Carbohydrate Burning

Carbohydrate Burning

Under the heading "Diet" we mentioned that the "normal" man takes in around 310-375 grams daily of digestible carbohydrates, a "normal" woman 250-310 grams. With this in mind we can look at the tables below and see that the daily food in-take only manages to satisfy our digestible carbohydrate requirements for non-physical or light duty work for the whole day. In other words an injection of more carbohydrates are needed to achieve notable effects in training.
Vitargo should be used to compensate the difference between the daily requirement of digestible carbohydrates and the basic amount achieved through the normal diet.
If extra glycogen stocks are required, as with carbohydrate loading before competition, it is necessary to decrease the amount of training, so that the additional carbohydrates can be stored as glycogen and not burnt up directly with hard muscular activity.

Vitargo should be taken in addition to one's normal diet, it cannot be used as a substitute for ordinary food.

Carbohydrate burning
If we look at how many carbohydrates are used on a daily basis in different work situations we see the following:

The basic level of carbohydrate burning on a daily basis in grams in a non-physical work situation (around 55% of used energy comes from carbohydrates).

Body weight (kg)	Man (19-29 years old)	Woman (19-29 years old)
40	250	220
50	280	245
60	310	270
70	335	295
80	365	320
90	395	345
100	425	375

The basic level of carbohydrate burning on a daily basis in grams in a light work situation (around 60% of used energy comes from carbohydrates)

Body weight (kg)	Man (19-29 years old)	Woman (19-29 years old)
40	290	255
50	325	285
60	360	315
70	395	350
80	430	380
90	460	405
100	500	440

The basic level of carbohydrate burning on a daily basis in grams in a heavy-duty work situation (around 65% of used energy comes from carbohydrates).

Body weight (kg)	Man (19-29 years old)	Woman (19-29 years old)
40	440	385
50	490	430
60	545	480
70	600	530
80	650	570
90	700	615
100	755	665

Carbohydrates at 70% VO2 max
Estimated amounts of carbohydrates needed with intensive training (70% VO2 max)(80% carbohydrate energy-% during activity) for a man between the ages 19-29.

Body weight (kg)	1 hour	2 hours	3 hours	4 hours
50	145	290	430	575
60	160	320	480	640
70	170	345	520	695
80	190	380	570	760
90	200	410	620	820
100	220	435	655	875

Estimated amounts of carbohydrates needed with intensive training (70% VO2 max)(80% carbohydrate energy-% during activity) for a woman between the ages 19-29.

Body weight (kg)	1 hour	2 hours	3 hours	4 hours
40	115	225	340	455
50	125	255	380	510
60	140	280	420	560
70	150	300	450	600
80	165	335	500	670
90	175	350	530	695

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