Defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts, Dwight Freeney, has been called a lab rat by his Super Bowl final teammates because his dedication to attaining and maintaining specific weight goals has led him to try things that have to yet be scientifically proven.
Currently, Dwight follows the Sare Mellman’s Dietary Progression, a diet that’s based on [. [...]
I am fascinated by the extremes athletes in training put themselves through, especially when it comes to their diets. Swimmer Michael Phelps eats about 12,000 calories a day when training, and extreme marathoner Dean Karnazes eats 7,000 calories a day when running. It sounds a little crazy, but given how hard their bodies are working, it makes sense that they’d need more fuel than the rest of us. [...]
