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Gain Weight Fast with Weight Gainers
Your weight gain plan should start with whey protein. Why whey protein? The quality of a protein is determined by how well your body can use it, a factor termed "biological value". It refers to how well and fast your body actually uses the protein. Whey protein (BV 159) is the most readily absorbed, while a milk protein like casein (BV 77) is absorbed less readily and is said to be of less quality.Consider how much sugar is contained in the weight gainer. Excess amounts of sugar causes an insulin spike, which starts your body to storing fat. Not the kind of weight you want to gain. Somewhere in the 30-60 gram range of sugar is pretty good.
Lastly, the carb/protein/fat ratio. Carbs help protein absorption, and you know you need the protein. Fats are definitely your friends in a gainer (though not saturated fat), as they seriously up the calorie content. A rule of thumb is twice as much protein as fat, and twice as many carbs as protein. Use this as a guide in selecting which weight gainer best suits you.
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BMR represents your most basic calorie needs or the amount you would require to sustain life if you simply laid in bed all day with no physical activity. For men: BMR = 66 + (6.2w) + (12.7h) - (6.8a) x Activity Factor For women: BMR = 655 + (4.4w) + (4.7h) - (4.7a) x Activity Factor w = weight in pounds h = height in inches a = age in years Activity Factors 1.200 = sedentary (little or no exercise) 1.375 = lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) 1.550 = moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) Once you have your daily BMR, every 500 calories a day you add equals a 1 pound/week weight gain |
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Servings | Calories | Protein | Cabs | Fat | Price/100 Calories | Price/Serving | Grams Sugar |
| Cyto Gainer | 18 | 580 | 56 | 79 | 5 | 0.35 | 1.99 | 7 |
| ProLab N-Large | 30 | 600 | 52 | 86 | 6 | 0.29 | 1.66 | 28 |
| Muscle Juice | 19 | 1021 | 55 | 162 | 17 | 0.14 | 1.42 | 60 |
| Serious Mass | 16 | 1250 | 50 | 251 | 5 | 0.19 | 2.44 | 20 |
| Real Gains | 21 | 610 | 52 | 87 | 6 | 0.25 | 1.52 | 5 |
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6Lbs.
Highest quality gainer but highest per calorie cost as a result. Higest protein amount. This would be my first or second choice because of the low fat, sugar and carb amounts. Most flavors. The best choice if cost isn't top priority.
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6 Lbs., Strawberries-N-Creme
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6 Lbs., Chocolate Malt
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6 Lbs., Vanilla Shake
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6 Lbs., Banana Creme
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6 Lbs., Rocky Road
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6 Lbs., Chocolate Mint Shake
CytoSport Cyto Gainer, 6 Lbs., Cookies 'N Creme
6 lbs for under $36.00 at Bodybuilding.com
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Prolab N-Large II, 10 Lbs
Only drawback is the slightly higher sugar. Still this is the industry leader for a reason. Almost perfect fat/protein/carb mixture. Limited flavor selection. Can't go wrong buying this product.
Prolab N-Large II, 10 Lbs, Chocolate
Prolab N-Large II, 10 Lbs, Strawberry
10 lbs for under $50.00 at Bodybuilding.com
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Ultimate Nutrition Muscle Juice 10.45 Lbs
Most gain for money by far. But a little high sugar. High fat and carbs are what ramps up the calories. High protein a plus.
Ultimate Nutrition Muscle Juice 10.45 Lbs Chocolate
Ultimate Nutrition Muscle Juice 10.45 Lbs Banana
Ultimate Nutrition Muscle Juice 10.45 Lbs Cookies N Cream
10.45 lbs for under $27.00 at Bodybuilding.com
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Optimum Serious Mass, 12 Lbs.
High calories from carbs makes this your fastest weight gainer. Cost effective given the high calorie amount, but it is the most expensive per serving because of it. Lowest protein to be expected to get the high calorie content. If you are in a hurry this is your buy.
Optimum Serious Mass, 12 Lbs., Chocolate
Optimum Serious Mass, 12 Lbs., Vanilla
Optimum Serious Mass, 12 Lbs., Strawberry Optimum Serious Mass, 12 Lbs., Banana
12 lbs for under $39.00 at Bodybuilding.com
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Universal Real Gains, 6.85 Lbs.
This would be my other either first or second choice. A little lower quality (lower protein higher fat) but cheaper than Cytosport. Identical fat/protein/carb ratio as Prolab, with less sugar and a little cheaper. A very good buy.
Universal Real Gains, 6.85 Lbs., Chocolate
Universal Real Gains, 6.85 Lbs., Vanilla
Universal Real Gains, 6.85 Lbs., Strawberry
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