Hello all.

Currently i'm starting to take weight gainer to up the amount of daily calories im intaking.

The one question i have is when do you believe i should take it?

Morning? After breakfast? With breakfast?

Evening?

To give better advice I need more information.

-What exactly does the weight gainer contain?
-Why are you taking the weight gainer?
Is it because you cannot eat the extra calories due to hunger?
-What is your fitness goal?

Current advice:
Assuming it is your typical weight gainer with protein, just have it after a workout and/or as an additional meal.

[This message has been edited by stim (edited 03-19-2006).]

It is a weight gainer with 600 calories per serving, about 120g of carbs and 20g of protein.

I also take whey protein, about 4 servings a day and i eat a can of chicken and a can of tuna as well.

I am getting weight gainer because ALL i ever eat day after day is a bowl of cereal when i get up followed by a protein shake. Another protein shake. Lunch with a can of tuna and some crackers. Another protein shake. Dinner with Chicken. And a protein shake before i go to bed.

Now i was getting 1 g of protein per pound of body weight (weighing 170). BUT what i didnt realize was that i was only getting about 1100 calories a day (haha). So ALL of the protein was just being burned off for energy.

This is why i am taking weight gainer. The weight gainer gives me more calories easily and i can keep on my current diet.

I plan on having 2 of the 600 cal shakes a day to just about double my caloric intake.

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Originally posted by Vadagar:
It is a weight gainer with 600 calories per serving, about 120g of carbs and 20g of protein.

I also take whey protein, about 4 servings a day and i eat a can of chicken and a can of tuna as well.

I am getting weight gainer because ALL i ever eat day after day is a bowl of cereal when i get up followed by a protein shake. Another protein shake. Lunch with a can of tuna and some crackers. Another protein shake. Dinner with Chicken. And a protein shake before i go to bed.

Now i was getting 1 g of protein per pound of body weight (weighing 170). BUT what i didnt realize was that i was only getting about 1100 calories a day (haha). So ALL of the protein was just being burned off for energy.

This is why i am taking weight gainer. The weight gainer gives me more calories easily and i can keep on my current diet.

I plan on having 2 of the 600 cal shakes a day to just about double my caloric intake.

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Why would you want to gain weight at 170?

Because im 6'1 which is rather tall. So i look quite skinny still even though im really muscular.

Also i am going to be aiming towards puttin on loads of muscle not fat. Fat will come of course, but not much with how im planning to eat and stay active.

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Originally posted by Vadagar:
Because im 6'1 which is rather tall. So i look quite skinny still even though im really muscular.

Also i am going to be aiming towards puttin on loads of muscle not fat. Fat will come of course, but not much with how im planning to eat and stay active.

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I have no scientific basis for saying this, but it seems to me the more unnatural chemicals you get into you the more you fuck yourself. Why not eat alot more fat shit?

I saw a documentary on tv recently about these black tribesmen in Africa. Every year they have this thing where some of the men try to get real fat to try to attract a wife. So what they do is sit around for days and drink gallons of milk. Yeah, they get fat.

Only 20 grams of protein per serving in your gainer? Booo

And how much sugar is there per serving?

Actually thats 1/3 of a serving. My servings are only one scoop. It says to have 3 scoops in three cups (24 oz) of water or milk. F* that. The shit is so thick and energy full that i feel like i just ate a grinder after one scoop in one cup of milk.

So in a serving there is 50g of protein and 300 g of carbs.

Today my parents picked me up some Twinlab Gainer Fuel 2500 when they were out and about as well.

Ocean state joblot for 4.99$ (holy shit) for a 9 pound container.
It prolly doesnt sell because most people in america dont want to get fat.
It sells for 40$ online.

Check ur local Ocean State!.

Ill be taking a scoop of that and a scoop of the GNC per day morning and evening.

The Twinlab Gainer Fuel is much better nutritionally since it doesnt have sucrose in it like the other one. Also, it has more calories and less carbs from straight up sugars.
More protein!