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Aunor
Aug 14, 2008, 12:16 AM
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12,000 calories a day!
That is CRAZY.
Its not rock climbing I know. But from a fittness perspective... 12,000 calories a day.
He is a jet engine.
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gunkiemike
Aug 14, 2008, 2:43 AM
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He also swims - hard - about 8-10 miles each day. That's more energy expenditure than running a marathon each day, I suspect.
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joeforte
Aug 14, 2008, 2:56 AM
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I've met Appalachian trail thru-hikers on a 9000 calorie/day diet. And they wern't trying to be the best in the world at anything.
The most impressive thing though was seeing one guy eat a large pizza in about 15 mins, then get up and order a second one to take back to his tent.
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krosbakken
Aug 14, 2008, 3:43 AM
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Thats weird because on tv when they had an interview at his house or whatever, he said he ate 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day. So you think that article is just streching the truth or what?
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monkeychild
Aug 14, 2008, 4:04 AM
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I wondered that too, partially because half of the article was covered up by advertisements...
I think he usually eats 8-10,000 calories a day, but during the olympics, he ate more. I could be totally wrong though.
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sungam
Aug 14, 2008, 12:37 PM
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krosbakken wrote: Thats weird because on tv when they had an interview at his house or whatever, he said he ate 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day. So you think that article is just streching the truth or what?
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gunkiemike
Aug 14, 2008, 12:57 PM
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sungam wrote: krosbakken wrote: Thats weird because on tv when they had an interview at his house or whatever, he said he ate 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day. So you think that article is just streching the truth or what? maybe he bumped his intake up while at the gamez?
Well you know how it is with Chinese food...an hour later you're hungry again. 
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sungam
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gunkiemike wrote: sungam wrote: krosbakken wrote: Thats weird because on tv when they had an interview at his house or whatever, he said he ate 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day. So you think that article is just streching the truth or what? maybe he bumped his intake up while at the gamez? Well you know how it is with Chinese food...an hour later you're hungry again. 
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troutboy
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Aunor wrote: 12,000 calories a day! That is CRAZY. Its not rock climbing I know. But from a fittness perspective... 12,000 calories a day. He is a jet engine.
I have a caving buddy who was on the US swim team in the early to mid-60s. He was large guy. He told me when he was in competition, he was on a 10,000 calorie a day diet. Needed home made protein shakes (no prepared stuff in those days) to get enough calories.
Unfortunately, he found it very hard to pare down to a normal caloric intake when he stopped competing.
One day, after a long cave trip (15 hours or so), we stopped for breakfast. 4 of us. Three of us ordered.
J then said:
"I'll have what they are having".
Waitress says:
"Which one ?"
J says,
"All of it."
TS
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Tipton
Aug 14, 2008, 1:40 PM
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I was training very hard for a marathon 8 months ago and one of the hardest parts was eating enough. I would scarf down tons of stuff and still lose weight. I dropped to 144 lbs. and I'm 6'1. The worst part of it was that I lost my desire to drink beer. After a hard run, the last thing I wanted was anything but water. On the plus side, my tolerance plummeted and I'd get a buzz off of two.
Tipton
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chossmonkey
Aug 14, 2008, 1:43 PM
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He may eat 12,000 calories a day, but it is the ham sammies that give him the edge.
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climbinginchico
Aug 14, 2008, 2:52 PM
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I'm not at all surprised by the intake. When I was running track professionally I had to do at least 8000 per day just to maintain my weight, and I'm a sprinter not endurance. That shizz is way harder than running 200 meters all out.
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sungam
Aug 14, 2008, 3:18 PM
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troutboy wrote: One day, after a long cave trip (15 hours or so), we stopped for breakfast. 4 of us. Three of us ordered. J then said: "I'll have what they are having". Waitress says: "Which one ?" J says, "All of it."
What a legend.
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thomasribiere
Aug 14, 2008, 6:56 PM
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I'm on a 2,500 kCal daily basis.
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Aug 14, 2008, 8:46 PM
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Damn, and I have trouble getting 2000 a day...
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carabiner96
Aug 14, 2008, 8:57 PM
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squierbypetzl wrote: Damn, and I have trouble getting 2000 a day...
me too. when i had to keep a food record for health class, I average around 1500.
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sungam
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carabiner96 wrote: squierbypetzl wrote: Damn, and I have trouble getting 2000 a day... me too. when i had to keep a food record for health class, I average around 1500.
Fuck- I could eat 12k a day, I'd be fat as sh!t but I'd get it down and keep it down, and be happy about it.
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Aug 14, 2008, 9:18 PM
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carabiner96 wrote: squierbypetzl wrote: Damn, and I have trouble getting 2000 a day... me too. when i had to keep a food record for health class, I average around 1500.
Really? I hover around 4,000 calories a day even when I'm not doing much of anything. Soon as I start exercising seriously, that goes wayyy up.
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carabiner96
Aug 14, 2008, 9:28 PM
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I'm a snacker, a lot of what I eat is cookies, fruit and veggies, then I have a big dinner. I don't eat what most people would call a full breakfast or lunch.
(This post was edited by carabiner96 on Aug 14, 2008, 9:29 PM)
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limeydave
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carabiner96 wrote: squierbypetzl wrote: Damn, and I have trouble getting 2000 a day... me too. when i had to keep a food record for health class, I average around 1500.
Add more beer.
Pint of Guinness = 215 Kcalories - 0g Fat.
2 or 3 of those a day, and you'll be strong as all balls.
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Adk
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That number is not crazy, insane or even nuts. If you are a calorie burning machine that is a good number.
Once upon a time when I was at the top of my game at 170 at 5'6" I was consuming that plus.
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gogounou
May 8, 2009, 12:43 AM
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Good point. And timely.
J
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