Dietary habits of gold medalists who consume 12,000 kcal calories a day

Michael Phelps, who has achieved world record in the Beijing Olympic Games and achieved the first crown of 8 in the history of swimming. Daily meals consumed by ordinary adult men is about 2000 kcal, but Mr. Phelps, also known as a "water monster", seems to consume 12,000 calorie a day, its diet is revealed.

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According to the British newspaper Guardian newspaper, Michael Phelps said that the amazing athletic ability is due to training and massive meals that are held five hours a day. First, breakfast begins with sandwiching three eggs with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, omelet with 2 cups of coffee and 5 eggs,Grits,oatmeal, Three French toasts with sugar, and finally three chocolate chip pancakes.

For lunch, eat 500 grams of pasta, ham and cheese and eat a huge sandwich with a large amount of mayonnaise, and when you lack energy you consume 1000 kcal of nutritional drinks. At dinner, I had another 500 grams of pasta and pizza whole, and once more I headed to bed with a 1000 kilocaloric nutrition drink.

Michael Phelps said in a TV interview, "I ate, slept, swam, I did it alone." It seems they each had a ridiculous density.