Blogger Tries to Eat Like Michael Phelps
If you can't swim like Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, what makes you think you can eat like him? Jon Henley of The Guardian attempts to eat Michael Phelps' breakfast and lunch on video and inevitably fails. It's no wonder considering what he tries to eat:
A small (rather than gargantuan) portion of porridge; half a doorstep-sized sandwich made of white bread and butter and containing a fried egg, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise (Phelps hoovers up three); half a five-egg omelette; one slice of French toast (out of three); and two choc-chip pancakes (out of three). Plus two cups of coffee.
Henley does put in a good effort—until he gets that, "I'm going to throw up," look on his face.
Related: What Does Michael Phelps Eat for Breakfast? More Stuff Than You Eat All Day
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4 Comments:
Those "pancakes" are obviously much more crêpe-like (and therefore lighter) than the American pancakes that Phelps probably eats. Doesn't really matter, though, given that this guy only ate about two bites of each item...
rheogs at 12:13PM on 08/16/08
Lightweight.
I could do it.
unarata at 1:12PM on 08/16/08
Yeah. I could do it too. It's not like Phelps eats it in one sitting. It's through the whole day.
I certainly won't feel to great afterward or have Phelps' physique, but I could do it for one day.
wunami at 8:31PM on 08/16/08
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-whitley1808aug18,0,6846795.column
Journalist David Whitley also tried this.
isol8d at 4:19PM on 08/18/08