Whether you're a body builder or just wish to put on a little muscle weight, weight gainers may just be the product you need. Finding a weight-gain product won't be a problem, you can get some at your local grocery store. Determining which brand to use may be your biggest challenge. Factors to influence your decision include the type of protein used in the weight-gainer and the protein-to-carbohydrate-to-fat ratio.
CytoSport Cyto Gainer
CytoSport's Cyto Gainer comes in chocolate malt, vanilla shake, strawberries-n-creme, chocolate mint shake, cookies 'n' creme and banana creme. It packs 54 grams of whey protein, 75 gram of complex carbohydrates only and three grams of fat, as well as creatine and l-glutamine. Cyto Gainer contains 580 calories per serving and requires no blender to mix.
Ultimate Nutrition Muscle Juice 2544
Ultimate Nutrition's Muscle Juice 2544 comes in banana, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla and cookies n cream flavors. It contains 55 grams of proteins, including whey, casein and egg proteins. Plus, it has 152 grams of carbohydrates and 18 grams of fat. Muscle Juice 2544 weighs in at 990 calories per serving.
Optimum Serious Mass
Optimum's Serious Mass is a serious weight gainer, packing 1,250 calories in a single serving. Available in banana, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla flavors, Serious Mass also has 50 grams of whey, casein and egg proteins. Plus, it contains 252 grams of carbohydrates and 4.5 grams of fat. In addition, Serious Mass adds in 25 essential vitamins and minerals.
Optimum Pro Complex Gainer
Optimum's Pro Complex Gainer comes with 650 calories in a serving and in flavors such as banana cream pie, double chocolate, strawberry cream and vanilla custard. It has 60 grams of protein from seven different sources, 85 grams of carbohydrates and eight grams of fat. This high-protein-to-carbohydrate ratio formula also has micronutrients.
Muscle Asylum Project Mass Impact
Muscle Asylum Project's Mass Impact formula has 1,020 calories in a serving. This weight gainer has anabolically active whey protein--over 50 grams--and 203 grams of carbohydrates from three ultra-pure sources. Plus it has five grams of fat and comes in chocolate or vanilla milkshake flavors.
IDS Smart Gainer
With 656 calories per serving, IDS Smart Gainer comes in chocolate caramel, strawberry banana, vanilla cream and vanilla cinnamon flavors. Smart Gainer has 51 grams of protein, 88 grams of carbohydrates and 11 grams of fat. It also has r-alpha lipoic acid, creatine malate and l-glutamine for blood sugar regulation, strength, and recovery.
CytoSport Monster Mass
CytoSport's Monster Mass comes in banana creme, cake batter, chocolate, cookies 'n' creme, strawberries 'n' creme and vanilla. Monster Mass packs 630 calories per serving, 50 grams of multi-source protein, 67 grams of carbohydrates and 18 grams of fat.
BSN True-Mass
BSN's True-Mass has 630 calories in a time-release formula made to last longer. It comes in chocolate milk shake, cookies & cream, strawberry milk shake and vanilla ice cream flavors. True-Mass has 46 grams of whey, egg, milk and caseinate protein, 76 grams of carbohydrates and 16 grams of fat.
Ultimate Nutrition Muscle Juice Revolution 2600
Ultimate Nutrition's Muscle Juice Revolution 2600 comes in flavors such as banana, chocolate, cookies n' cream, strawberry and vanilla. It has 71 percent less sugar than Ultimate Nutrition's Muscle Juice 2544, 56 grams of protein, 170 grams of carbohydrates and 14 grams of fat. Moreover, it has glutamine and digestive enzymes and 1,020 calories in a serving.
Vitol Russian Bear 5000 Weight Gainer
Vitol's Russian Bear 5000 Weight Gainer has a whopping 2,600 calories per serving. Plus it has 184 grams of protein, 391 grams of carbohydrates and more than 26 different vitamins and minerals. This weight gainer comes in chocolate or vanilla ice cream flavors.
