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
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
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:
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: