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Working the larger muscles such as the back, legs, glutes using compound movements will increase ones metabolism due to the cost of energy during the repair process in the resting phase (days off) and the more muscle one adds to their frame the more efficient/robust their metabolism will be.

Muscle tissue burns a lot of energy even at rest and for every pound of muscle tissue (actin/myosin) gained the body will burn  roughly an extra 50+ calories per day.

Increasing muscle tissue will have a direct impact on increasing ones BMR (basal metabolic rate).