+ 2 Weight Gainers
Ok so I am in the market for a quality gainer, and I honestly have no clue what to get, so I bring it to my peers here for some guidance. I am looking to add 15 to 20 pounds in the next few months with a relatively low dose cycle. My diet is clean and I hit roughly 4000 cal a day, but I'm limited due to work on the food side so I am going to try and add approx. 1000 cals through a protein gainer.
I burn north of 1000 calories a day at work by my estimates as I do a fast physical and heavy lifting job, so the calories are CRUCIAL for me as I have noticed I'm hitting a plateau here despite my best efforts. My wife is a trainer/nutritionalist so diet is Def good to go.
My question is what brand is good for quality calories? Any help at all would be welcome as this is uncharted territory for me. Thanks my friends!
- Bookmark
- 2
- 0
My Trusty Old shake has ALWAYS been 50g of Dextrose powder added to 60g Whey Hydrolysate then with some Flavour drops added.
You ever use dextrose intra workout? I've sadly never tried anything intra workout. I just get jacked on caffeine and go at it.
But I've heard there's a nice boost to the pump? Tell me more slut. Say it in a sexy voice.
Edit: is it just me, or has everyones ability to thumb themselves up gone away?
When I train at home buddy they are always 2.5hr sessions and no less - so for me its vital during training to keep a good blood sugar level with me also being Ectomorphic, meaning I burn carbs like a motherfuckin furnace. In the gym its 1.5 hrs so there is less demand for it. Greatest help it gives me though pal is drinking it steadily through the day which keeps me anabolic so I never go catabolic - and also makes adding extra bodyweight easy as hell. People like Endomorphs hold carbs for longer in their body and burn through it more gradually, Mesomorphs are also similar. For an Ecto though its all about Huge Carbs and Enough protein to gaining muscle and strength.
On the other hand if you are using things Like Reta and are wanting to get leaner then obviously you should be going nowhere near Dextrose powder Lol
2.5 hours?!?! lol you better be doing some cardio during that
I do sometimes mate - sometimes I go for a turd and wipe with my left hand.
I don’t think it’s useful for us folks not using that “no-no” substance. We aren’t going to assimilate it and put it to use over the ~60 min we are working out.
Got it. I am not a fan of taking in calories that are useless to me so that is why I asked. Thanks much buddy.
That’s the classic bulker.
I like 30g dextrose and 60g whey or 30g whey and 30g casein.
I found 50g dextrose was too much for me.
I get what you are saying buddy - I might be actually nearer 30g too as I use two smaller scoops rather than the Big 50g scoop that comes with it LOL There's a point where all of a sudden its too sweet but I must admit I do have a sweet tooth so tolerate it pretty well. I like to put Dextrose in cordials and fresh apple juice too!! Dextrose is an easy tool to bulk with for sure - or you can go Maltodextrin if you don't want the sweetness but the only problem is it does'nt stir in and instantize like dextrose does. Always needs to be mixed in a shaker I find with the Malto. The Vitargo and Cyclic dextrin are a right load of expensive shite.
Agreed. Dextrose is still one of the best bang-for-your-buck carbs for bulking. I never found Vitargo or cyclic dextrin worth the premium unless someone had a very specific reason to use them. For most people, plain dextrose just works. I get it in 5lb tubs. During maintenance I do 10g dextrose per 30g whey/casein and bulk I do 30/60 or 30/30/30
Which Brand do you use Bud? I've always got it from Bulk Powders but the buggers have discontinued it now as a product so am having to look at getting it from elsewhere. Some taste and feel better than others though out of what I have sampled so far. They are not all the same by any means - some are sweeter and make you feel better mentally. 1 or 2 have actually made me feel bloated too.
I used to use bulk supplements dextrose but now I get nutricost 5lb tub is $25-30
I noticed bulk sups changed the recipe or something and got bloated and cramps. Switched to nutricost and it’s a little sweeter but no side effects.
I can get a Nutricost 10lb tub here for £50 - I use to get 11lbs of the other brand for £24 thats the problem LOL
Chicken breast in the blender with whole milk. Use chocolate milk if youre feeling a bit extra wild. Much cheaper per serve than mass gainers. And the carb sources in those gainer shakes is garbage. It sucks, but you just gotta eat more
I love fairlife chocolate milk that’s my favorite cheat snack.
But adding blended chicken?
I don’t think I could even work up the courage to do it
That’s some serial killer behavior
He probably even blends it in RAW too LMAO
Only raw when cutting. Cleanses the entire digestive tract.
Be near a toilet....
And be braced for it coming out of BOTH ends!!!
Maybe an extreme option LOL. But in all reality, OP could just pound a half gallon of Fairlife every day, and get those calories in a tasty way
Blended Chicken Breast in Chocolate Milk - Fuckin Hell Mate!!!
You do realise the Supplement range is VAST these days and packing muscle on no longer requires an Iron Clad stomach LMAO I'm not sure which is the better option, Yours OR Vikings Blended Can of Tuna mixed in with Coka Cola
Oh I know, Im in the supplement industry. Mass gainers are trash. The whey shake option with added carbs is great!!! But the price of whey has gone full retard. My suggestion was just an extreme way of telling OP he's just gonna have to eat more LOL
Whey just jumped again recently. Ridiculous.
Fuck - they doing Genetic mutations of it now???!
Yeah the price of Whey now is Fuckin ridiculous pal - when I first got back into lifting 12 years ago I could get a 1kg Bag of 98% Isolate for £18, now its £60. Even 1kg of Whey Hydrolysate is £45.
I will say something though, with all the Supermarkets here selling all the RTD shakes and Yoghurts etc there are always cut price offers on and the ones I like are 350ml with 35g Protein plus Digestive enzymes for only £1.50 which I think is a bargain. Taste great too
Yep. Its ironic that the reason for the price hikes is all these mega corporations buying up the supply and putting it in everything. But then you see many of those items on clearance. I just want 5lbs of whey for $50 again, those were the days
Yeah they have excuses for everything - initially it was Covid, then the War, the rise in Fuel prices etc etc - BUT have you seen any of the prices decrease since these things sorted out????!!! NO ...... Its Bullshit
Well now its because of big corporations buying it all up. Basic supply and demand. Starbucks bought literally metric shit tons the last couple years, and thats just one example. Fat fucks with 2000 calorie lattes thinking adding a scoop of protein makes it healthy LMAO
EDIT: wanted to add that the supplement companies are gouging right now because they can. Bulk price has gone up, but not enough to warrant what they are charging for a kilo tub
Shiiiit you remember when myprotein sold the 10lb bags of isolate for $79.99?? Then they’d run sales on top of that?
And now they’ve ruined all the formulas putting all the gumming agents in them to make them more viscous/smoothie like. Makes them not mix worth a damn in something like milk.
Mix one up with water and put it in the fridge overnight. Next morning it’ll be like goo like Metamucil
Yes. I do remember that. Currently have their whey isolate and casein.
MyProtein has become total SHIT since they became public and were bought out, no longer NO FRILLS products in bags. The Greedy fucks came in and wanted mega profits and now they are a joke. They actually make Bulk Powders look cheap now and they are fuckin expensive now too. Both of those companies are now competing with the likes of ON etc when they were never supposed to be anything like them. All the things that made them great companies to buy from are now well and truly gone. Never ever have any proper sales on or the Christmas Mega sales. ALL inflated RRP prices to make them appear cheaper. Even when there is a sale its only £1 to £2 off. Stopped doing the personal discount cards in with your orders too.
Oh is that what happened? Such a shame. They used to be my go-to like 10 years ago. Haven’t bought anything from them after they changed their recipes…and you know how I’m ocd and weigh everything I eat/drink. I noticed the change because the weight per scoop and calories per serving changed ever so slightly. Between two bags of the same product/flavor
Oh hell yeah!
Youre right though, these companies are trying to do too much to make em thicker. Gel like you said, or wont fully mix, leaving clumps of powder throughout. Like little gel balls filled with protein powder if you dont use a blender LOL
Before they changed the formula my absolute favorite ever was the myprotein isolate in salted caramel mixed up with whole milk Fairlife. Fuck it was so good I’d have to make two because my wife would come sneak sips out of my shaker bottle in the fridge while I was waiting for it to get cold….like a damn snake sneaking eggs out the birds nest
Bruh, I literally almost just threw up. That is absolutely repulsive.
Cheaper than whey protein these days. Plug your nose and chug hahaha
I like mass monster!
Whole milk. 2400 calories. $4.
Back in the day my friends weight gainer was Peanut Butter or any nut butter for that matter. But he liked PB the most.
Your wife must want to slap you. Discrediting her education and all the money she put into her career to say "screw you, im asking some juiceheads" lol. Ultimate Nutrition Muscle Juice 2544 $65.99 for 10.45lbs
Ive been buying egg whites ontop of whatever protein im using. Use it 1 to 1 with a scoop of protein, milk, sometimes peanut powder.
My favorite brands would be ON whey, Animal, and Redcon1 has some good stuff. Sometimes ill buy the organic/plant based shit. Ill use whatever is available and I can afford but those brands I listed are my go to. Im always adding egg whites n other shit to it tho. The scoop of protein is really the cherry on top of my shakes, more for flavor than anything.
The flavored egg whites from muscle egg??? I’ve been making protein pancakes with the cake batter egg whites, oats, fat free cottage cheese, protein powder, and 1 whole egg. Blend that up and you have a perfect pancake/waffle batter.
You may have been the one that put me on to that!
A big ass bowl of oats, brown sugar, and blueberries.
Add a couple scoops of whey if you’re feeling frisky.
Be cheaper to blend up some frozen banana, chocolate Fairlife, peanut butter, and chocolate protein powder. And it’ll taste better than a weight gainer powder
Just keep getting your calories, 4k is enough! and double your dbol youll get there lol
Bro if your wife is a nutritionist, she will give you better advice than you will find here. Have her look at them online w/ you and help you pick one out.
dymatize makes one that looks pretty legit, but i've never tried it. peep it's macros w wifey.