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I am 18 years old almost 19 and just finished my freshman year of college. I am 6'1 and weigh 155 lbs. I try to lift as much as I can but get frustrated when my friends get bigger and I stay the same size and sometimes even lose weight. I started to take GNC's Pro Weight Gainer, but I guess my metabolism just burns it away. Please help me because I have a whole summer before my sophomore year starts and I want to make the most of it. Thank you.
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I am going to try and take some weight gainers or buy them anyway!
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| If you have the time and discipline to eat a lot of healthy food, you shouldn't need supplements. If not, a meal replacement like MetRx or Myoplex is very good. Other supplements like creatine, HMB, etc... are hyped as the 'supplement of the month', usually only to be replaced by a new supplement of the month after some time.
I had the same problem you do a few years ago and my opinion is that you should try to eat as much healthy food as you can (fruit, vegetable, poultry, fish, some red meat for protein and carbs) and be consistent with your workouts. Don't miss workouts and stay with the good diet and possibly the MetRx or Myoplex. These multi-thousand calorie weight gain shakes promise to pack on the mass, but these shakes are so huge it's ridiculous (some come out to almost a half-gallon once they're prepared). You're so full after drinking one of these things that you can't eat anything else for a while.
Don't waste a lot of money on supplements that promise a lot and deliver very little to justify their high prices. I found that, personally, having the discipline to train regularly without skipping workouts and trying hard to eat well and eat often worked better than any expensive supplements. There are so many products out there that it's confusing. Don't fall for the marketing hype these companies push on you. The huge guys you see in all of the ads didn't get that way by taking the product they are endorsing. A lot of supplement success seems to be due to the fact that if you spend big $$ on something, you are going to be more motivated to workout because you don't want to waste the money you spent. I think most gains attributed to supplementation is actually a result of this extra motivation.
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Hi, I'm 20 years old and weigh only 115lbs. Right now I'm taking some weight gainers like Muscle Blast, and 1850 from GNC. I have tried Muscle Blast for a week now and I think it works pretty good for me. I have gained 5 lbs and nowadays I eat like a pig and at least drink a gallon of water. But the only thing I m scared of is I have to go to bathroom every hour. So far so good, but I'm worried about side effects in the future. I also work out and I have a bench and dumbbells at my place but I can't lift to much weight. Max is 50 lbs. If someone has better advice than eating red meat please post it on this page.
Sam
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From my experience, you don't need to take weight gainer to get big. If you want to get big but not fat you need to train properly. What I mean by that is separate the muscles you work. One day work chest and tris, the next day do legs and the following day do back shoulders and biceps. Makes sure you give each group a good workout, at least 4 lifts per muscle group. Make sure to give them proper rest also, at least 48 hours. About your eating eat a lot of carbs, pasta, breads, grain, etc. Break your meals down instead of eating 3 big meals eat 5 or 6 small meals. Eat one meal about 1 hour before bed so your body has something to use to rest. With this combination you should start packing on lean muscle and not just fat.
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| I liked responses #2 and #4. I myself am a very hard gainer...and I'm now over 38 years old and I still metabolize fast. The best ways to gain mass, in my opinion and experience, are:
1. Good, consistent (3 to 4 times a week; don't miss a work-out) work-outs that are high intensity (to failure), 3 to 5 sets, maximum reps of 12 (warming up) and minimum of 4 (last set); 3 to 4 kinds exercises per muscle group.
2. Never get hungry. If you feel hungry, then your body will use some of your "mass building" energy to maintain your regular functions instead. Eat 6 medium meals per day instead of 3 huge meals. Balance out proteins, carbs, and fibers...check the internet for info on good nutrition or talk to your local expert.
3. Sleep. This part is often neglected, but it is VERY important in mass building. Sleep 8 to 10 hours at night. The lack of a good night's sleep is my main enemy...being a working man, a husband, and a dad to 2 wonderful kids. I can't work-out until the kids are asleep, which is after 9pm. I get to the gym at around 9:30pm or so and work-out until between 11:30pm and midnight...depending on the crowd. Then I get home and I'm all pumped up...can't sleep until 1:30 or 2am...only to get up before 7am to get my son ready for school and take him there...and then back to work for me. Geez! Come to think of it...what I do just to keep fit. But it's worth the health benefits, trust me. I'm sure for those of you who are not working, family people yet, you'll have more time to work-out, eat, and sleep. So go for it (while you can).
A lot of you hard gainers will definitely gain mass. Remember,
the work-out is the EASY part; it's the nutrition and rest/recuperation
that are the hardest things to keep up with. But try...try as
best as you can to put these 3 things together and you'll be on
your way to gaining mass...without the need for expensive supplements
and powders (that may cause you stomach upsets anyway...and there
goes the money you just spent).
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