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“Building muscle is very difficult for most individuals because it requires heavy weight workouts and a higher intake of calories,” he says. “Average fitness enthusiasts [who are working out to gain muscle] will only add four to five pounds of lean mass,” he says, and burn an additional 28 to 50 calories a day. (Men tend to gain more muscle, on average, than women.)
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This is a great point from the article. There are many great reasons to add muscle to a physique, but if one is looking to rev up their metabolism, then they're doing it for the wrong reason.