Saturday, August 8, 2009

Body Building Tips, How to Make Your Own Weight Gainer

By Ricardo d Argence

If you are involved with bodybuilding in any way, you more than likely already know that weight gainers can be quite expensive. In that respect, if you intend trying to gain weight then perhaps it would be worth your while if you considered making your own. The most important thing is; you need to understand the nutritional information with regards to what exactly you need in order to gain weight.

Weight gainers are usually purchased at nutrition and supplement stores. They usually have a picture of a bodybuilder or an arm full of muscle mass. Weight gainers are designed to help you gain a lot of weight so you can have the muscle mass you desire.

One point worth noting is that while certain weight gainers may be suitable for some people, they may not be suitable for everyone. Unlike bodybuilders who already have sufficient weight, and who simply want to add muscle, skinny people first need to add meat to their bones before trying to increase muscle mass.

If you want to save a bit of money and make your own weight gainer you can. It is easy to do and most likely best for your body type anyway. One of the most important things to consider is protein.

Some weight gainers have a higher quality than others and you want to get the best you can. Isolate whey powder typically has the best ranking while plain whey powder ranks lower. Soy is even lower than the two. This is in terms of the quality of the protein.

Casein is for example an extremely high quality protein which you should seriously consider adding to your weight gainer. Casein is well known for being digested slowly rather than rapidly.

Carbohydrates are without a doubt one of the crucial things you need to take into consideration when you make your own weight gainers. Essentially, the majority of your carbohydrates should come from maltodextrin simply because it helps to restore the body's glycogen stores.

Never use a weight gainer that has a large amount of fructose or any type of sugar. You need to be sure the sugar content is as low as possible because it will only cause you to crash hard with fatigue, a headache, and possibly jitters.

One of the most productive things you can do if you want to save money while you're gaining weight, is for you to make your own weight gainers at home because it is not at all difficult to do.

You will need to mix the best quality protein with maltodextrin. These can be found at your local vitamin or supplement shop and even a grocery store. Raw oats are the best solution to mix with to make a shake. The oats are effective to provide for slow burning of the carbs so the shake lasts longer and you are adding more calories to the drink.

Contrary to what you may have heard, it is best to drink weight gainer shakes after you finish with a workout. You can also add more calories to the shake in order to increase the fat level. Because the body digests the shake relatively slowly, nutrients are distributed to the muscles over an extended period of time. In order to increase fat content, you can consider things such as nuts, oils and peanut butter.

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