Well for the rest of us who aren’t Olympic Swimmers, Keto makes more sense.
And I seriously doubt that Michael Phelps eats like that now, at least I hope he doesn’t.
I’ve seen plenty of athletes who were in tip-top shape in their playing days, who got fat once they retired, because they didn’t give up eating the carbs.
“I’ve seen plenty of athletes who were in tip-top shape in their playing days, who got fat once they retired, because they didn’t give up eating the carbs.”
Dr. Noakes is a PRIME EXAMPLE of that. Super-marathon runner...blew up in weight, diabetes, essentially had a death sentence like his father (who was killed by diabetes), but more in the Iranian time frame, rather than the US time frame (i.e., decades).
It's not about the carbs, it's about total calories. It has been that way since the beginning of time. Those guys get fat because they consume more energy than they burn, just like everyone else.
The point of Michael Phelps and the amount of food he consumed was to point out that it doesn't matter how much you eat as long as you burn it. Just like the guys who ate McDonald's for several months but lost weight due to increased exercise.
The people with the longest life expectancy on earth are also the ones with the highest per-capita consumption of carbohydrates on earth. Go figure.