Cody Roberts weighs 190 lbs (86 kg). He has joined a local running club and wants to start carbohydrate loading 1-3 days prior to his next race to increase his glycogen stores. How many grams of carbohydrate per day should he consume while he is carbohydrate loading?
Increasing muscle glycogen stores will need
carbohydrate loading of 8-12g.kg/day, which may contribute 70-85% of total
energy intake. Athletes or physically active individual may use carbohydrate
loading as to gain endurance prior to competition. Thus, helping Cody Roberts to
have better performance by sustaining in the race.
