You are working with an endurance athlete who is acyclist. He weighs 160 lbs and is two days away from his100-mile race. He is currently on a 2,800 calorie diet andhis carbohydrates make up 70% of his calories.

2. Using 6-10 g/kg of carbohydrates to determine carbohydrateneeds, how many grams of carbohydrates do you suggest he should beconsuming? Choose a range based on where he is in his cycle orstage of training. I indicated he is two days from his event.Follow the steps:

a. Convert his weight to kilograms?remember, 2.2 lbs=1 kg

b. Decide what gram range (6-10 g/kg) you want him to be in andcalculate it. How many grams of carbohydrates did you decide?

b. Explain why you chose that particular value to determinegrams in carbohydrates?