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Michael Phelps brekkie

Post by Zoofer on Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:27 pm


What Michael Phelps eats in a day
National Post
Published: Thursday, August 14, 2008
Jerry Lampen/RetuersMichael Phelps of the U.S. during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps eats 12,000 calories a day -- six times what a normal adult male eats. After waking up at 5 a.m., a typical day's meals involve:

Breakfast
Three fried-egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise.
An omelette -- containing five eggs.
A bowl of grits.
Three slices of French toast, with powdered sugar on top.
Three chocolate chip pancakes.
Two cups of coffee.

Lunch
Half a kilogram of enriched pasta.
Two large ham and cheese sandwiches on white bread with mayo.
Energy drinks (about 1,000 calories).
Dinner

Half a kilo of enriched pasta.
A whole pizza.
Energy drinks (about 1,000 calories).
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=723871

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Re: Michael Phelps brekkie

Post by calmage on Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:16 am

yikes...

When does he have time to do any training..

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Re: Michael Phelps brekkie

Post by Zoofer on Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:02 am

They drag the breakfast tray just ahead of him in the pool. He has to swim to eat!
Now if they trolled Raquel Welch or Kim Novak in their prime ahead of me I would have mastered walking on water.

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