Jon Henley and Linda Nylind 

Eat like an Olympian

Jon Henley attempts to eat US swimmer Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
  
  


Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
Jon surveys the feast before him Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
This is what Michael Phelps consumes in a single day Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
And he's off Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
Breakfast: three fried-egg sandwiches, with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise, two cups of coffee, an omelette, a bowl of porridge, three slices of French toast and three chocolate chip pancakes Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
Lunch: a pound of pasta, two ham and cheese sandwiches, with mayonnaise and several bottles of energy drink Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
Dinner: a pound of pasta, a pizza and several bottles of energy drink Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
He starts to struggle... Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
...and feel sick Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
Jon Henley eats Michael Phelps' Olympic diet
And it's all over with only a fifth of the food gone. Off for a swim Jon? Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
 

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