How many calories per day do professional athletes consume?

Question

How many calories per day do professional athletes like NBA players or NHL players consume?

Answer 1

i don't know if all professional athletes have to eat as much as olympian athletes, but i did hear that michael phelps ate about 12,000 calories a day while training, and still had trouble keeping weight on (whereas 2,000 is plenty for most of us). it all depends on how much and how strenuously the athlete is exercising.

Answer 2

somehow i read about michael phelps the US swimmer gold medalist and they let him eat like.. 5000 calories a day coz he burns so much calories from the intensity of his work out that its so hard to maintain the fat in his body lols.  I try to do the same like i burn much calories than what i eat by running and i lost lbs yeah. So tom ill eat in mcdonalds as a treat coz i ate once in mcdonalds last aug and now its sept wooohooo big mac here i come!