Comments on: Does Having More Muscle Really Increase Your Metabolism?

By: MIke

MIke — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 06:09:47 +0000

Hey Adam, so I get that BMR isn’t affected much by having in increased muscle mass. But what is the impact on NEAT. Does gaining 5 pounds of muscle change the calorie burn contributing from NEAT (having that bigger body to move?)

By: Adam Bornstein

Adam Bornstein — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 02:43:58 +0000

In reply to Alice Mecklenburg. Thanks for reading Alice!

By: Adam Bornstein

Adam Bornstein — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 02:43:30 +0000

In reply to Rinella. Thanks, Rinella!

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Adam Bornstein — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 02:28:12 +0000

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By: Presley

Presley — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:56:06 +0000

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By: Dr. Sunil Dedhia

Dr. Sunil Dedhia — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:59:08 +0000

What an amazing myth buster!! The people really need to understand how metabolism’s works. Thanks for the greater insights.

By: Rinella

Rinella — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 18:11:45 +0000

Excellent Post man! Now a day every one is worried about how to increase muscle and metabolism. Very informative post. I ll try to follow all your points to improve my metabolism. Thanks for sharing your healthy views with us.

By: Roslia Santamaria

Roslia Santamaria — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:21:35 +0000

Thanks for sharing this amazing post.

By: Alice Mecklenburg

Alice Mecklenburg — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:51:51 +0000

I’ve heard repeatedly (even from qualified trainers) that adding muscle to our frame significantly ups metabolism and calorific burn. It’s nice to get a straightforward answer on this for once. Increasing our metabolism shouldn’t really be the goal anyway. The benefits of lifting regularly are multifold and I’ve started to feel much better in myself since I switched from all cardio to mixed routines. Toning up and getting stronger boosts your confidence in a totally different way and I can’t see myself ever going back to my old ways!

By: Jeff C.

Jeff C. — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 04:11:47 +0000

So this has been a long asked question. I’ve always just shrugged it off as maybe true, but never took the time to challenge the thought of how muscle mass really speeds-up metabolism.

And of course, building muscle and increasing strength has far reaching benefits than worrying about something that is not quite true: “increased metabolism” by building more muscle.

It makes a lot of sense from this perspective and I appreciate you sharing it.