The Michael Phelps Diet Might Kill Most People

he needs the coffie cause he wakes up at 6:00 am so he needs it 2 stay awake

I agree! I hope he breaks all records. It is so cool to see someone work so hard and be so dedicated to success and victory. We could all use a little bit of that attitude! Go MICHAEL

Umm..read his diet again, he DOES eat lots of veggies! Read what he puts in his omelet.

You've never competed at that level, so you don't know what you're talking about. Do a little research, and you'll see that what Phelps eats is pretty common among swimmers and others who train and compete at that level.
But yes, he should eat a few veggies, and not just on that pizza!

The average olympic swimmer burns 8,000 calories per workout routine (approx. 3 hours). It only takes Michael Phelps' build to determine that he has a fast metabolism/can not absorb nutrients as easily as the average person. Not only that, but he burns more calories than the average person. You should look up some of Mark Twain's aphorisms. I remember one of them infers that you should keep your ideas to yourself if they reveal your stupidity and ignorance.

I disagree. When I was a swimmer, I did the 200 IM and 100 butterfly and relays. We did twice per day workouts, with a mile kick, mile pull, mile swim and then started our sprint intervals. Mornings were just an hour of lap swimming. I did at least 5 miles a day and ate pretty close to that. I would have two big white bread sandwiches with peanut butter, a whole orange in slices, honey, sugar and butter. Then I would have dinner with the rest of the family, and have seconds. Breakfast was once before, and once after a workout. School lunch was buffet all I could eat. I was 165lbs of pure muscle. Try the workout - you will see for yourself.

first of all, 5 miles a day is what amateurs swim. secondly, before you leave a moronic comment like that you should do a little research. it is not uncommon for hyper-aerobic athletes to consume 10,000-20,000 calories a day.

imagine how hungry you would be after swimming and working out for 8 hours+ per day.

their struggle is to consume calorically dense foods so that they do not have to eat overwhelming amounts of food.

Ten years ago, at age 43, I swam 5 miles a day and could eat all I wanted while staying thin and toned. I'm a woman, 5'10", and at that time 165 lbs with a 27 inch waist. Now I'm post-menopausal, don't swim, do lots of walking on the job, but not enough overall, eat next one third of what I consumed in 1998, and am 30 lbs. heavier with no waistline. Yes, intense physical activity has a major impact on metabolism.

Apparently most of you guys have never been competitive athletes. When I was running sub 3 hour marathons and at least 70 miles per week of training I could eat a ton of food every day and not gain an ounce.

John

...or maybe you're just upset that your life never amounted to anything?

I notice that you named two well known stars, yet you never mentioned how the Chinese seem to dominate in so many sports... while IN China.

If we're going to be making accusations of Cheating - why not become a little more thorough?