The Phelps Diet- 12,000 calories/day

Posted by: Curt | Under: General Fitness | (0) Comments

Everything about the guy is crazy, so this shouldn’t surprise you. But it is insane. I have no idea how you can even eat that much food in a day. He must have a huge stomach to match his feet. I suppose when you burn 4000 calories per workout you need the fuel. Add to that the fact that he is pretty much pure muscle with an extremely high metabolism and I guess it all adds up. I just can’t imagine eating a pond of pasta and a whole pizza at one time. I like the comment at the end by the dietitian- “it seems to be working for him”.
Let me add this though- Professional athlete, don’t try this at home. Most people need more like, umm, 2000 calories.