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[Afro]

What is good for your metabolism?

[strife]

Originally Posted by Afro Samurai

What is good for your metabolism?

A lot of it is hereditary but to boost it you can stay active (lifting, training whatever) and eat healthy. Eating less sugar, eating spicy hot foods, drinking green tea also boost metabolism. Drinking lots of water also does the trick, as well as getting enough sleep at nightt and always eating a good breakfast meal (it isn't the most important meal for nothing). Not sure if diet suppliments boost it, they may, but I'd stay away from those.

[Metalhead]

To sum up all that. A healthy lifestyle.

[Noob]

I hear crack does wonders. So I hear.


But yeah, most 'healthy' stuff is good for your metabolism. If you want to get really technicaly, you can concentrate on the glycemic index and make sure you're getting a good amount of carbohydrates that are quicker for your body to process. Stuff really low on the index tends to be slow your metabolism down somewhat. How much of an effect it has I couldn't tell you, but it might be worth a try.

[Clint]

Originally Posted by Noob

I hear crack does wonders. So I hear.


But yeah, most 'healthy' stuff is good for your metabolism. If you want to get really technicaly, you can concentrate on the glycemic index and make sure you're getting a good amount of carbohydrates that are quicker for your body to process. Stuff really low on the index tends to be slow your metabolism down somewhat. How much of an effect it has I couldn't tell you, but it might be worth a try.

I think you have it backwards. High GI stuff will spike your metabolism for a moment but then it will crash and the released insulin will cause fat storage. By eating low GI foods they absorb slower keeping a more level blood sugar which helps keep your metabolism going well.

The best way to increase your metabolism is eat right and gain more muscle. More muscle burns more energy.

[Noob]

Originally Posted by Clint

I think you have it backwards. High GI stuff will spike your metabolism for a moment but then it will crash and the released insulin will cause fat storage. By eating low GI foods they absorb slower keeping a more level blood sugar which helps keep your metabolism going well.

The best way to increase your metabolism is eat right and gain more muscle. More muscle burns more energy.

My bad, you're right. I was half paying attention and half watching something on youtube while I typed that. You're right, you want to shoot toward a stable insulin level throughout the day. That's also the rationale behind eating smaller meals throughout the day as opposed to fewer, larger meals.

Chromium picolinate is supposed to help keep your insulin levels steady throughout the day. It's a pretty common supplement, you can find at most health-food stores. Someone else will probably know more about it than I do.

[Clint]

Originally Posted by Noob

Chromium picolinate is supposed to help keep your insulin levels steady throughout the day. It's a pretty common supplement, you can find at most health-food stores. Someone else will probably know more about it than I do.

Yeah it is supposed to help and is dirty cheap. Actually cinnamon is supposed to help with blood sugar levels as well.

[Highlander]

Walk for a half hour after a meal.

[Rufio]

You could always use a fat loss supplement. Short of that, building muscle does wonders. From what I've read, each pound of muscle you put on burns an extra 1000 calories a month.

Also, make sure you eat every 3 hours. When you go too long without food, your body goes into "starvation" mode and will store fat. It sucks, but that's how our bodies are designed thanks to historical food shortages over thousands of years. Just make sure that you spread out your calories among your 6 meals. Try not to eat more than about 500 calories within 3 hours. Once you get around 900 calories in a 3 hour period, there's a risk it'll store as fat.

The one exception I believe is within an hour or so after you get done lifting. At that point, your body is starving for simple/high-glycemic carbs and protein. From what I've heard, it's nearly impossible to store anything you eat as fat at that time of day. So if you want to eat something with a bunch of calories, do it shortly after lifting.

[Tick]

Originally Posted by Rufio

From what I've read, each pound of muscle you put on burns an extra 1000 calories a month.

Also, make sure you eat every 3 hours. When you go too long without food, your body goes into "starvation" mode and will store fat. It sucks, but that's how our bodies are designed thanks to historical food shortages over thousands of years. Just make sure that you spread out your calories among your 6 meals. Try not to eat more than about 500 calories within 3 hours. Once you get around 900 calories in a 3 hour period, there's a risk it'll store as fat.

The one exception I believe is within an hour or so after you get done lifting. At that point, your body is starving for simple/high-glycemic carbs and protein. From what I've heard, it's nearly impossible to store anything you eat as fat at that time of day. So if you want to eat something with a bunch of calories, do it shortly after lifting.

QFT

Eat more often, even if one of your 6 meals is a granola bar It is better to have something than to have nothing.