Increase Your Metabolism Instantly: 9 Foods For Overdrive

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.

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.

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. 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 has many nutritional benefits that out weight simply taking a vitamin.

2. Veggies High in Fiber

* 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

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.

Webmd supplied some of the information.

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