Which gainer is better for thin men to gain weight?

You've been going to the gym for a week now, but you still don't gain weight?
There is one secret. No, you don’t need to consume tons of buckwheat.

"Impossible!" - you say, “gainer” - I will answer you. My mother told me to study to be a marketer, and I, a fool, became a coach. In general, now I will tell you what kind of miracle this is.

In short, a gainer is the first thing skinny men need to gain weight. So, if you are naturally a skinny guy, but you don’t really like it and you decide to do something about it, then this article is for you. Go.

What it is?

The translation of the word seems to hint that this thing is intended to strengthen and increase something. In a sports context - for gaining weight.

A gainer is a carbohydrate-protein mixture with a predominance of carbohydrates, mostly fast ones. Essentially the same food, only in powder .

Carbohydrates are our energy, they will help you lift a lot, become big, and finally stop being bullied by bully fifth graders on the way to work.

Next, let's talk about how to drink gainer for weight gain for thin men.

Which mass gainer is best?

Our VyborExperta.ru team analyzed sports sites, choosing 2 gainers with natural nutritional ingredients, high efficiency, and pleasant taste:

• If it is difficult to achieve a beautiful relief with an ectomorphic physique and you need a suitable gainer to gain muscle mass, we recommend the high-carbohydrate vplab Mass Builder.
• For endomorphic and mesomorphic body types, high-protein Mutant Mass is perfect.

In addition to the main ingredients, the gainer sometimes contains creatine, amino acid, vitamin and mineral complexes, and digestive enzymes. Based on taste preferences, price, caloric content of the composition.

What happens if you take it instead of food?

You can often come across a situation where enterprising guys who desperately want to gain weight and become fathers of a rocking chair (at the same time they are too lazy to lift a spoon several times) are looking for ways to do this as quickly and simply as possible.

And so they buy a gainer, put aside the hated buckwheat with chicken and, having thrown a couple of kilograms of gainer into their shaker, run to the mirror to look at the mountain of built-up muscles. But the trouble is that they never see them.

Do you like liquid food? Throw buckwheat into a blender and walk the streets with a shaker. There will be much more benefits.

In general, a gainer for gaining weight for thin people will be beneficial only if you combine its use with a nutritious diet , and nothing else! Taking a gainer without proper nutrition means throwing money away.

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Firstly, the servings of the vast majority of gainers are clearly excessive. Even if we take into account that athletes weighing under 130 kg will drink them. Of course, the manufacturers can be understood: they announced a rapid increase in mass, which means that it must be ensured somehow. Unfortunately, this must be achieved through the growth of adipose tissue, among other things. If we talk about a normal gym goer, then a third of the stated portion will be enough for him - in our case, its calorie content will be 410 kcal.

But here comes the “second thing”. Such a truncated serving will contain only 17 grams of protein, which is clearly not enough. That is, you will have to add protein powder to the gainer. So isn’t it better to try to make a gainer yourself using a protein shake and juice, for example? You can also add a banana, a little syrup, low-fat ice cream to a regular protein shake made with water or milk - it’s delicious, and you can precisely tailor it to your needs in terms of calories and macronutrient content.

There is no doubt: the gainer is convenient - just stir and drink. It may be suitable for those who find it very difficult to gain weight. But even for them, drinking a full portion of gainer at a time is contraindicated. Imagine a 60-pound guy who wants to gain weight. He needs to get about 2100 kcal per day, but here one portion of the gainer gives 1230 at once! As for the rest of the “muscle mass fighters,” a gainer is unlikely to be useful to them.

Workouts and nutrition for a skinny guy, taking into account the gainer

With the addition of a gainer to the main diet, the training regimen will not change . But the weight may increase, because there will be more carbohydrates, therefore, there will also be more energy.

Nutrition can be adjusted depending on how you drink the gainer. But it is not the amount of food that needs to be adjusted, but the frequency and number of meals.

If you don’t know how a skinny guy should train to gain weight, then read this article. And I talked about how to properly create a diet here.

How much to drink?

Don't pay attention to the portions indicated on the package.

you can get up to 1000 calories per serving . If a guy with 50 kg weight starts drinking such portions 2 times a day, then he will really gain weight. This will largely be due to the transition to a sedentary lifestyle. Sedentary lifestyle.

With such portions, you'll be sitting there a lot. Yes, and there will be more fat. And I'm not talking about the chubby cheeks that appear, I'm talking about the belly, which will block your view 3 meters ahead.

Everyone has
different parameters :

• weight;
• fat percentage;
• metabolism;
• diet.

It is necessary to select a dose of gainer for weight gain based on all these parameters.

If you want to gain weight, but you don’t have enough calories, then simply calculate the missing amount and get them with the help of a gainer.

If you don't do this, you may drink too much, which means you will have a large excess of calories and gain fat. And turning from a skinny chicken into a fluffy pie won't make you the coolest kid on the block.

And if you drink too little, then you will have a calorie deficit and you will not gain anything, you will remain thin, you will be disappointed in gainers, sports, life, then you will start drinking, you will drink your apartment and spend the rest of your life in the open air. Think about it, do you need it?

Here I was responding to a guy who complained that he was not gaining weight while taking it.

When can I expect results?

You can often hear the question: “How much can I get from a pack?” This is usually asked by schoolchildren who saved on school lunches. If you are 35 years old and you are also interested in this question, then you should think about it.

The number of kilograms gained will depend on:

1. Correctly selected portions.
2. The right training plan.
3. Sleep mode.
4. Presence of stress.
5. Lots of other factors.

This is all very individual.

How to choose a gainer that helps?

There are a bunch of different options for this supplement. the percentage of protein and carbohydrates may vary . They usually contain 20-40% proteins and 60-80% carbohydrates.

There are also differences in the characteristics of the carbohydrates themselves. They are fast and slightly less fast.

Yes, less fast ones, not slow ones. You won’t find slow carbohydrates in a gainer.

The protein also differs. Soy protein is the cheapest, but it is the worst absorbed , so it is better not to take a gainer with soy protein.

You need to choose based on your own parameters. If you are thin, but want not just to gain weight , but to gain weight more efficiently , that is, muscle, it is better to take a gainer with a lot of protein and less fast carbohydrates.

If you need to gain any weight quickly , then it is better to take a gainer with a large amount of carbohydrates, and fast ones.

Also, a bunch of other different sports supplements are now added to gainers, for example, creatine. For a person gaining weight, this supplement will also be very useful, because it will add strength, endurance and a little mass .

Rating of weight gainers

A high-quality protein mixture depends on the protein components and sugar content. Multicomponent protein consists of whey protein, albumin with casein. Vegetarian versions replace animal protein with soy protein. For a pleasant taste, sweeteners based on light carbohydrates are added: sucralose, maltodextrin. If the percentage of sugar is above 30%, the mixture is of poor quality, since sugar accumulates in the colon, disrupting the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Our team studied the opinions of users and selected a number of criteria based on which the top gainers were compiled:

• Purpose;
• Compound;
• Package;
• Efficiency;
• The ratio of proteins, carbohydrates;
• Taste;
• Weight.

In a good gainer, the amount of protein should be at the level of 30-35%. The optimal level is 20%. If the protein content is lower, the gainer is of poor quality.

Price

The price of a gainer depends on many factors, for example:

• brand;
• protein to carbohydrate ratio;
• quality of raw materials.

A not always well-known name indicates an undeniable advantage over other manufacturers, whose names you hear a little less often.

Their raw materials may be almost the same , the effect of taking the supplement, accordingly, too, but due to popularity, one gainer will be more expensive. Whether to overpay for a name or not is up to you to decide. If you and the boys from the yard signed up for a rocking gym together to pump yourself up for the summer and you, to show who the boss is, decide to buy the most expensive gainer with your mother’s money that she saved for school supplies for you, then the ideal choice would be, for example, Optimum Nutrition . When you come to the gym with such a pack, you are 100% likely to be popular among fit girls, and jocks will line up to shake your hand.

If you don’t suffer from this, then you can choose a more budget option with the same characteristics.

Although, if you can’t survive on food for the remaining 3 weeks before your salary and you don’t lack money, then you can treat yourself to an expensive treat.

I have already spoken above about the ratio of proteins and carbohydrates and their quality. Raw materials of poorer quality result in a cheaper product, while better ones are more expensive. also depends on the ratio of protein to carbohydrates .

If you pay attention to the receipt from the supermarket and compare the price of your favorite chicken breast and buckwheat, you will understand that carbohydrates are much cheaper than protein. From this we can conclude that a gainer with a large amount of protein will be more expensive, this is logical.

I would like to note that the raw materials, in principle, are not very different from each other . There are not very many factories for the production of raw materials for sports nutrition. With the exception of some cheap, little-known brands, where half of the powder is actually carbohydrates with protein, and the second is plaster left by a team of Uzbeks who were doing renovations in a nearby office.

Personally , I prefer American brands , and more expensive ones. But the choice falls on them not just because of the price. More expensive is not always better.

I choose based on:

• protein to carbohydrate ratio;
• characteristics of proteins and carbohydrates;
• taste.

I buy big packs to save money . And I really don’t want to drink 5-7 kg of powder with the taste of a rotten egg, although the package says vanilla.

Expensive gainers usually taste better than their cheaper counterparts.

To summarize, I will say that the best weight gainer for skinny guys is made from high-quality raw materials, high-calorie with a predominance of carbohydrates several times .

The best gainers

When choosing, you should also pay attention to the manufacturer of sports nutrition. It is advisable to purchase gainers from trusted manufacturers and only in specialized stores.

The table shows the best brands of gainers, indicating their composition and calorie content.

From the presented gainers from various manufacturers, everyone will be able to choose a supplement that is suitable for themselves. If the goal is to gain weight as quickly as possible, you can choose Serious mass from Optimum Nutrition, Super Mass Geiner from Dymatize Nutrition, True-Mass 1200 from BSN, Massa Effect Revolution from SAN and some others.

If you don’t want to gain excess fat along with muscles, you should pay attention to high-protein gainers, such as Pro Gainer from Optimun Nutrition, Real Gains and Universal Nutrition from Universal Nutrition, Up Your Mass from MHP, Arnold Schwarzenegger Series Iron Mass and Mega Mass 2000 from Weider.

What is better - gainer or protein?

Another question that worries fragile, smart young people is what is better, a gainer or a protein.

The question doesn't really have an answer.

These are two different additives and you need to choose not the best one, but the most suitable one for building real bazookas from your flabby twigs .

Protein is a protein, that is, a building material for muscles. A gainer is protein along with carbohydrates, that is, building material and energy.

Therefore, you need to choose based on your needs .

If you don’t have enough protein and need to gain more quality, then it’s better to take protein or at least a gainer with a high protein content. If you need to increase your daily caloric intake and need to add carbohydrates, then you need to choose a gainer.

Are you doing everything right, but your muscles aren't growing? For you, my new article is about why muscles don’t grow .

Contraindications and side effects

Many beginners are interested in the question of whether using a gainer can be harmful. In fact, this type of sports nutrition is no different from ordinary products, since natural substances are used in its production.

Contraindications to taking a gainer can be only some diseases, for which it is not recommended to consume large amounts of protein, either from special supplements or from regular food. These include diseases of the kidneys and digestive system, especially problems with the pancreas, causing enzyme deficiency. In this case, the body is not able to absorb a large dose of protein.

In addition, it is worth considering that the gainer is rich in fast carbohydrates. Although manufacturers claim that they contain special carbohydrates (maltodextrin), they increase blood glucose levels, just like regular sugar. Therefore, people with diabetes should use this sports nutrition with caution.

Sometimes taking a gainer causes side effects even in healthy people. This could be indigestion, diarrhea, etc. In this case, you need to take a break for a few days and then resume taking the supplement in a lower dosage.

It is also worth saying that the cost of gainer is higher than protein. Therefore, many professional fitness trainers advise taking a serving of protein with a bun. After all, the composition of baked goods resembles the maltodextrin used in gainers.