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RE: Saturday is Snack Day -- The Joy of Eating 4,000+ Calories in a Day
Loving your work. I used to train and eat well 6 days a week and have a cheat day. I never went all in and aimed for 6k calories though. I do remember eating entire tubs of cookie dough ice cream so could have come close!! I have read Michael Phelp's autobiography and during the Olympics (not sure which one as he has been in so many) I think he said he was consuming 8k calories a day!! And he is the best Olympian of all time, so maybe there is something in this high calorie diet??
With enough exercise you can definitely require a lot of calories to maintain strength. When I'm drumming 4+ hours a day in preparation for studio recording or touring, I notice a huge uptick in hunger and needing more food.