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AaronWiggles Posts: 129 Joined: 2006/06/06	2007/01/11, 03:13 PM well i heard that lifting weights speeds up your matabolism or something, is that true? and is there a proper way to lift and how much to lift to get that started? -------------- -Aaron I feel lighter. Maybe I lost some weight. All that dilly dallying. Running from the inside, and your age... is core-age. (courage) Running- Membership dues are collected daily.
jaytori129 Posts: 657 Joined: 2006/11/14	2007/01/11, 03:26 PM eating more often speeds up metabolism but building muscle burns fat...not sure about directly increasing metabolism
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/01/11, 05:05 PM The more muscle your body has the more calories are burned throughout the day. So by increasing the amount of muscle you have you are increasing the amount of calories you burn, dunno about metabolism though.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/01/11, 05:05 PM The more muscle your body has the more calories are burned throughout the day. So by increasing the amount of muscle you have you are increasing the amount of calories you burn, dunno about metabolism though.
AaronWiggles Posts: 129 Joined: 2006/06/06	2007/01/11, 05:19 PM So, if i just lift weights, and gain muscle ill burn more calories?
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2007/01/11, 05:24 PM if you lift weight and gain muscle, you will burn more calories during the day
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/11, 06:04 PM Hi aaron!:) -------------- \\\"And your crybaby whiney opinion would be....?????\\\" saw it on a t-shirt...couldnt resist...
AaronWiggles Posts: 129 Joined: 2006/06/06	2007/01/11, 10:41 PM Hi kc how have you been?