Weight Gainer Supplements

I like using Pro Gainer by optimum nutrition because it's not as calorically dense as some of these gainers with 1000000000 calories. I think those are a bit much.

Sorry Push, no help here. Have not used weight gainers since the early 90's. Now I am doing all I can to keep the weight off! Get'n old sucks!

mroldguy said:

Sorry Push, no help here. Have not used weight gainers since the early 90's. Now I am doing all I can to keep the weight off! Get'n old sucks!

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Right there with you. In college I ate 8-10,000 calories for a 5 months, lifted 3 days on 1 day off. Gained 5 lbs.

Now if I not eat clean for 3 days I can gain 5 lbs easy......................I will tell the young guys whole milk and nuts are your friend.

I love n-large 2 by pro lab esp for after slin best inhave ever used just add dextrose creatine and beta-alanine

Most would be better off getting a good whey protein and adding in powdered oats or barley. You could even add in a spoon of peanut or almond butter to increase fats/calories. Nice and simple and you can get a better ratio of protein/carbs too.

Those super high calorie dense gainers tend to be full of carbs and not the best kind. Most people will just get fat off them. Now if you are a skinny person wanting to build up they can be great. Or if you are very lean with a metabolism like a furnace they are not bad either.

My fav was always Mutant Mass by PVL labs.

The problem with most mass gainers is that they are loaded with cheap sugars as a carb source. Not only can this lead to greater fat gain, it can make drinking them several times a day unhealthy.
Of course, many supplement companies try to trick the consumer by using ingredients like maltodextrin instead. While maltodextrin is technically a complex carb, it breaks apart very rapidly in the body and spikes blood sugar and insulin levels even faster and higher than sugar does. This allows manufacturers to list less sugar—or even no sugar—on the product label. The unsuspecting consumer has no idea that the carbs in that product are sugar in disguise.

there are plenty of home made recipes on the web that are higher quality and much healthier. I would try that route for sure!
just a thought...