maggiejeter:
According to his autobiography...
3 Sandwiches of fried eggs, lettuce, tomato, cheese, fried onions, and mayo. One omelete, a bowl of grits, 3 slices of french toast with powdered sugar, and wash that down with 3 chocolate chip pancakes.
Pretty amazing, huh? He said he's supposed to eat between 8 and 10 thousand calories a day. Can you imagine having to eat that much?
i'm salivating
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