Eat like an Olympian

Jon surveys the feast before him Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

This is what Michael Phelps consumes in a single day Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

And he's off Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

Breakfast: three fried-egg sandwiches, with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise, two cups of coffee, an omelette, a bowl of porridge, three slices of French toast and three chocolate chip pancakes Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

Lunch: a pound of pasta, two ham and cheese sandwiches, with mayonnaise and several bottles of energy drink Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

Dinner: a pound of pasta, a pizza and several bottles of energy drink Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

He starts to struggle... Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

...and feel sick Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

And it's all over with only a fifth of the food gone. Off for a swim Jon? Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian