You’ve undoubtedly heard the sports legend: Michael Phelps, the record-breaking Olympic swimmer, fueled his performances by consuming an astonishing 12,000 calories per day. This impressive rumor ... People: Michael Phelps Says He Relied on Junk Food to Achieve 10,000-Calorie Days While Training: 'Trying to Cram Ice Cream' "There's no way you can just eat clean and get all those calories," the Olympian says of his eating 10,000 calories a day Tiffany Rose/Getty Michael Phelps is opening up about his eating habits.

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The ... Michael Phelps Says He Relied on Junk Food to Achieve 10,000-Calorie Days While Training: 'Trying to Cram Ice Cream' If carb-loading were an Olympic competition, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps would probably medal there, too. His day starts with three cheese-tomato-onion-fried egg sandwiches, an omelet, three ...

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