• Jesus
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    471 month 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.

    • @ch00f
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      221 month ago

      And Usain Bolt ate exclusively McDoods Nugs.

      • Irremarkable
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        241 month 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.

        • @acosmichippo
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          91 month 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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            161 month 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

            • @mojofrododojo
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              11 month 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.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      31 month ago

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