The guy eats 12,000 calories a day????!!!

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Once again, Michael Phelps is just down right scary. Read this the other day!

Michael Phelps eats 12,000 calories per day


After he retires from swimming, Michael Phelps might want to try his hand at competitive eating. The Olympic star recently said he consumes 12,000 calories per day, or 9,500 more than the FDA recommends for an active, young male.

Phelps has to keep his intake up in order to compensate for all the calories he burns during the 30-hours per week he spends in training. He told NBC that an average day might have the following menu:

Breakfast: 3 fried egg sandwiches, 2 cups coffee, 5-egg omlette, bowl of grits, 3 pieces of french toast, 3 chocolate chip pancakes

Lunch: 1 pound pasta, 2 ham and cheese sandwiches, energy drink (1,000 calorie)

Dinner: 1 pound pasta, 1 large pizza, energy drink (1,000 calorie)

Three years ago, Phelps told an interviewer:

I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To be honest with you, I have a tough time keeping weight on.

Michael better be careful there. There's no surer way to turn new female fans into former female fans than by complaining about how hard it is to keep on weight.

Michael Phelps eats 12,000 calories per day - Fourth-Place Medal - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
 
That is a boat load of calories and when he decides to hang it up it will be difficult for him to stop eathing that much.
 
While I am not a swimming expert I will take a guess that with the amount of exercise that is involved with swiming training he burns that off quite easy, though after his swiming career is over I am guessing that yes an adjustment will be needed but I am guessing he has all the nutritionist around him possible to assist him with that.
 
That is a boat load of calories and when he decides to hang it up it will be difficult for him to stop eathing that much.

Hang it up?

I imagine he'll swim regularly for the rest of his life, but not as much. Would be amazing if he performed at age 27 in the next Olympics and put the record gold medals number out of reach. That girl Torres won a gold at age 41, seems possible?
 
Hang it up?

I imagine he'll swim regularly for the rest of his life, but not as much. Would be amazing if he performed at age 27 in the next Olympics and put the record gold medals number out of reach. That girl Torres won a gold at age 41, seems possible?


Phelps has said he will retire at 30...but we've been down that road this year with another athlete, so who knows?
 

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