tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post549737158186098695..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: Michael Phelps' 12,000 Calorie DietBixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-26671312870004411462012-08-03T13:21:09.366-04:002012-08-03T13:21:09.366-04:00I had wondered where you were, Ronald. Now I see ...I had wondered where you were, Ronald. Now I see ... you were in training.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-23119563943882212662012-08-02T16:32:45.204-04:002012-08-02T16:32:45.204-04:00I'm not fat; Bix isn't fat. We both eat c...I'm not fat; Bix isn't fat. We both eat considerable amounts of carbs, Anonymous.<br />Ronald, it's great to see you're in such good shape on all those carb calories!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-51831911409546219662012-08-02T14:33:04.709-04:002012-08-02T14:33:04.709-04:00In grad school we had to design a diet for a profe...In grad school we had to design a diet for a professional cyclist, ~8,000 calories a day. I thought, no sweat. Not exactly. When someone is active most of the day, you can't have the food not be calorie-dense for the mere fact they don't have that much time to eat. And to digest - we had to watch the fiber, not too little but certainly not too much. And, at the time, you were looking at about twice the protein requirement, 1.6-2.0 grams per kg body weight instead of the usual 0.8g/kg. And lots of fluid! I came away with great respect for sports nutritionists.<br /><br />I read that swimmers use even more calories to maintain their body temperature, as going in and out of water draws heat away. I don't know how you would assess that need.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-91965913610812735482012-08-02T13:44:36.947-04:002012-08-02T13:44:36.947-04:00The liver stores 340g of carbs at any one time. Ev...The liver stores 340g of carbs at any one time. Everything over that get stored as fat IF it isn't burned off. At 4 k/cal/gram that's 1360 cal to get rid of the stored carbs. I'm sure that he burns a lot more than 1360 cal/day between the workouts and the continued calorie burning afterwards. I could see 6k. Besides doesn't he eat at subway?kimcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-58798196821284739382012-07-23T14:06:40.135-04:002012-07-23T14:06:40.135-04:00Carbs make you fat.Carbs make you fat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-82113054016754794772012-07-23T13:32:50.604-04:002012-07-23T13:32:50.604-04:00I only point this out, because I saw it recently. ...I only point this out, because I saw it recently. Apparently the 12k calorie diet is <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/05/michael-phelps-12000-calorie-diet-just-a-myth/1?csp=34sports&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomSports-TopStories+%28Sports+-+Top+Stories%29#.UA2KCjSPXKP" rel="nofollow"> "a myth." </a><br /><br />I'm sure it's still pretty substantial though. <br /><br />shauncaulfieldkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220688207706880140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-47932388361594754252012-07-23T12:28:31.693-04:002012-07-23T12:28:31.693-04:00Why did you splice Michael Phelps' head onto a...Why did you splice Michael Phelps' head onto a picture of my body?Ronaldnoreply@blogger.com