Michael Phelps is one of the most decorated athletes ever. With more Olympic medals under his belt than any other athlete in history, he is possibly as close as one can get to superhuman. But being nearly superhuman meant he had to behave as such. At his peak, Michael was consuming 10,000 calories a day, according to the official Olympics website , a far cry from most people's 2000-2500.

However, the now retired dad-of-four has swapped his rigorous training plan for a family-friendly lifestyle as he focuses on his wife, Nicole Johnson , 39, and his children, Boomer, nine, Beckett, seven, Maverick, six, and Nico, one.

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Michael's Olympic-era diet

Michael previously stated that he felt all he did was "eat, sleep and swim," and after researching his diet, there

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