Post #16: The Ultimate Fitness People

For my blog today, I am going to focus on those who have embodied the true meaning of physical fitness in their work. Meaning, I am going to be talking about two very famous yet different athletes and their strict diet regimens as well as their insane workout routines.

 

Michael Phelps

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Swimming is known to burn more calories than any other endurance-based exercise activity. So, that means that a lot of eating must be done in order to replenish the body. Michael Phelps eats three fried-egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise, as well as: Two cups of coffee, one five-egg omelet, one bowl of grits, three slices of French toast, and, yes, three chocolate-chip pancakes. This is not what Phelps eats over a span of one day or even two days. The foods I just listed are what Michael Phelps eats for breakfast! Yes, soak that in. But how can he possibly be able to consume so much food and still not have an ounce of fat on his body? Well this is because Michael Phelps spends about six hours under water six days a week. He also spends a lot of time weight training as well. If you ever want to maintain a trim physique while being able to eat an absurd amount, pick up swimming…Michael Phelps style.

 

Albert Pujols

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A less physically demanding sport then swimming is baseball. Albert Pujols, first basemen and one of ESPN’s top ten baseball players has been playing in the MLB since 2001 and is an incredible player. Although he needs less fried egg sandwiches than Michael Phelps, Pujols still requires a lot of time in the gym. While most people who lift weights do about 2-3 sets of a particular exercise, especially very demanding ones, Pujols does up to eight reps. That is about four times as many reps as the average person does. And he is probably using much more weights. Pujols spends most of his time in the gym, whether it is on the treadmill or lifting weights. Unlike Phelps who spends a majority of his workout performing his actual sport, Pujols only spends about 60-80 minutes in the batting cages.

 

Looking at these fitness plans for these athletes, how do their plans compare to yours? How do they differ? Would you ever want to be able to lift as much as Pujols? Or eat as much as Phelps?

 

 

I’m not making this up I swear!

SOURCES:

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/08/13/the-michael-phelps-diet-dont-try-it-at-home/

http://espn.go.com/mlb/feature/video/_/id/8652210/espn-hall-100-ranking-all-greatest-mlb-players

http://www.therippedathlete.com/train-like-a-pro-albert-pujols-workout-routine

http://workoutinfoguru.com/michael-phelps-workout/

1 comment

  1. I would definitely want to be able to eat as much as Michael Phelps! One of the only real reasons I work out is so that I can eat more food, and I would love to indulge in the breakfasts Phelps does. My dad actually watched a special on tv listing all of the food he consumed in a day, and was especially shocked at his mayonnaise intake. It makes me want to try the whole swimming thing!


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