Behind any great man, there are always some mythos surrounding him or her. There was a rumour saying that Michael Phelps consumes a monstrous amount of 12000 calories daily during his training. It is an impressive number, so impressive that it has became a signature food challenge for many youtubers such as the following.
The rumour isn't true though. Saturday Night Live and Phelps himself together even make fun of it in a fake commercial. Swimming is indeed very energy-demanding. It is true because from my experience, my craving for food is always at the peak after a solid swimming training session. But no matter you are training for Olympic gold medal or just an average man, a well balanced meal is the right choice, or like Phelps says, eat only as much as you need.
My dietary principal is eating only when I am hungry. As my training getting more and more intense, I get hungry so fast that I eat so frequently, probably 5 to 6 meals per day. The rumour of Phelps' 12000 calories stays impressive but not so unbelievable anymore to me.
As Ramadhan is on going, for those Muslims who doing fasting, I salute you because you are doing something that needs a certain level of dedication. For someone like me who cannot stay away from food and water for a few hours, fasting is a really difficult task.
As Ramadhan is on going, for those Muslims who doing fasting, I salute you because you are doing something that needs a certain level of dedication. For someone like me who cannot stay away from food and water for a few hours, fasting is a really difficult task.
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