• Jesus
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    478 months ago

    Phelps was actually so good that he needed to slow his performance down with bongloads and Subway sandos so people wouldn’t assume he was doping.

      • Irremarkable
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        238 months ago

        IIRC, the reason he gave is they’re consistent pretty much anywhere in the world. Last thing you want before an event is food poisoning.

        • @[email protected]
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          98 months ago

          with all the calories they’re burning they can afford it anyway. i vaguely remember phelps talking about his usual daily meals being like stacks of chocolate chip waffles, and not chicken breast with salad as you might expect.

          • Skua
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            168 months ago

            It’s both, not one or the other. Dude was trying to get 8,000+ calories a day and also huge amounts of protein at the same time

            • @[email protected]
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              18 months ago

              it’s important that people understand you can’t mainline one type of intake when trying to both sustain the workouts/competition going on and preparing for a big meet. Not only does it get monotonous your body needs fats to refresh the digestive track and propel all that protein and carbs through the intestines. Trying that on a homogenous diet would be miserable.

    • @[email protected]
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      48 months ago

      Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson had to give up a gold medal after she tested positive for THC following a match.