The Michael Phelps Diet Will Not Help You Lose Weight

Published on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, by James Norton / Edit Post

In a beautiful bit of detail-oriented reporting, the BBC busts out a detailed report on Olympian Michael Phelps’s unique diet. We can let the BBC have the glory of telling you all about the dude’s lunch and dinner, but to get you salivating, here’s a typical breakfast:

[T]hree fried egg sandwiches; cheese; tomatoes; lettuce; fried onions; mayonnaise; three chocolate-chip pancakes; five-egg omelette; three sugar-coated slices of French toast; bowl of grits; two cups of coffee

The champion swimmer puts down about 10,000 calories a day, which is apparently just enough to keep up with his ferocious aquatic schedule. Do not—repeat, do not—attempt the Michael Phelps diet at home.

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  • I swam competitively for years....sigh...do you know how hard it is to stop eating like that?

    And do you know how wonderful lasagna tastes at 4:00 am on a cold winter morning?

  • Yeah, he'd just better realize that the minute he stops training like that, he's going to have to cut back.

    I read an article once about the U.S. women's water polo team where the coach had mandatory weigh-ins to make sure the women weren't losing weight under their rigorous training schedule. Apparently it's good for a water polo player to have some body fat for insulation which helps their...+READ

    Yeah, he'd just better realize that the minute he stops training like that, he's going to have to cut back.

    I read an article once about the U.S. women's water polo team where the coach had mandatory weigh-ins to make sure the women weren't losing weight under their rigorous training schedule. Apparently it's good for a water polo player to have some body fat for insulation which helps their stamina when spending hours in the water.-COLLAPSE