Metabolism Kick Starters

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  • theCarlton
    theCarlton Posts: 1,344 Member
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    Peppers, black pepper, green tea.
    caffeine is good.

    also heard that eating chilli nd spicy food can make your metabolism improve.
    No. All false. Please don't waste your time.
    no such thing as a slow or fast metabolism...
    also false, but the OP hasn't expressed symptoms of thyroid malfunction
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
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    Eat a sh*tload and workout a sh*tload at high intensity. It might not actually increase your metabolism but it will feel like it.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
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    Wow, aggressive. I'm simply saying that when it comes to nutrition, it's much like religion. Everyone thinks their way is right, and everyone has their own evidence to suggest they are right, but doesn't mean they are! It's great you've found the way that works best for you, but if I were asking the question, I'd want a few suggestions to look into.
    Not aggressive at all, simply stating facts and backing them up with peer reviewed journals. There's so much crap flooding around on the internet so I like to provide links to peer reviewed journals when making a claim. Otherwise I'd just be talking out my *kitten*.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,291 Member
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    well, there's always coke.....take a guess which kind \m/
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
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    caffeine is good.

    also heard that eating chilli nd spicy food can make your metabolism improve.
    No. All false. Please don't waste your time.

    Agree with most of what you're saying but this. I do believe caffeine does help increasing TDEE somewhat:

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/coffee-diabetes-and-weight-control-research-review.html

    (for the TL;DR crowd)
    Next up, the paper looked at the impact of caffeine on thermogenesis (calorie burning) and lipolysis (fat mobilization). It comments that a habitual caffeine of 600 mg/day (~6 strong cups of coffee) could lead to an extra caloric expenditure of 100 cal/day (equivalent to walking about 1 mile for a 150 lb person). This effect also occurs with ground and instant coffee, but not decaf so the effect is probably mediated via the caffeine itself. Do note that the body can develop tolerance to these effects so any effect might not be very long lasting.

    Not really enough to make a huge difference, but it does have a small impact. The other stuff is crap though.
  • ThaRealNicki
    ThaRealNicki Posts: 328 Member
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    All these suggestions are great! I've heard that one tsp of yellow mustard will kick start your metabolism, so I've been trying it out and it seems to be working well
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    Adding to the 'lift things' vote.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    increasing your lean body mass; pretty much everything else is bro-science.

    ^
    Start lifting heavy things.

    Each pound of muscle burns an additional 6 calories per day. Everything else in this thread is bs, especially about frequent meals/meal timing. Short fasts (12-72 hours) can actually increase metabolic rate.

    QFT.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
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    Eat a sh*tload and workout a sh*tload at high intensity. It might not actually increase your metabolism but it will feel like it.

    This! just put mustard on everything!
  • medic2038
    medic2038 Posts: 434 Member
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    Peppers, black pepper, green tea.
    caffeine is good.

    also heard that eating chilli nd spicy food can make your metabolism improve.
    No. All false. Please don't waste your time.
    no such thing as a slow or fast metabolism...
    also false, but the OP hasn't expressed symptoms of thyroid malfunction

    The C in ECA is for caffeine.
    It's definitely not false (although it's doesn't work on the scale I imagine people think).
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Turn your underwear around and walk backwards into a door!
    Not really, but that will work as much as all the bro-science on here!

    justsomerandomgirl has it right as well as sarauk2sf.

    Research and yes lift heavy stuff!!
    Good luck to you:flowerforyou:
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
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    Echoing "increase your lean mass".
  • WhoButME28
    WhoButME28 Posts: 63 Member
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    ...Well it's not really BS is it. You'll never find conclusive and absolute evidence suggesting one sole way to increase it. The metabolism is a mystic creature sometimes. There's a lot of evidence to suggest fasting is the last thing you should do, but I wouldn't call it BS.
    Ok. We can start with some studies showing that meal timing and frequency is irrelevant.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11319656

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1905998

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15085170

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8399092

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8383639

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123467

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985

    If needed, I can provide links about how fasting increases metabolic rate.

    Meal timing and frequency is complete bro-science and totally BS! Trust me I was eating and living this mantra for the longest time until I started reading up on the premise of 'If It Fits Your Macros' (IIFYM) and the importance of eating for your goals - whether a surplus to gain weight/size or for a deficit to lose weight/fat.

    You could have 3 meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner for example and as long you meet your daily caloric number it will be the exact same thing as if you had 6 meals for that same number.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
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    Lift heavy!

    (easier said than done. I know I should lift heavier and more frequent. But I still do too much cardio and too little lifting -.-)
  • cjpembo
    cjpembo Posts: 42 Member
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    Measure your heart rate while sitting at the computer and/or watching television. Now measure it while walking around outside.

    BOOM !

    I just raised your metabolism 20-30%.
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
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    Stand on your head for 20 minutes every morning.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
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    Measure your heart rate while sitting at the computer and/or watching television. Now measure it while walking around outside.

    BOOM !

    I just raised your metabolism 20-30%.

    ROFL, this made me think of the Conan money saver sketches.
  • TRexMex
    TRexMex Posts: 32 Member
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    First lift heavy.

    Then eat the ghost peppers.


    Might have problems if you do it in the other order.

    Just sayin'

    ^^^I can vouch for this...
  • SpecialSundae
    SpecialSundae Posts: 795 Member
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    Lift heavy and move more. Seemples!
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
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    ghost peppers

    some people missed my sarcasm.
    every other post on these forums is about how obsessed
    i am about lifting, and how more people should do it, with the many benefits.

    if you're having trouble drinking enough water, having a few ghost peppers might help out.
    just say'n

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