I am fascinated by Michael Phelps, now the most decorated Olympian of all time. But who isn't, really? While watching him swim last night, I decided to do a little research...
- Phelps is 6'4", but has a 6'7" arm span
- His hands are the size of dinner plates
- His ankles, knees, shoulders, and elbows are double-jointed
- His size-14 feet are so flexible, he can lay flat on his back, arch his feet and curl his toes to touch the ground
- His legs are the length of a 6'-tall man, but his torso is the length of a man who is 6'8"
- He can burn up to 4,000 calories in a single workout
- His heart pumps 8 gallons of blood a minute - twice that of a normal 23-year-old man
- He swims nearly 50 miles a week during peak training phases
- He consumes nearly 4,000 calories per meal. And he doesn't cook. Ever.
According to the
New York Post:- For breakfast, Phelps eats three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise, two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar and three chocolate-chip pancakes.
- For lunch, a pound of enriched pasta and two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread and about 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.
- Finally, for dinner Phelps can put away another pound of pasta, a whole pizza, and another 1,000 calories in energy drinks.
2 comments:
Thanks, I share the Phelps fascination so this was an interesting read. Still can't believe he edged out Cavic in that 100 m butterfly!
I love Michael Phelps! I became fascinated by him during the Athens Olympics 4 years ago, and was glad to see him win his 8 golds.
And I wish I was able to burn 4000 calories in a single workout.
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