Should You Take A Weight Gainer Supplement?
Weight gainer supplement for men: Do you need it?
On today’s episode, I’m answering the following question: should you take a weight gainer supplement?
In particular, we’re talking about weight gainer supplements that can help you gain weight.
Yes, you heard it right, gaining weight.
Sure, most people want to lose weight, but if you’re looking to add muscle mass, strength, and power, you probably need to add more calories to your diet.
Since a lot of bodybuilders, athletes, and hard gainers struggle with eating enough calories from whole foods, specific supplements can actually help you increase your calories and build more muscle.
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What’s a “hard gainer”?
If you’re not clear on what a “hard gainer” is, here’s what I’m referring to.
Every gym has that skinny guy who is kicking his butt in the gym, but his body never seems to grow.
More often than not, the reason is because he doesn’t eat enough calories to build muscle.
Of course the best way to build more muscle is by consuming more calories from whole foods.
However, we don’t live in a perfect world.
If this sounds like you, the question is…
Should you take a weight gainer supplement?
If you struggle with eating enough calories to build more muscle, you could look into a weight gainer supplement.
In the video above, I share a weight gainer supplement from GNC called Beyond Raw Rebuilt.
Beyond Raw Rebuilt Mass Weight Gainer Supplement Nutrition Info:
(one serving)
- Calories: 880 calories
- Protein: 60g
- Carbohydrates: 140g
- Fat: 9g
So if you just can’t seem to get enough calories in your diet, this is when a weight gainer supplement can help you.
Just one serving of a weight gainer supplement can add in an additional 880 calories a day.
Do I take weight gainer supplements?
Personally, I don’t consume weight gainer supplements very often as I’m usually in maintenance mode.
This simply means my goal is to maintain, not build more muscle.
However, if my goal was to build muscle, I prefer to go the healthier route of using whole foods and making my own homemade weight gainer shakes.
These homemade weight gainer shakes are usually filled with loads of healthy fats, like almond butter and coconut oil, as well as protein powder, and carbohydrates from fruit and fruit juices.
In other words, I prefer getting extra calories from fat, not carbohydrates like you find in most weight gainer supplements.
I would use a weight gainer supplement when I’m traveling and I know I’ll be missing meals, and won’t be eating as often as usual.
So if I’m at the airport, rather than eating the typical terrible airport food, I’d store a weight gainer supplement baggy in my bag and mix half of it with water.
A half a serving would be just over 400 calories, which is a decent snack while on the road and a quick way to consume calories.
Recommended Weight Gainer Supplement: Rivalus Clean Gainer
There’s also a weight gainer supplement from Rivalus called the Clean Gainer that contains more whole foods than most typical weight gainer supplements.
It’s not as calorie dense, but I’d say it’s a better quality source of calories than most weight gainer supplements.
(one serving)
- Calories: 560 calories
- Protein: 30g
- Carbohydrates: 90g
- Fat: 7g
Bottom line on Weight Gainer Supplements:
If you are a hard gainer and have a tough time eating enough calories, a weight gainer supplement could help you achieve your goals.
Just remember, nothing is better than calories from real, whole foods.
I hope this post provides some clarity on if should you take a weight gainer supplement.
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