Originally Posted by
kerk
50-100 seems like a lot to me. I have been very successful with 30-50 a day when not working out. I usually try to stay closer to 30 if I want to lose and 50 to maintain. Once the workouts start back up, I need more.
Depends on his goal and energy expenditure (neither of which was stated btw.). In any event, the first step would be to go to a calorie counter to determine his carb limit per day.