Michael Phelps and I reveal our special 12,000-calorie-a-day Diet
If you’ve been following Olympics coverage, you may have seen this story circulating recently, wherein Michael Phelps finally reveals his — and my — special diet which accounts for both our success: namely, consuming 12,000 calories a day.
We know, we know: it sounds like a lot! But, not to toot our own horns – this is the diet that has helped Michael and I win more medals, combined, than anyone in Olympic history!
Surprisingly, the 12,000-calorie diet is not all that difficult to follow. In fact, Michael and I each have own peculiar version of it: he tends to pass up the Heineken and the Krispy Kreme donuts in favor of “enriched pasta” and “1,000 calories of sports drinks” at time. Me? I prefer the “sugar-loading.” Either way works. (That’s the beauty of the 12,000-calorie-a-day Diet – the answer to the question “What to eat?” is “anything” (and “everything!”).
One other little difference between Michael and I: he likes to burn off, say 9,000 or 10,000 of those calories, every day, with his swimming — which, if that’s what “works” for him, is perfectly okay. Myself, I like to concentrate more on my floating, which all the additional calories help me with immensely.