Mass gainers advice

cattyw

Hi. I’m struggling to get the scales moving. My daily calorie target is 2,600. I’m not gonna lie, I find it hard to get to it, especially trying to eat “good” foods. I’ve also had a gastric bug which has set me back both with weight gain and training. I’ve been using whey protein for a while now but am considering a mass gainer for a short period of time.

Just wondered what people’s thoughts were, if you can recommend one that tastes good, and whether they actually work?

cupcakesandproteinshakes

I’m not that in favour of them myself. How about 2 scoops of normal protein powder made up with cream or coconut milk and peanut butter? Calorie bomb.

Mass gainers are pricey!

mmapags

cupcakesandproteinshakes wrote: »

I’m not that in favour of them myself. How about 2 scoops of normal protein powder made up with cream or coconut milk and peanut butter? Calorie bomb.

Mass gainers are pricey!

This^^

Better and less expensive to make your own.

giancarlov1191

^Agreeed. You can always throw in some oats too if you have a good blender

wiigelec

Can you tolerate whole milk?

cupcakesandproteinshakes

giancarlov1191 wrote: »

^Agreeed. You can always throw in some oats too if you have a good blender

I find oats very filling in fact I eat em all the time when I’m cutting. Maybe that’s just me but I wouldn’t eat them a lot if I was struggling to gain.

DancingMoosie

Can you just eat more high calorie foods? Fattier cuts of meat vs lean meat, full fat dairy, butter and plant oils, nuts and seeds, avocado, coconut to name a few? I like to snack on trail mix.

Viking_Dad

Blend a couple of scoops of ice cream into your protein shakes. Yum.