Question

Blake is a college lacrosse player and is currently in season. His schedule is quite demanding with school, practice, and games. In order to perform at his best, it is imperative that Blake gets the recommended amounts of the macronutrients in his diet and also fuels his body before, during, and after his practices/games. Blake weighs 176 pounds and his total caloric intake is 3200 calories/day. Please round to the nearest whole number for your final answer* A) How many grams of carbohydrates should Blake be consuming on a daily basis? (calculate the range based on the recommendation) Based on his caloric intake, how many calories should he be consuming from carbohydrates? (use the recommended percentages) B) How many grams of carbohydrates should Blake consume 0-4 hours prior to his games and practices? (calculate the range) C) How many calories from carbohydrates should Blake consume 0-4 hours prior to his games and practices? (calculate the range based on the previous answer) D) Approximately, how many grams of carbohydrates should Blake consume during a 60 minute practice? E) How many grams of carbohydrates should Blake consume immediately after practice? F) How many calories of carbohydrates should Blake consume immediately after practice? (calculate based on previous answer)

Answer 1

Answer:

A)The amount of grams of carbohydrates that Blake should be consuming on a daily basis is 792 grams of carbohydrates

B)0- 4 hours Prior to His game and practice, Blake should consume at least 320g of carbohydrate.

C)Blake consumes 1280 calories from carbohydrates 0- 4 hours prior to the practice.

E)96 grams of carbohydrates.

F)384 calories

Step-by-step explanation:

It is recommended by Dieticians and nutritionists

that the maximum amount of carbohydrates per pound of the body weight that a player should consume per day is 4.5 grams .

A) Given Weight of Blake = 176 pounds

Amount of carbohydrates recommended = 4.5 g per pound

Blake carbohydrates consumption per day= 176 X 4.5 = 792 grams

The daily's Blake caloric intake = 3200 calories.

There are 4 grams of carbohydrates present in Each calorie

Hence, Blake consumes = 3200 / 4= 800grams of carbohydrates.

# Therefore, the amount of grams of carbohydrates that Blake should be consuming on a daily basis is 792 grams of carbohydrates

#He should be consuming around 800 g of carbohydrates from his daily calorie intake.

B)Blake should consume 1 - 4 g of carbohydrate per kg body weight prior to his games and practices in order to record good performance in his game and practice

Given Weight of Blake = 176 pounds

To convert the pound to kilograms (kg)

= 176 pounds / 2.2

= 80kg X 4

= 320g of carbohydrates.

Therefore, 0- 4 hours Prior to His game and practice, Blake should consume at least 320g of carbohydrate.

C)There are 4 grams of carbohydrates present in Each calorie

From answer from Part B , Blake should consume at least 320g of carbohydrate, then

There are (320 X 4) calories per day present in 320g of carbohydrates.

(320 X 4)= 1280 calories per day.

Hence,Blake consumes 1280 calories from carbohydrates 0- 4 hours prior to the practice.

E)Once Blake finish practice, he should consume 1.2 g of carbohydrates per kg of body weight.

Then ( 80 X 1.2) = 96 grams of carbohydrates.

Therefore, 96g of carbohydrates should be taken immediately after His game.

F)Converting the 96 gram to calories

=96 X 4 = 384 calories

immediately after practice Blake should consume 384 calories of carbohydrates