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First Posted: 11-11-09 12:31 PM   |   Updated: 11-11-09 02:18 PM

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Many athletes devote themselves to strict diets, but some are more peculiar than others. From candy to Mountain Dew to McDonald's, we've compiled the strangest of the strange.

Michael Phelps: 12,000 Calorie Extravaganza
 
During the 2008 Olympics, it was reported that Phelps consumed 4,000 calories at each meal. The gold medalist's daily regimen included multiple fried-egg sandwiches, a five-egg omelet, French toast, pancakes, pasta and pizza.
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- mockley I'm a Fan of mockley 24 fans permalink

Thank goodness we're hosting the Winter Games here in Vancouver. I don't think we could afford Phelps' diet at the athlete's village.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:24 PM on 11/14/2009
- Cogs I'm a Fan of Cogs 25 fans permalink

Rocky drank raw eggs.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:32 AM on 11/14/2009
- AngusC I'm a Fan of AngusC 16 fans permalink
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Mmmm. Snickers.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:29 PM on 11/12/2009
- csmcmillion I'm a Fan of csmcmillion 18 fans permalink

Genes > Training > Diet

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:10 PM on 11/12/2009
- robbyJ I'm a Fan of robbyJ 32 fans permalink

throw money right before genes, and you have it

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:04 PM on 11/13/2009
- randakost I'm a Fan of randakost 26 fans permalink
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If you're swimming for 8 hours a day, you need at least 4000 calories to maintain your body weight. Yeah you could do that with lean meat and protein, but you'd be eating buckets of salad and a half dozen whole chickens. Its easier to just eat high fat meals.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:55 PM on 11/12/2009
- antara I'm a Fan of antara permalink
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Diabetes and high cholesterol to say the least are awaiting you around the corner!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:51 PM on 11/12/2009
- Cryostatic I'm a Fan of Cryostatic 22 fans permalink

I don't particularly care to go through the photos, but the 4000-calorie diet stated by phelps is not unreasonable for somone who's active enough to burn it off, and I can hardly think of anyone more active than somone training for the olympics.

If you'll note, the worst thing on his list of foods there is probably the pizza, but even that isn't inherently bad for you.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:15 PM on 11/12/2009
- ladyvader I'm a Fan of ladyvader 86 fans permalink
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Cyclist will burn 4000-6000 calories a day.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:33 PM on 11/12/2009
- tcny I'm a Fan of tcny permalink

Yeah, but Phelps is eating 4,000 calories PER MEAL! That's 12,000 calories a day. YIKES!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:24 AM on 11/13/2009

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