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Olympics-8 for Phelps
on: August 17, 2008, 07:46:44 AM
I was a swimmer in school for 6 years and always wondered if Spitzs 7 golds would stand. Guess not as Phelps got his 8th gold tonight with the help of his medley teammates. I was on the edge of my seat when he BARELY got his 7th by 1 100ths of a second.

Bolt from Jamaica broke the world record for the 100 metre track race. Looks like he "showboated" a bit at the end though.
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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #1 on: August 17, 2008, 09:00:31 AM
Phelps is a bit scary.  I read that he consumes approximately 12,000 calories a day, about six times as much as the average person.

This raises a few questions...

One- can any of the medically trained or knowledgeable people here explain how he can metabolize that many calories in a day?  It seems somewhat superhuman without some "chemical" help.  Not that I am accusing him of anything mind you...

Two- if that man ever suffers an injury and cannot compete for some time, he will either balloon to the size of a small import automobile in no time, or he will have some serious dietary issues while trying to cut back his consumption/absorption rates.

Three- The US shouldn't "win" the Olympics because of the number of medals Phelps wins.  He should be declared his own nation, and everyone should compete against him- although I doubt the rest of the world will have a chance....

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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #2 on: August 17, 2008, 09:29:49 AM
I've seen the replays several times and #7 really should not be his...
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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #3 on: August 17, 2008, 10:27:03 AM
Is phelps considered an X-man, for him just to burn those calories in one go and to have a down time of such a short time after a competition is just superhuman.
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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #4 on: August 17, 2008, 12:36:58 PM
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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #5 on: August 17, 2008, 02:00:10 PM
Quote from: edap617 on August 17, 2008, 12:36:58 PM
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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #6 on: August 17, 2008, 05:55:08 PM
When i road raced for two summers i could burn 6000 calories a day in the Texas summertime easy. I am 6' 4ish now and weigh 240-245   back then i weighed 155.
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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #7 on: August 20, 2008, 12:10:44 AM
All I can do to burn 6,000 calories is to burn 2 boxes of donuts :D
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Re: Olympics-8 for Phelps
Reply #8 on: August 20, 2008, 12:13:13 AM
Quote from: duckman1975 on August 20, 2008, 12:10:44 AM
All I can do to burn 6,000 calories is to burn 2 boxes of donuts :D
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