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Old 05-22-2008, 04:16 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
You are pretty skinny and don't have a ton of lean muscle mass. Put on more muscle and you will boost your metabolism.
ISn't that different? You are suggesting he add mass to increase the amount of calories consumed. He is asking abotu increasing his metabolic rate (the set point theory stuff) as I understand it. Adding muscle will clearly allow consumption of more claories. Changing the metabolic rate is iffy, based on what I have read.
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