You may wonder why you need to increase your metabolism if you want to gain weight and build muscle.

Well I’m glad you asked.

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.

Building muscle requires a lot of energy because of the high demands you’re putting on your body such as lifting weights and intense cardio.

Your body needs a lot of energy to rebuild those muscles. Your body needs a lot of energy to maintain those muscles. To do this, you have to eat more. But we all know that if you eat more and do the same, 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.

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

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. High Fiber Veggies

* Avocado
* Beans
* Broccoli

Fiber is an indigestible carbohydrate, but your body tries to digest it anyway. It uses up tons of energy in the process of trying to do so. Side note: Broccoli is also high in calcium.

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

Your body burns twice as much energy to digest protein as it does to digest carbs. This increases your metabolism greatly.

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.

Want to find out more about how to increase your metabolism for muscle gain, then visit Mitch’s site on how to build muscle.

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