9 Foods To Instantly Increase Your Metabolism
You may say "Wait Mitch, I want to build muscle and gain weight. Why do I need to boost my metabolism?"
Here's why.
Slow metabolisms store fat and destroy muscle. When you starve yourself or aren't active, your body doesn't want to build muscle because muscle takes too much energy to maintain.
When you're trying to build muscle, energy is in high demand because you're lifting weights and doing intense cardio.
Muscles need a lot of energy to grow. The best way to increase your energy intake is to eat more. But if you eat more and aren't aren't active, you'll get fat.
If you want to minimize the fat you gain while eating so much, you must increase your metabolism. This will feed your muscle and starve the fat. Lifting weight and intense cardio alone will increase your metabolism.
In addition to your activity, you'll need a dietary boost in your metabolism. The following foods will increase your metabolism as well as help build muscle.
1. Fish - for the omega-3 (O3)
* Mackerel - 2.5g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
* Bluefin Tuna - 1.6g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
* Salmon - 1.5g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
Omega 3 is a protein which can increase your metabolism by up to 400 calories per day. Talk about a burn.
Eating fish is better than taking vitamins because of the added nutritional benefits.
2. High Fiber Veggies
* Avocado
* Beans
* Broccoli
Your body can't digest fiber, but it'll try anyway and burn a lot of energy in the process.
3. High Protein Meat
* Venison - 34g per 100 grams of meat
* Chicken - 25g per 100 grams of meat
* Lean beef - 25g per 100 grams of meat
Protein increases your metabolism because it takes twice as much energy to digest and metabolize a high protein meal than it does for a high carb meal.
Incorporate these into your diet, and along with your weight training efforts, you'll benefit from a high metabolism around the clock.
Webmd supplied some of the information. - 17268
Here's why.
Slow metabolisms store fat and destroy muscle. When you starve yourself or aren't active, your body doesn't want to build muscle because muscle takes too much energy to maintain.
When you're trying to build muscle, energy is in high demand because you're lifting weights and doing intense cardio.
Muscles need a lot of energy to grow. The best way to increase your energy intake is to eat more. But if you eat more and aren't aren't active, you'll get fat.
If you want to minimize the fat you gain while eating so much, you must increase your metabolism. This will feed your muscle and starve the fat. Lifting weight and intense cardio alone will increase your metabolism.
In addition to your activity, you'll need a dietary boost in your metabolism. The following foods will increase your metabolism as well as help build muscle.
1. Fish - for the omega-3 (O3)
* Mackerel - 2.5g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
* Bluefin Tuna - 1.6g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
* Salmon - 1.5g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
Omega 3 is a protein which can increase your metabolism by up to 400 calories per day. Talk about a burn.
Eating fish is better than taking vitamins because of the added nutritional benefits.
2. High Fiber Veggies
* Avocado
* Beans
* Broccoli
Your body can't digest fiber, but it'll try anyway and burn a lot of energy in the process.
3. High Protein Meat
* Venison - 34g per 100 grams of meat
* Chicken - 25g per 100 grams of meat
* Lean beef - 25g per 100 grams of meat
Protein increases your metabolism because it takes twice as much energy to digest and metabolize a high protein meal than it does for a high carb meal.
Incorporate these into your diet, and along with your weight training efforts, you'll benefit from a high metabolism around the clock.
Webmd supplied some of the information. - 17268
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