Comments on: You Won’t Believe What Michael Phelps Eats Everyday

By: Wow

Wow — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:14:51 +0000

As an athlete his caloric intake does not shock me. The part that scares me is all of the cholesterol and saturated fat he is consuming.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:39:54 +0000

well, being a soldier in the military i can say that 2500 calories a day is not sufficient. it is recommend for a full grown, moderatly active male to eat 3500 a day. I work out 6 days a week, mostly lifting weights and running, and i eat about 5000 a day. i cant imagine swimming for 5 hours a day! 12000 calories seems about right. the reason fat nasty people get fat and nasty is because they eat that AND sit on the couch all day.
i actually have a friend who is a body builder and he eats near 12000 a day. and really all the food he eats is not that unhealthy, each part serves a purpose: sugar for high intesity, short lasting energy bursts; pasta for long term energy, proteins for muscle growth and endurance, and fats for stored energy and joint health. read up about nutrition a bit and maybe try swimming laps for half an hour. you may be surprised…

By: MOAR calories

MOAR calories — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:00:30 +0000

Simon, actually, according to NBC, his coach has recently had him lifting weights to increase his musculature. That interview might be outdated. In addition, I agree with Nate. My joints are extremely fragile, and I had problems in almost any sport I have tried. However, I can swim for as long as I want and feel great afterward, not achy or with joint pain.

By: alex

alex — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:49:18 +0000

you people act like he literally eats these foods, and only these foods, every single day. unnnnlikely.

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:04:23 +0000

If you believe this post, you’re and idiot ;-).

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:53:48 +0000

“Soldierâ€™s diets in the USA are precisely 2,500 calories. Not 8K. Get a life.” BS

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:42:37 +0000

@ the person who doubted he could swim every day for 317 days, it’s totally possible…swimming is different from other forms of exertion, there’s no impact pressure on the joints and the cold-ish water helps flush out lactic acid. i was on a swim team and there were guys at that pool who had been swimming every day for years. they had their charts up on the wall.

By: AdamP

AdamP — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:30:30 +0000

All those gold medals wont mean shit when his heart explodes mid stroke. i’m your typical lazy over fed american and i won’t even go near half the sh-t in his daily diet.

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By: simon

simon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:32:13 +0000

“Every athlete takes days off. Iâ€™m sure he doesnâ€™t hop in the pool EVERY day, his body would break down if it did. But his off-days are probably spent in the gym or with a trainer working the muscles. But the concept that he swam (at training levels) for 317 straight days is absurd.”

according to this interview (http://au.sports.ign.com/articles/627/627665p1.html)

IGN Sports: You’re 6′ 4″, about 200 pounds. Is your physique all from swimming, or do you hit the weights?

Michael Phelps: I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life. It’s all from training in the water, period. That’s not to say I wouldn’t lift in the future, but now, no.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:31:55 +0000

quote:# duderman Says:
August 14th, 2008 at 7:28 am

you dont win the olympics with salad

not so, actually. Carl Lewis attributes his athletic success to his vegan diet. more than salad, but certainly a lot healthier than Phelps’!!!

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:23:15 +0000

Soldier’s diets in the USA are precisely 2,500 calories. Not 8K. Get a life.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:05:22 +0000

It’s not the amount of food in this diet. It’s the poor quality. So many saturated and trans fats. Anyone eating this is going to have health issues at some point in their life.

By: duderman

duderman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:28:52 +0000

you dont win the olympics with salad

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:15:25 +0000

I’m not overly surprised at how much he eats, soldiers often eat 8000 calories+ a day, though it is still a mind boggling concept for me that were I to go over 2500 a day I would soon be a beached whale with heart problems.
What I don’t get though, is where does Phelps get his vitamins and stuff from? Everyone needs to protect themeselves against cancer by eating broccoli and tomatoes right? How does he get away with it?
By God those egg sandwiches look good though…. sigh…..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:32:36 +0000

You Wonâ€™t Believe What Michael Phelps Eats Everyday…

12,000 CALORIES!!!…

By: Theo

Theo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:01:30 +0000

Respectfully, the word is ‘regimen’, not ‘regiment’.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regimen

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:33:55 +0000

I just assumed he ate other smaller, slower swimmers.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:57:20 +0000

We all know he has pores in his neck so he can eat and breathe at the same time.

By: ty

ty — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:47:38 +0000

Wait. You mean to tell me he doesn’t eat plankton?