12000 Calories a Day: Michael Phelps and his Gold Medal Diet

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fuzzmeister, on 08/14/2008, -8/+757This diet only works if you exercise to an absurd level all day. Don't get too excited, diggers.
Archon810, on 08/14/2008, -1/+556You don't crap, you ***** gold medals.
digiframes, on 08/14/2008, -3/+428How much crap comes out of you with a 12,000 calorie a day diet?
insomniac8400, on 08/14/2008, -0/+343They need to give his plumber a gold medal.
pauls88, on 08/14/2008, -8/+334i eat about 12000 calories a day, why don't i look like that?

i look more like jabba the hut
andypop481, on 08/14/2008, -10/+321thats over 9000!
SnotRag, on 08/14/2008, -2/+293Does that mean I have to change my wii fitness to the 'expert' setting?
SeaMowse, on 08/14/2008, -2/+283When I was on the swim team in high school, I had to swim the equivalent of 2 miles daily. I was 5 ft 2 and weighed 112 pounds and I used to eat more than my dad or two brothers. Out of all the sports, swimming is the one that burns the most calories. You actually sweat in the water.
juu801, on 08/14/2008, -5/+175Wait 30 minutes or you'll get a cramp.
GVR90, on 08/14/2008, -5/+170Cause you sit on your fat ass all day.
naner, on 08/14/2008, -4/+160Probably about 15 cubic centimeters of dark matter.
aaskin12, on 08/14/2008, -47/+194I am sure glad this man represents AMERICA! He is amazing.
erichw1504, on 08/14/2008, -21/+163OM NOM NOM
Merp08, on 08/14/2008, -3/+137*****, I already went shopping after reading this article. Guess I'll have to go ahead with this diet anyways!!!
lnxfi, on 08/14/2008, -5/+121Do you think he's the type of guy that would pee in a pool?
inactive, on 08/14/2008, -3/+117eat, *****, sleep, and swim.
inactive, on 08/14/2008, -11/+120First of all I am sure all of this food is spread out more throughout the day and not all in just three meals. Second while each thing he eats sounds delicious individually when reading it all together I felt like I needed to throw up so I dont know how he does it.
pauls88, on 08/14/2008, -2/+109yeah but i do like 5 minutes of wii sports EVERYDAY!
ryansmith18, on 08/14/2008, -0/+98Definitely upwards of 500 curics.
elveis, on 08/14/2008, -10/+105OM NOM NOM NOM

Sorry, I promise that's the first and last time I do that.
Cozmcphish, on 08/14/2008, -2/+83I'm gonna say 2.5 Bonos
frmatc, on 08/14/2008, -0/+75It may be worth noting that the photo is not of Phelps. It's a thumbnail for another article about Alain Bernard.
staticneuron, on 08/14/2008, -1/+76Thank you that is informative. Most people wouldn't know that I guess. Sweat is produced by the body as a method of cooling down but I always wondered how your body would react when it new it was already surrounded by water.
Backlash, on 08/14/2008, -4/+7912,000 calories or 2 big macs a day
matthewf01, on 08/14/2008, -1/+70The punchline is when he takes a *****
MxM111, on 08/14/2008, -7/+72>I am sure glad this man represents AMERICA!

You mean the 12,000 calorie diet? :)
dn11, on 08/14/2008, -0/+63I'm not surprised by the number of calories he eats - but I am kind of surprised that he eats it in the form of "normal" food like pizza white bread and mayonnaise - and not some specially formulated vitamin protein biscuits or something.
bingostud722, on 08/14/2008, -3/+65OVER NINE THOUSANNNDDDDD
SreyaNotfilc, on 08/14/2008, -0/+61"Phelps kick starts his day and his metabolism with three fried-egg sandwiches, but with a few customised additions: cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and, of course, mayonnaise.

Amuse-bouche out of the way, he throws back two cups of coffee and sits down to an omelette - containing five eggs - and a bowl of grits, a porridge of coarsely ground corn. He's not finished yet. Bring on the three slices of French toast, with powdered sugar on top to make sure there's no skimping on the calories. And to finish: three chocolate chip pancakes."

Good God! My stomach got full just by reading what he had for breakfast!
ldkronos, on 08/14/2008, -0/+58Sure, why not? With a specially designed swimsuit it would be extra propulsion.
crgnetworks, on 08/14/2008, -2/+58***** YEA!
shutaro, on 08/14/2008, -0/+55"If you experience symptoms such as gleaming feces, luminescent groin flesh, or ghosts are escaping out of your anus, please press 1."
greeniemeani, on 08/14/2008, -2/+52I don't know about this...I'm currently averaging around 1 ***** per 800-900 calories. I'll stick to my 2000.
1807, on 08/14/2008, -2/+51...and then you have to ask yourself...did I say too much there? Does anyone truly care about my poop schedule?
ReadVonnegut, on 08/14/2008, -0/+46Only on the last lap, otherwise he might hit a warm spot on the way back...
shutaro, on 08/14/2008, -2/+46His power level must be huge!
naner, on 08/14/2008, -1/+44@vilago - I'm not sure you comprehend the density of dark matter...
Erythroxylum, on 08/14/2008, -0/+42This guy makes everyone else look like amateurs. He's set to win 8 gold medals. That's just one less than the total amount my country won in the 2004 Olympic games.

Everything about him inspires envy: He's the world's greatest Olympian, he's got a body which looks like it was carved out of rock, and he gets to eat a ***** of fried egg sandwiches for breakfast every day without people saying, 'Er, I don't think that's very healthy...'
Jorrin, on 08/14/2008, -7/+491LB of Human Body Fat = 3,560 calories. On average, a man his age should eat 12-15 calories for each pound he weighs. According to google, he weighs 165 lbs. Assuming this (and giving him the upper 15x, because he's active.) he's allowed roughly 2,475 calories a day to maintain. Also according to google, a man of his weight giving "fast, vigorous effort" burns an average of 700 calories an hour swimming laps. Assuming this, and the data previously collected, he would have to swim 14 hours a day.

The man is a ***** fish.
selmer, on 08/14/2008, -1/+43All of the Tour de France riders consume at least that amount each day of the race, and close to that amount when they are in full training mode. I don't think this is ***** at all.
Mavital, on 08/14/2008, -2/+43Every swimmer I ever knew (both man and woman) was ripped. Not huge over-the-top bodybuilding size, but all of them were very well built. There is something about swimming that does a body good.

On a side note, I remember watching the Olympics back in 2000 and they did a interview with one of the sprinters about his regular routine. These guys make eating a science, taking in near exact amounts of protein, carbs, and fat at specific times of the day. Not only that, they rarely touch a beer. That same sprinter said one night of casual drinking would set him back a full week towards his goals. That last point is why I could never be an Olympic athlete... oh, and that whole out-of-shape thing. *counts the time until happy hour*.
rv361162, on 08/14/2008, -1/+41That's a picture of the FRENCH guy Alian, wrong choice in the picture, oboy.
TheTaoOfBill, on 08/14/2008, -3/+43Dude what's your problem? Those athletes are there to represent the strength of our country. When they succeed we succeed as a whole. What is it that having a moment of pride in your country always sets someone off on digg?
elshizzo, on 08/14/2008, -1/+40Taking leaning side to side to the extreme!
billizm, on 08/14/2008, -0/+38Best comment I've seen in a while.
LonesomeFighter, on 08/14/2008, -0/+38i dunno, but my normal diet used to make me poop once a day but when i joined the Army and took in their diet i started pooping at least 3 times a day. And i wasn't even close to Phelps' level of intake.
irishjays, on 08/14/2008, -5/+42Barack is wrong, you can eat what you want. Stop Obesity in our children; Pools in schools 2008
EricMiIIer, on 07/10/2009, -1/+38"Pee in the Pool? Im Michael F--'n Phelps...."
inactive, on 08/14/2008, -1/+38WHAT, 9000?
ryansmith18, on 08/14/2008, -0/+3611 Gold medals says it is.
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