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Michael Phelps is a hungry, hungry boy. In a recent NBC interview, he stated that he eats something along the lines of the following for breakfast, every day: THREE fried-egg sandwiches ...

Michael Phelps: Olympic Swimming Machine or Crazed Eating Machine?

by BigReg [HUMOR]

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August 13, 2008


Michael Phelps is a hungry, hungry boy. 

In a recent NBC interview, he stated that he eats something along the lines of the following for breakfast, every day: 

  • THREE fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese and mayonnaise (gross),
  • A five-egg omelet (your normal restaurant will serve a three-egg omelet),
  • A bowl of grits (yummy—stick to the ribs),
  • Three slices of french toast (alright, I would have barfed by now),
  • And three chocolate-chip pancakes (a healthy desert).

One would guess that Phelps has a nice, small lunch, but one would be wrong. Phelps spends lunchtime gorging himself with:

  • A pound of pasta (how is his stomach not sticking out like a balloon?),
  • Two large ham-and-cheese sandwiches covered with mayo (he swims after? I can barely walk/waddle after a good meal),
  • And 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks (that is five Monster energy drinks; how is he not convulsing in the water?).

Let's not forget dinner. Are you ready for this?: 

  • Another pound of pasta (WHAT? Two pounds of pasta in one day? I can't eat that in a week),
  • A whole pizza (I do that and my wife yells at me. Granted, I weigh 240 pounds on a good day),
  • And another 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks (how does he sleep at night? I have a Monster at 7 p.m. and will be up until 3 a.m.; if I drank five of them you'd find me running around pretending to be the Dread Pirate Roberts).

So, in the course of an average day, Michael Phelps consumes over 10,000 calories (That is more then Alicia Sacramone and the rest of the gymnastic team eat in a week) . The average male should be eating around 2,000 calories a day, and competitive eating masters like Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut will generally eat around 6,000 calories a day. Phelps takes in 4,000 calories more per day then a professional eater?!

In the end, when you are burning five figures worth of calories a day, you are allowed to eat whatever you want. When you are winning gold medal after gold medal, you can top your three chocolate-chip pancakes with bacon grease, if that's your thing. 

Me, I just burned 35 calories writing this article. I guess I'm allowed to eat a piece of lettuce.

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  1. GoBears 2008 11 months ago

    Very funny article, I hope he tones down his eating habits when he retires!

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  2. Daniel Muth 11 months ago

    What's up with the mayo. That stuff is nasty! Maybe he just poops a lot...just like Beavis.

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    • BigReg 11 months ago

      I almost put a section on how much he must poop, but decided against it. Thanks for bringing up, that this guy must clog the toilet with his horse sized craps.

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    • Daniel Muth 11 months ago

      I see another follow-up article, "....crazed pooping machine!" HaHa! Good article btw.

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  3. M VH 11 months ago

    Raiders?

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  4. Elle Davis 11 months ago

    That is a crazy diet but if I could swim like he does I guess I would need that much energy too. If you find yourself needing more energy during the day like Michael Phelps you should try 6 hour power. Have you heard of it?
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    Go see for yourself at http://www.6hrpower.com/
    I am brand ambassador for 6 Hour Power, and ever since I started working for them I find whenever I need a little pick me up an orange 6 Hour Power definitely does the trick!
    I hope I didn’t overstep my bounds by posting on your blog, and if you have any questions or want more info feel free to shoot me an email. I would love to know what you think of the energy drink!
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  5. Darnell Burton 10 months ago

    for what it's worth, when they say energy drinks, i think they might mean stuff like protein shakes/smoothies. i don't think there is much nutritional content in a red bull or monster drink.

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  6. BigReg 10 months ago

    And the answer is SWIMMING MACHINE!!! Congratulations Michael Phelps. Thanks for making this Olympics exciting.

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  7. krystalist 10 months ago

    We're thinking over at Krystalist.com that Phelps could give Joey Chestnut a run for his money at the world hamburger eating championship this September...what Phelps consumes in an average day is still shy of what Chestnut consumed at last year's final - 103 krystal burgers which is over 16,000 calories..but Phelps isn't far off and definitely knows what it takes to win.

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  8. BigReg 10 months ago

    When did my comments board turn into a advertisement board? Thank you for the comments but how bout we don't try to advertise on my story.

    PS, Krystal look like white castle burgers? Do they take like them?

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  9. angela spencer 10 months ago

    He drinks Red Bull, not Monster

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