Phelps is a god.

[Usf97j4x4]

That is all.

[AFOX]

Greatest Olympic hero of all time. Tonight he has no finals, just the semi-finals of the 200 IM. The 8 Gold are looking good.

[AE14]

the guy is scary good. He makes it seem effortless

[Nabisco]

And he gets to eat 10,000 calories a day for maintenance (as reported via the news). Apparently he swims so damn much that he has to eat nearly 10k calories to maintain his bodyweight of 190lbs and no matter how much he eats he can't seem to crest the 190lb mark. Not that it matters, he's still beast.

[Australian made]

88km per week he swims. freak. i hate him.

[Usf97j4x4]

And he gets to eat 10,000 calories a day for maintenance (as reported via the news). Apparently he swims so damn much that he has to eat nearly 10k calories to maintain his bodyweight of 190lbs and no matter how much he eats he can't seem to crest the 190lb mark. Not that it matters, he's still beast.

Yahoo news posted his 12,500 calorie/day daily diet. No way was it 12,500 but it was a lot. Very unhealthy though, made me cringe... but I guess when you swim that much it doesnt matter.

[Nabisco]

Here is the breakdown of his meals.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008...rge_124248.htm

[shaddow]

Yeah, I read 12k today. Freaking nuts.

[shaddow]

Here is the breakdown of his meals.

OLYMPIC GOLDEN BOY PHELPS EATS 12,000 CALORIES A DAY - New York Post

Ok, I just read that article. 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks in one sitting? Pizza? Chocolate chip pancakes? French toast? Powdered sugar? Mayo? White bread?

Man, I'm in the wrong sport. :bb3:

[mcneil0303]

honestly guys who guys a flying **** about swimming when olympics isnt on. Nobody gives a crap about swimming and are you really telling me the top athletes go into swimming..... no wayyyy the real athletes go into fball bball and baseball

[Nabisco]

honestly guys who guys a flying **** about swimming when olympics isnt on. Nobody gives a crap about swimming and are you really telling me the top athletes go into swimming..... no wayyyy the real athletes go into fball bball and baseball

That is an incredibly ignorant statement. How many people do you see competing in football, basketball, and baseball on an elite level. A lot. How many do you see competing on an elite level in swimming? Not too many, because it's an incredibly difficult sport to compete at an elite level in. Just because swimming isn't a glorified sport in the US doesn't mean it doesn't have a following elsewhere.

I've lived in Australia for a few years and its a fairly big deal to them. I'm just astounded that you wouldn't consider Michael Phelps a "real athlete" when the dude is the greatest olympian EVER. How that makes him less than a "real athlete" is beyond my comprehension.

But enjoy your ride home on the short bus.

[Nightwanderer]

Yahoo news posted his 12,500 calorie/day daily diet. No way was it 12,500 but it was a lot. Very unhealthy though, made me cringe... but I guess when you swim that much it doesnt matter.

Swimmer's diets are weird though, I saw a documentary on some older guy swimming across the english channel, and he had a big time pot belly and mostly just ate gobs & gobs of pasta with butter, etc.

I think the bottom line for them must be energy no matter where it comes from.

[bLacKjAck.]

honestly guys who guys a flying **** about swimming when olympics isnt on. Nobody gives a crap about swimming and are you really telling me the top athletes go into swimming..... no wayyyy the real athletes go into fball bball and baseball

That was so incredibly stupid, I don't even know where to start.

[DAdams91982]

If you look at his diet... HE NEEDS CARBS. And LOTS of em. I mean three french toast, and three pancakes, plus a sh!t ton of grits.

We dont do 88K a week of swimming, or you too could eat like he does.

Adams

[DAdams91982]

honestly guys who guys a flying **** about swimming when olympics isnt on. Nobody gives a crap about swimming and are you really telling me the top athletes go into swimming..... no wayyyy the real athletes go into fball bball and baseball

Of lord that is dumb. Try swimming a 400M strait out.... see if your little cardio program even stacks up.

Adams

[Nightwanderer]

Of lord that is dumb. Try swimming a 400M strait out.... see if your little cardio program even stacks up.

Adams

Yeah really,
Swimming is one of the best overall types of exercise for general fitness period. A lot of people don't realize how adaptive it can be, the more lean body mass you have, the stronger you have to be to swim with it, etc.

[shaddow]

Swimmer's diets are weird though, I saw a documentary on some older guy swimming across the english channel, and he had a big time pot belly and mostly just ate gobs & gobs of pasta with butter, etc.

I think the bottom line for them must be energy no matter where it comes from.

That's open water swimming though. That is COLD water, and they absolutely NEED bodyfat for swims like that or their bodies will completely shut down and they will DIE out there. I was watching a documentary on a woman who swam in 50-some degree water for a couple of hours. They were talking about how most people's bodies would just shut on them after a few minutes out there, but she could just keep on going. Her bf% was like 50-something % or something ridiculous. I think she was like 5'3" 200lbs. Adding tons of bf is the only way you can swim in water that cold and survive. If I were to jump in that water I'd probably last like 30 seconds!

[Australian made]

oh my http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...K5905620080814

[Australian made]

That is an incredibly ignorant statement. How many people do you see competing in football, basketball, and baseball on an elite level. A lot. How many do you see competing on an elite level in swimming? Not too many, because it's an incredibly difficult sport to compete at an elite level in. Just because swimming isn't a glorified sport in the US doesn't mean it doesn't have a following elsewhere.

I've lived in Australia for a few years and its a fairly big deal to them. I'm just astounded that you wouldn't consider Michael Phelps a "real athlete" when the dude is the greatest olympian EVER. How that makes him less than a "real athlete" is beyond my comprehension.

But enjoy your ride home on the short bus.

oh my lord, american footballers are hardly athletes,theres maybe a few guys in tip top shape, the rest are fat fckers, and baseballis it over yet?

[Jayhawkk]

I don't give a flying **** about swimming even when the Olympics are on but you can't deny Phelps' abilities as an athlete... If you do, you're pretty much an idiot.