How to slow down metabolism?

[BlurryBear]

How to slow down metabolism?
I've got a very fast one so i'm always having problems putting weight on.
So do you have any advice on how to slow down my metabolism - maybe eat more of something or whatever?

thx

[Mgkeeper]

I have that problem too, ive been eating 6 double cheeseburgers a day from McDonalds for 4 months, and I've gained nothing.

I suppose eating a crap load of protein is the best way to help you gain weight, just make sure its in conjunction with working out, or the only thing you'll gain is jelly rolls

[.V.]

That really isn't a problem. Just do an effective workout. Eat enough protein balanced with the right amout of carbohydrates and natural healthy fats and you will gain.

Another thing that some hardgainers find effective is to have a whey protein shake immediately before working out and immediately after. You can also add a dextrose/creatine shake along with that protein to help it get to the mucles for even better gains.

Some would say don't do cardio if you are having trouble gaining. I would say just eat enough to fuel the cardio and not burn off your muscle gains. Cardio is really for the heart anyway - a nice side effect is fat burning. But fat burning should not be the goal. Hence the name "cardiovascular exercise". You only get one heart - train it just like any other muscle. Just be sure not to work it to failure.

[SNPiccolo5]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

You only get one heart - train it just like any other muscle. Just be sure not to work it to failure.

LOl!!! That made me laugh. I sort of felt like that running this morning at 25 degrees F

[DarkLord]

Mgkeeper, don't eat ****e like that or you could end up putting yourself in an early grave. As Gordon Ramsay and and many of the best chefs say..." eat good food" don't live on rubbish as that's a sure sign that you can't be assed to eat the proper food to bulk up. Sorry to sound cruel but you know in your heart it's correct. As to metabolism Blurrybear it's a tough one as I too have similar problems. Be grateful to a degree though as a fast metabolism will help you get over illness quicker. The real key of course is plenty of calories and protein supplements as said over again by so many.

[mustang GT]

I know by taking SSRI's (anti-depressants), your metabolism can slow down. For instance, when I was taking Paxil back in the day, my metabolism slowed down quite a bit. But, that's not a good thing, and I couldn't wait to go off of it so that my metabolism can be fast like it always has been. I don't need an SSRI to gain weight anyway, because I know exactly how much my body requires to gain weight. Never take an SSRI just because you want your metabolism to slow down; take it only if you need the help psychologically. If you want to gain weight, just find out how much your body requires to gain weight by eating enough. And if you want to know how much to eat for you to gain muscle and not the unwanted fat, perhaps this nutritional calculator will help:

http://www.ast-ss.com/asp/weight.asp

[Todd]

Just eat more. Don't slow your metabolism down, but rather feed it. Give it what it needs to fully recuperate and adapt to the stress you are placing on it. And when you still are not making gains....feed it even more...until you do make gains.

[maverick]

I find that people who claim they can't gain weight no matter what they eat rarely are able to list what they eat on a consistent basis. Track your calories and up them til you start to gain, its that simple. Nobody can process an infinite amount of calories a day.

[Morphious]

I am kind of having the problem, but I'm eating until I'm full and then eating some more, and still am having problems gaining any weight at all.

[.V.]

BlurryBear and Morphious, I have a similar problem, except for I turned myself from a huge fatass to someone that can't eat enough. To solve it I don't overeat at any meal. I just eat 10 times a day. 5 whole food meals. and 6 protein shakes (one shake is taken with food). Count yourself as blessed with that metabolism. I had to work for mine. You probably expend more energy than most people too - moving around, doing more stuff. I get busy at work and find things to do while everyone else is taking a nap between calls or watching TV. I'm washing and waxing ambulances, decontaminating equipment...always something to keep moving around. If you are like that, you are likely burning more calories a day than you think you are. Here is how I get my extra calories in.

Meal one is cereal and 2 scoops of protein.
Meal two is a preworkout protien shake.
Meal three is another protein shake between workouts (I do 2 body parts/day) - sometimes I have this, sometimes I don't - depends on what I need that day
Meal four is a post workout protien/dextrose/creatine/glutamine shake
Meal five is 30 minutes post workout - whole food (chicken, potatoes or rice, green veggies)
Meal six is 2 hours post workout - more whole food

Then in the evening when it's cardio time - I do it all over again.
Meal seven is a preworkout protein shake
Meal eight is a post workout protein/dextrose/creatine/glutamine shake
Meal nine is a 30 minute post workout whole food meal.
Meal ten is a 2 hour post workout whole food meal.
Then at bedtime comes another small protein meal with some fat - like chicken but leave the skin on, or if like most of my days seem to be recently my fat intake has worked out to around 10% of my intake, I'll have a steak before bed. The fat holds me over until morning without having to get up and eat during the night.

This is close to 3000 calories a day.

Perhaps something like this could work for you. Timing your food around your workouts is about as important as eating in the first place. If each meal is planned to support a workout in some way (either fueling up for it or refueling from it) then you are sure to gain.

Oh, and most bodybuilders might advise you to skip the cardio part. I'm not a real bodybuilder so I won't advise that. Do the cardio and eat more to make up for it. What can you burn doing cardio anyway? 100-400 calories?

Remember cardio is for your heart. Keep it healthy now so that you don't have to make it healthy later.

I hope this is at least slightly helpful to you.

[threenorns]

better yet, come over here so i can kick your sorry, ungrateful ass.

slow down your metabolism, sheesh.