[TheRockCooking]

I want to gain weight and was wondering what ya'll thought of these supplements. Are taking these a healthy and safe weigh to gain weight. I understand it may have great impact immediately and put on about 3-5 pounds in 2 weeks but are these harmful to your body?

GNC - Weight Gainers

[andrewbc]

i didnt click the link for fear of getting rick rolled. weight gainers are ok to take but IMHO you would be better off reading the gaining section in the faq's and investing in some good growing food. squats and milk FTW

[Urban]

Better than weightgainer supplements.

[Merrill]

I went into a GNC and read the label on their brand of weight gainer. It had around 300 grams of carbs, over 100 of which are sugar.

[Monger]

Originally Posted by Merrill

I went into a GNC and read the label on their brand of weight gainer. It had around 300 grams of carbs, over 100 of which are sugar.

The other 200g were probably maltodextrin which, in my opinion, is no better than sugar.

Weight gainers could be useful in specific scenarios or occasional use if you have decent insulin sensitivity. I certainly wouldn't use them often and for long periods of time. I have to assume regular use would kill insulin sensitivity and, worse case scenario, put you at risk for diabetes. The best thing you can do is just eat a lot. If you want to supplement some meals with powders, use straight protein powders or products like Muscle Milk that have fat included and lower carb ratios.

[Systemanoob]

Originally Posted by Urban

Better than weightgainer supplements.

So true.

TS, GNC products are shit for gaining weight. They taste bad and most are loaded with sugar. Cytogainer is undeniably the best gainer I've had and best tasting too. Not to mention it barely has any sugar, yet has creatine and whey protein.

[Monger]

Originally Posted by Systemanoob

Not to mention it barely has any sugar, yet has creatine and whey protein.

Here's a quote from Cyto Gainer's add...

Efficient: Cyto Gainer is almost entirely complex carbs and ultra high quality whey protein. The protein is glutamine-rich, partially pre-digested whey peptides for easy digestibility - it gets into your muscles fast. Carbs are complex maltodextrin from corn hybrids - stabilizes energy and prevents sugar crash.

Cytosport Cyto Gainer Cookies & Creme - 6 Lb by Cytosport at DPS Nutrition - The Nation's leader in Discount Nutrition

Supplement companies love to throw around maltodextrin and hail its superiority because it's a complex carb. It's nothing but a scam, in my opinion, to make a person think it's healthy. Although, maltodextrin is technically a complex carb... it has nearly the same insulin response and digestion rate that dextrose has. My only point is that maltodextrin is no better than using sugars.

[JT RIPPER]

i've always used N-large2 by prolab and recently started using quick mass by allmax

cyto-gainer is also a good choice

[andrewbc]

listen to urban

[stylesbjj]

NO


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