Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

fast metabolism??

6 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker refutes the common belief that a "broken" or overly fast metabolism can prevent weight gain. He explains that athletes, especially teenage boys who train 2–3 hours daily, can burn upwards of 5,000 calories per day when combining workout expenditure (≈800 cal per session) with a basal metabolic rate of around 2,500 cal. Because most people do not consume that many calories, the lack of weight gain is attributed to insufficient caloric intake rather than a metabolic defect. The speaker urges listeners to recognize their true energy needs and increase food consumption accordingly.

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You can't gain weight because your metabolism is too fast, right? Wrong. I promise you guys, there is no such thing as a broken metabolism or a metabolism that is too fast that you can't gain weight. You athletes who are not gaining weight, you're most likely working out 2 to 3 hours a day. Let's say you're burning 800 calories every time you work out. That's about 2,300 calories on top of your BMR, which most of you teenage boys are probably at least 2,500 there. That's being upwards of 5,000 calories every single day that that you're burning. I guarantee most of you guys are not eating 5,000 calories a day. So I promise, if you're not gaining weight, it's probably because you're not eating enough, even if you think you are eating enough. Your metabolism isn't broken, it's not too fast, you just gotta give it what it needs to gain weight.