Fri 15 Aug 2008
Phelps For Breakfast
Posted by Greg Molyneux under Current Events, Society, Sports
The Olympics are here and I have not watched any of it. Nevertheless I might as well be watching since all anyone at the office wants to talk about is the goings on in Beijing. For obvious reasons, the prowess of Michael Phelps is the source of 90% of the discussion. Unless you live under a rock you know about his 6 for 6 Gold Medal count thus far, with two more events to go. The other 10% of Olympic discourse is reserved for the ridiculous backyards of the woman beach volleyball players. Do yourself a favor and exploit Google Images.
But enough of that, this particular nugget of information I read on CNN.com regarding Phelps’ morning diet is unbelievable…
His day starts with three cheese-tomato-onion-fried egg sandwiches, an omelet, three powdered-sugar-covered slices of French toast, a bowl of grits and three chocolate chip pancakes to top it off, according to news reports. Phelps told reporters earlier this week he was instructed to eat between 8,000 and 10,000 calories every day. Other news reports put the total as high as 12,000 calories.
Look’s like there is no Wheaties Box in Phelps’ future.
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August 15th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Maybe he’ll do commercials for the Egg McMuffin.
August 16th, 2008 at 11:08 am
You would think an athlete would eat healthier stuff. He should be having lean protein and simple carbs, not a mountain of grease and sugar. He needs so many calories because so many of them are empty.
August 16th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I just wish I was active enough to justify this kind of diet. I love breakfast, and I sure love what Phelps eats for breakfast.
August 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Or you could just eat like that anyway and become a hideously fat slob.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
That is tempting. Then my journey towards the sloth side will be complete.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I’ve been watching the Olympics every night and saw Mike destroy all odds to win 8 medals and became the greatest Olympian”ever”. Complete insanity.
The US has been amazing to watch. We’ve dominated womens volleyball and gymnastics. And we managed a three-medal sweep in men’s hurdles!
Did anyone else see the China vs. US baseball game? Our players body checked the Chinese catchers twice when running home. In revenge the Chinese pitcher decided to start throwing the ball at our players heads. Now one of our players has a concussion.
Who is to blame? The US coach for encouraging body checking, or the Chinese for being ballsy enough to aim at another player’s head?
Maybe we should nuke them in retaliation.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Andrew, running hard into home plate is good aggressive baseball. It is perfectly within the rule, it is clean, and it is part of the game. Throwing pitches that approach 100 mph at someone’s head, if intentional, is completely uncalled for. At that point you are putting a career and a life at stake.
Still, this does not yet warrant nuclear activity. Close, but not yet…
August 20th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I don’t see how the U.S. is dominating the Olympics. China is kicking our butts in total gold medals (they have 20 more than the U.S.).
China has 79 total medals and we have 82. The U.S. has 26 golds and China has 45.
Phelps has definitely impressed, wining 8 golds in this Olympics, setting the record for most golds, but I think that too many people are jumping the gun calling him the Greatest Olympian ever. Lets see how many golds he wins in 2012.
Carl Lewis won the gold in the long jump 4 times over 4 Olympics and won 5 other golds in running. For 12 years he was the best in track and field. I need to see Phelps perform again like this in the next Olympics, as I think consistency says a lot about any athlete.
Phelps drinks about 1000 calories of energy drinks for lunch every day and then another 1000 calories of energy drinks at dinner. I don’t care how much a person burns, abusing energy drinks like that can lead to heart problems. He burns off the fat and all the other crap, but you can’t burn off caffeine. As Claire said, he should probably take better care of himself.
August 21st, 2008 at 5:25 pm
The US is dominating Total Medals. Depending on who you talk to, that means we’re dominating the Olympics.
Phelps and Lewis are similar in that their talent is not confined to one event.
Lewis showed mastery in the 100 m, 200 m, and the long jump events. Phelps not only surpassed Mark Spitz in medals won, but also in his ability to swim all four major strokes (front, back, breast, butterfly).
August 21st, 2008 at 5:31 pm
While the debate of who is actually dominating the Olympics from a country standpoint is murky, there is no questioning Phelps’ domination.
He has taken full ownership of the sport of swimming in much the same way that Tiger Woods has with golf. There is Michael Phelps and then there is everyone else. The disparity in talent is not even close. The same cannot be said of Carl Lewis in my opinion. Without question he is a track and field great, but he does not separate himself from the pack the way that Phelps does.