Michael Phelps is a fatass, theoretically

August 13th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanE

I’ve heard a fair amount of praise for Michael Phelps’ physique (and other noticeable parts of his anatomy) throughout the Olympics, and if I may say so myself, the dude’s got abs. I’m not even afraid to admit it. They’re nice. But he also swims like 10 hours a day while the rest of us sit in cubicles. Sorry, ladies: I don’t have time for that kind of body. I make it up in “personality.”

But both males and females, skinny or fat, weight-watching or no, can relate to the twinge of jealousy one feels when reading the following. Because of that strenuous workout routine, Phelps eats just about everything you can imagine. Simon On Sports transcribed some of the details:

By order he is supposed to consume between 8000 and 10,000 calories a day. Take that Dr. Atkins. After the segment was over Bob Costas ran through what his typical breakfast is.

“…Three sandwiches of fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions and mayonnaise, add one omelet, a bowl of grits, and three slices of french toast with powdered sugar, then wash down with three chocolate chip pancakes.” Costas

Fatty. Those of you looking for the Phelps abs … I highly recommend this diet. That should work out well.