TIL during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt ate almost nothing but chicken McNuggets. He went on to win 3 gold medals and set 3 world records.

https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/usain-bolt-beijing-olympics-2008-chicken-nuggets

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fusionsaint@lemmy.world · 126 pts · 61d (3 replies)

He’s been asked this question a dozen times and says it because they are a consistent meal no matter where he is in the world. So, he basically doesn’t want to get the shits before a race by eating something fancy.

some_designer_dude@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 61d (2 replies)

Trump’s McDonald’s diet makes more sense now.

Marthirial@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 61d

Not for him, though. He has the shits permanently.

bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 61d

Trump's diet is because he's a fat, lazy slob. McDs in the states vs abroad (is the EU, where they have actual food quality standards) is a night and day difference. He's traveled the world, and actively chooses to eat the slop McDs serves in the US.

kboos1@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 61d (3 replies)

This makes it sound like he won because he ate McDonald's nuggets. Fixed it.

Usain Bolt ate almost nothing but chicken McNuggets. Unrelated to the Mcnuggets, He went on to win 3 gold medals and set 3 world records.

cmbabul@slrpnk.net · 66 pts · 61d (1 reply)

See I read it originally as “Usain bolt was so good at running that he set three world records even after eating only McNuggets”

ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 61d

Right. He basically nerfed himself and he was still way ahead of the competition.

tja@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 61d

Why do you think his athletic achievements are independent of his diet?

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 61d (4 replies)

So if I eat enough chicken nuggets, I can beat usain bolt in a footrace

mrmisses@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 61d (3 replies)

Maybe in another 40 years

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 61d (2 replies)

What if I eat 40 years worth of chicken nuggets today?

Agent641@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 61d (1 reply)

You will beat Usain Bolt to the grave

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 61d

I can beat Usain Bolt

sundray@lemmus.org · 9 pts · 61d

But what sauce did he have?!!!

very_well_lost@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 61d

Morgan Spurlock, eat your heart out

JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 1 pts · 61d

Mssr Donald D, dunno how to tell you this,
but junk food is not the answer.

But mate, we can start by eliminating the Ore-Ida nuggets, hey?
(voice of Jim Jefferies)

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 61d

Trump in three, two...