The Phelps diet....12k calories a day

[JustRalph]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008/news/nationalnews/phelps_pig_secret__hes_boy_gorge_124248.htm

Phelps' diet - which involves ingesting 4,000 calories every time he sits down for a meal - resembles that of a reckless overeater rather than an Olympian.

Phelps lends a new spin to the phrase "Breakfast of Champions" by starting off his day by eating three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise.

He follows that up with two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar and three chocolate-chip pancakes.

At lunch, Phelps gobbles up a pound of enriched pasta and two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread - capping off the meal by chugging about 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

For dinner, Phelps really loads up on the carbs - what he needs to give him plenty of energy for his five-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week regimen - with a pound of pasta and an entire pizza.

He washes all that down with another 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

[magwell]

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[skate]

Dear Maggy;


That's what Tatoos are for.

[bigmack]

His long standing coach, Bob Bowman was a horse trainer?

Article (http://www.michigandaily.com/content/swimming-coach-bowman-hopes-return-olympics)

What's the equine equivalent to a humanoid downing 12000 cals/day?

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/392000/392298inQM_w.jpg

[Pace Cap'n]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008/news/nationalnews/phelps_pig_secret__hes_boy_gorge_124248.htm

Phelps' diet - which involves ingesting 4,000 calories every time he sits down for a meal...

Doesn't everybody?

[tribecaagent]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008/news/nationalnews/phelps_pig_secret__hes_boy_gorge_124248.htm

Phelps' diet - which involves ingesting 4,000 calories every time he sits down for a meal - resembles that of a reckless overeater rather than an Olympian.

Phelps lends a new spin to the phrase "Breakfast of Champions" by starting off his day by eating three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise.

He follows that up with two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar and three chocolate-chip pancakes.

At lunch, Phelps gobbles up a pound of enriched pasta and two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread - capping off the meal by chugging about 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

For dinner, Phelps really loads up on the carbs - what he needs to give him plenty of energy for his five-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week regimen - with a pound of pasta and an entire pizza.

He washes all that down with another 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

Sounds like the Phipps diet.

[equicom]

What's the equine equivalent to a humanoid downing 12000 cals/day?http://www.worth1000.com/entries/392000/392298inQM_w.jpg

Assuming you're genuinely curious...

A 500kg Thoroughbred at 4 years old in training needs between 70 and 80 MJ per day just to maintain healthy body weight. To this you have to add extra energy for the activity the horse does in work.

For example, if a horse does 30 mins walking and 15 minutes trotting, you'd need to add about 8 - 12 MJ to the basic ration. If you add a 1 minute fast gallop, then you'll need to add 1 or 2 MJ extra.

Total in this scenario is about 90MJ +, but typically you'd feed quite a bit more than the minimum and adjust it according to the condition of the horse over a period of time (so if he is losing condition, you add to the ration, if he is getting a bit soft around the middle, you take a bit out, but that's rare for a horse in full work).