PrintBy Shawn McKee
Staff Writer
What if I told you that you could have a body like Michael Phelps? Now, what if I told you that you could do it by eating 12,000 calories per day? Seriously.
Recently, Phelps outlined his daily diet — his total caloric intake is an astounding 
12,000 calories. Before you start gorging yourself to get that sleek swimmer’s body, you’ll also have to carve out about five hours a day for intense swimming. You didn’t think you could get the body of an Olympian simply by stuffing your face, did you?
During his intense training schedule, he struggles to consume enough carbohydrates to fuel the gold medal machine that is Michael Phelps. He’s consuming nearly five times what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends for an active, young man, but how is he even doing it? How can you cram that many calories into a single day?
Here’s a sample of his regular daily menu:
Breakfast: Three fried-egg sandwiches, two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three pieces of French toast and three chocolate chip pancakes.
Lunch: Two ham and cheese sandwiches, a pound of pasta and an energy drink.
Dinner: A large pizza, a pound of pasta and an energy drink.
Watch eDiets food and fitness experts weigh in on these massive meals.
It hardly seems human. His peculiar diet lends weight to my theory that he’s a robot sent from the future to consume mass quantities of carbs and crush all human opposition in the swimming pool — The Liquidator. I really need to stop staying up so late watching the Olympics.
After winning eight gold medals, what did Phelps want?
“A big, fat cheeseburger,” he said during one interview. Maybe he’s human after all.
What do you think about the 12,000 calorie diet? Do you think Phelps is human? Let us know by commenting below.
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