Eat like an Olympian: get with the program and learn what food drives these superstars

Eat like an Olympian: get with the program and learn what food drives these superstars

They're super-fit. Almost super-human, even. Ever wonder what your favourite Olympians eat?


Main food types: chicken or fish

Mealtimes: three times a day

Quantities: one gram of protein per pound of body weight a day

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Main food types: pizza, pasta, eggs

Mealtimes: five + meals a day

Quantities: huge. He eats around three times as many calories as the recommended daily allowance for the average guy.

Main food types: fruit, vegetables, yoghurt and grains, fish

Mealtimes: four times a day + post-training snacks

Quantities: 3,000-4,000 calories a day

helen glover - british olympic rower
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All seem to be pretty standard, Olympian diets, right? Plenty of protein for building strong muscles. Okay. 


What about this guy's recent binge at the Rio 2016 Olympics?


After losing to their Chinese Taipei counterparts, Australian badminton player Sawan Serasinghe decided to crazy with a McDonald's binge. Walla: 

Sawan Serasinghe eating McDonald's
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Want to guess how long it might take one person to eat all of this food in the image above? 


Watch the video below to find out: 

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