NEW YORKThe days of Michael Phelps wolfing down food to keep up with his rigorous swimming training are gone.
But he still wants to clear up something about his diet. During a Q&A session at an event for Krave Jerkyat Manhattans Chelsea Piers, Phelps talked about his eating habits and mentioned the legendary 12,000-calorie diet in scare quotes before going into what he meant:
Dont believe everything you read. The stories were just ridiculous. I was probably eating anywhere between like 8 to 10 [thousand] probably at my peak where I was really growing. Still, it became a job.
This is a fantastic quote for a lot of reasons. First, it was myth-busting that he ate up to 12,000 calories a day.
But second, and its hilarious,he was still eating anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000 calories anyway!!!!!
Thats still SO. MUCH. FOOD.
I did a little searching and found this breakdown on Active.com of what cyclists eat to ingest 8,000 calories. It included what that many calories looks like in a hypothetical diet:
22 eggs for breakfast
3 cereal bars
14 20 oz. bottles of sports drink
4 cups of rice
2 cups of granola with fruit
8 chicken breasts
4 bananas
Thats how much youd have to eat to get to 8,000. So although it turns out that Phelps didnt house 12,000 a day, he was still scarfing down tons.
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Michael Phelps reveals his 12000-calorie diet was a myth, but he still ate so much food - For The Win
