You may say “Wait Mitch, I want to build muscle and gain weight. Why do I need to boost my metabolism?”
Well I’m glad you asked.
A slow metabolism will destroy muscle and store fat. Starving your body or inactivity will tell your body not to build muscle because it 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.
The best way to minimize the fat you build is to increase you metabolism. This creates an environment in your body to feed the muscle and starve the fat. Your activity alone such as lifting heavy weights and interval training will shoot your metabolism through the roof.
But here are some added touches to your diet that will boost it even further. As an added bonus, these foods will assist in building muscle.
1. High Omega-3 Fish
* 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
The Omega-3 protein can increase your metabolism by up to 400 calories per day.
Of course you can take an Omega 3 vitamin, but eating fish gives you the benefit of a lot more nutrients.
2. Veggies High in Fiber
* Avocado
* Beans
* Broccoli
Your body can’t digest fiber, but it’ll try anyway and burn a lot of energy in the process.
3. Meat High in Protein
* Venison – 34g per 100 grams of meat
* Chicken – 25g per 100 grams of meat
* Lean beef – 25g per 100 grams of meat
Protein takes twice as much energy to burn as carbs. This will increase your metabolism right away.
Eat these foods along with lifting weights and intense cardio, and you’ll benefit from a higher metabolism around the clock.
Thanks to webmd for some of the information.
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