QOD: "I eat 5000 calories per day" Hasay - BS

Many internet articles about cycling and caloric consumption.

http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/nutrition/the-tour-de-france-diet-how-to-consume-8-000-calories-a-day-20140710

http://www.bicycling.com/2011-tour-de-france/eating-tour-de-france

PBS NOVA did a show about US cycling team a number of years ago. Each cyclist required 6000+ calories during the training phase. The 'chefs' had a tough time finding the right foods and could not believe the amount of food consumed.

believe USA wrote:

Like all NOPers she is s liar.

Just a year ago she and Pappas posted a photo of themselves eating pizza post-meet like it was the ultimate in glutinous badassery.

People who make histrionic statements about their "high" caloric intake are inevitably closeted calorie-counting headcases.

Black Med Student wrote:

The fact that she lied this outrageously probably means shes under eating, and I wouldn't doubt it with the way she looks and the way she is always hurt. Really skinny girls who always take pictures of themselves eating ( her social media) and lying about how much they eat are trying to hide something.

BMS and I are so right.

I think eating 5000 cal or more would make her gain some weight I know elite athletes train a lot, but remember their bodies are very efficient at using energy, so if we consider 100 mpw of running plus some gym work here and there I can not imagine her eating over 4500 cal. Remember women have less muscle mass than men I friend of mine is an elite athlete he has run 13:09 in the 5k weighs around 140 lbs and maybe 5'8.5'' tall so he is very muscular and I believe he runs around 100 miles average going to 120 miles in the heavy weeks. I have spent some time with him, but only in racing week and never seen him eating more than a normal healthy eating person. I would think during training he eats more, but I can't imagine over 5000 cal.

I know every single NOPe has Hyperthyroidism, so those guys might need little more calories due a higher metabolism than normal, so I would think drug cheats do require little more calories, but not much more.

To add to the pizza "badassery" photo, here's one of them "gorging" on a cupcake. I agree with Black Med Student - repeatedly taking staged pictures of food consumption ("look at us! we're eating SO MUCH FOOD!") shows that exactly the opposite is taking place.

http://41.media.tumblr.com/209e220dff8b53e376e70e28f13f7236/tumblr_nr0rz5EfeY1uu71ryo1_500.jpg

1000^3 your an idiot!

Meb is decades older !

His metabolism shifts to efficiency because his system is familiar and capable of handling what he has done for years ! That is how the body works!

Jordan is breaking new ground pushing and developing her endurance systems in ways her body does not know how to handle efficiently ! She is in the high burn years of her life , it is totally reasonable that she burns that ,i am actually surprised it is only 500cal

I have a very high metabolism, in collage I did several dietary analyses . I burned over 7000cal on 3 of the 4 and 6000 on the other one , and I never ran more than 80mpw , and weigh 138lb , then and now!

Now i am much older and am probably in the 3000 range my metabolism is not nearly as high even though i still train and compete!

So why don't you think before you stick your foot in your mouth and bag on someone for something your too ignorant to understand!

Seems like people commenting here are using a lot of calories over nothing. So she really consumes closer to 4000 calories most of the time? So what?

tomster wrote:

Seems like people commenting here are using a lot of calories over nothing. So she really consumes closer to 4000 calories most of the time? So what?

Plus one. If she had said "I eat like 5000 calories" then this would be nothing."

It's a broad round number that I'm sure has been true at times.

Chill.

I don't think she eats anything close to 5000 calories a day. Or even 4000 calories a day. I'm sure she's well under 3000 calories a day. The big deal is why lie about it? She specifically said "I eat 5000 calories a day." The fact that she put a number on it shows that she (and NOP) watch and track her food consumption, which is appropriate for an elite athlete. She knows exactly how much she eats a day and it's not 5000 calories. The question is, Why lie?

Agip wrote:

tomster wrote:

Seems like people commenting here are using a lot of calories over nothing. So she really consumes closer to 4000 calories most of the time? So what?

Plus one. If she had said "I eat like 5000 calories" then this would be nothing."

It's a broad round number that I'm sure has been true at times.

Chill.

I believe it's the ones so riled up that have the problem.

The fact that it bothers you so much tells me that something is making you bitter about the idea of a small female eating so much.

Otherwise, who cares:

she eats what she needs, you eat what you need.

believe USA wrote:

Like all NOPers she is s liar.

Just a year ago she and Pappas posted a photo of themselves eating pizza post-meet like it was the ultimate in glutinous badassery.

People who make histrionic statements about their "high" caloric intake are inevitably closeted calorie-counting headcases.

Well, pizza is pretty glutinous after all. A lot of bread.

It doesn't prove anythingIt could even prove the opposite - that she has no idea how much she eats so 5000 calories was the first number that came to mind, even if impossible.

Porker wrote:

I don't think she eats anything close to 5000 calories a day. Or even 4000 calories a day. I'm sure she's well under 3000 calories a day. The big deal is why lie about it? She specifically said "I eat 5000 calories a day." The fact that she put a number on it shows that she (and NOP) watch and track her food consumption, which is appropriate for an elite athlete. She knows exactly how much she eats a day and it's not 5000 calories. The question is, Why lie?

Agip wrote:

Plus one. If she had said "I eat like 5000 calories" then this would be nothing."

It's a broad round number that I'm sure has been true at times.

Chill.

Black Med Student wrote:

The fact that she lied this outrageously probably means shes under eating, and I wouldn't doubt it with the way she looks and the way she is always hurt.

Bullshit. Hasay has had ONE injury in her life and it was PF earlier last year. People aren't able to train at the level she has if they aren't eating enough. Period. It might not take 5,000 calories, but she certainly isn't under eating.

Porker wrote:

I don't think she eats anything close to 5000 calories a day. Or even 4000 calories a day. I'm sure she's well under 3000 calories a day. The big deal is why lie about it? She specifically said "I eat 5000 calories a day." The fact that she put a number on it shows that she (and NOP) watch and track her food consumption, which is appropriate for an elite athlete. She knows exactly how much she eats a day and it's not 5000 calories. The question is, Why lie?

She's running a remote troll on LR. Very clever of her.

1. You are probably consuming more than you realize.

2. She may be doing more supplementary work like heavy lifting, drills, etc.

3. She may have a different base metabolism.

It's clear that many people here are threatened that they would lose to Jordan Hasay in an eating contest.

I felt the same way about Elmo too.

Being a neighbor and knowing the Hasay's for years, I know both her mom's and Jordan's metabolism's are off the charts. The entire family are exercise freaks. They're fun to watch. It's very often I see all three running the local roads here.....of course Jordan way ahead of everyone. Her brother Jedd is a top surfer and stand-up boarder in California.

Body builders typically get 8000 to 9000 calories a day.

themanontherun wrote:

1. You are probably consuming more than you realize.

2. She may be doing more supplementary work like heavy lifting, drills, etc.

3. She may have a different base metabolism.

Would a person burn many hundreds of extra calories at baseline without something wrong with them (hyperthyroidism maybe)?

This article:

says that typical basal metabolic rate variation is 6-8%. High end at 15%. A typical person of her size has a BMR of 1300 calories.

So if she was in the 96th percentile of baseline metabolism, her BMR would be 1495 instead of 1300. Not a huge difference.

If you change the quote to "I eat UP TO 5000 calories per day," I think it is totally believable. Perhaps that's what she meant. Just like when you ask someone their mileage, they will often reply with their highest week ever. I agree with the others that 5000 a day on average seems like too much, unless she has a freakish metabolism. Assuming a normal fast metabolism and lots of supplementary work in addition to running 16 miles per day, I would guess an average of 3500-4000. But, sure, there could be a 5000 calorie day thrown in there.