A better way of excercising

Azael

I knew a guy back in my hometown that was exactly like this and could not gain weight. He wanted to gain weight however and me and another friend feelt like playing a prank on him(this was a couple of years ago and teens sure are dickheads hehe).

So we told him that besides hes regular meals he should add 2 or 3 shakes each day that that contains 40grams of olive oil, 60grams of wheyprotein and 100grams of dextrose. Thats 1000kcal in every shake and a gross amount of high gi carbs along with lots of fat

Sure enough the insulin spikes in addition to the fat made him gain (not quite all muscle though)

Azael

I think the extra kcal burned is just something around 20kcal/pound of muscle if not less. Dont quote me on that number but its nothing magical. I havent noticed that much of a difference in my metabolism over the last 3 years even though I have added around 25ibs of lean body mass to my frame.

according to this site its only 3-4kcal/ib of muscle
http://www.optimalhealthpartner.com/...e%20burner.htm
I have no way of knowing how accurate it is though.

zoobyshoe

That site, if accurate, essentially debunks the notion that alot of muscle burns alot of calories without doing anything special. The advantage of a large muscle mass for calorie burning is quite negligible.

What's kcal mean? You're writing "3-4kcal" while the sit says "3-4 calories".

Math Is Hard

1 Calorie = 1 kilocalorie(kcal) = 1000 calories, but...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilocalorie

Crazy, eh? I seem to remember that they are more fond of using the term "kcal" in England than in the U.S. - I think I remember seeing it on the food labels, but it has been a long time since I was over there. Can someone tell me if that's correct?

somasimple

Hi,

It was a forgotten time of great Calorie = 1000 little calories.