MICHAEL PHELPS HAS TO EAT 12,000 CALORIES EVERY DAY
He has already earned himself a record-breaking 16 Olympic
medals and the world will watch as he propels himself through the water for gold in the next few weeks.
But American international swimmer Michael Phelps works hard for his enviably strong physique.
The 27-year-old athlete, whose arms span 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm)—disproportionate to his height of 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm)— maintains that his performance is down to his highly calorific diet, which sees him feast on a staggering 12,000 calories every day.
He starts the day with a hearty breakfast consisting of three fried-egg sandwiches, three chocolate chip pancakes, a five-egg omelette, three sugar-coated slices of French toast, and a bowl of grits (maize porridge).
His lunch doesn't get much smaller as he devours half a kilogram of pasta (enriched with vitamins and fibre) over lunch, two large ham and cheese sandwiches covered in mayonnaise and gallons of energy drinks.
For his final meal of the day, he finishes off the remaining kilogram of pasta, followed by pizza and more energy drinks.
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