Has anyone ever used mass gainer? What type of results did you get and how soon? Which are good ones?
I have been thinking about putting on some weight, or at least maintaining some weight for when I start competing.
Can you just add more food to your diet?
nuts, EVOO, coconut oil, beef, whole eggs
I used one about 10 years ago. Put on 15 lbs fairly quickly.
All fat.
Maltodextrin and whey is not too bad as a cheap pre/peri workout drink. I add some protein though.
Make your own!! Any combination of…protein, oats, peanut butter, fruit, granola, milk, im sure more will pop into my head after I submit this.
[quote]destinylaurice wrote:
Has anyone ever used mass gainer? What type of results did you get and how soon? Which are good ones?
I have been thinking about putting on some weight, or at least maintaining some weight for when I start competing. [/quote]
Post is indicative of someone in need of nutrition education as a whole.
Please post a typical day’s menu of food.
Food should be prioritized over supplements. If you need to gain, eat more. Use supplements only for convenience. If you can eat, eat.
When I first started, I used a weight gainer.
At that point in time, getting down all the necessary food in a day was extremely difficult. Forcing the needed calories down my throat in the form of a weight gainer for about 3 days allowed me to get used to the feeling of the copious consumption of food.
Since then, eating the majority of my calories in solid food has not been a problem in the least bit.
For that reason, I think weight gainers are beneficial…
[quote]get_ate wrote:
When I first started, I used a weight gainer.
At that point in time, getting down all the necessary food in a day was extremely difficult. Forcing the needed calories down my throat in the form of a weight gainer for about 3 days allowed me to get used to the feeling of the copious consumption of food.
Since then, eating the majority of my calories in solid food has not been a problem in the least bit.
For that reason, I think weight gainers are beneficial…[/quote]
Good post. They can help. They are also easy to go overboard on. I would ignore anyone saying they are all bad in all situations. Monitoring whether that’s mostly muscle or fat you are gaining is what the focus should be on.