Sunday, December 14, 2008

Muscle Building Supplements, How to Create your Own Weight Gainer

By Ricardo d Argence

It is known that buying weight gainers can become very expensive. If you are underweight and wanting to amass some weight, you can make your own. It is very important that you have a full understanding of the nutritional information and finding out exactly what you need to know so that you can gain the correct amount of weight.

You can buy weight gainers at nutrition or supplement shops. They usually have a picture of a bodybuilder or an arm full of muscle mass. Weight gainers serve the purpose of letting the person gain weight to achieve a level of muscle mass that is desirable.

Every person is different and should use an appropriate weight gain product. For example, a bodybuilder has the weight they want but they are working for more muscle mass to what they already have. If you are truly slender then you have to add some bulk to your physique first and then muscle definition.

One of your options is to save up some of your money and create your own weight gainer. This isn't hard at all and probably best for your body type anyway. When evaluating weight gainers, you should try to get one with the best quality protein available.

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. A very high quality protein you might consider adding to your weight gainer is Casein, this product is best for slowly digesting and not for rapid consumption.

The most crucial thing you need to break down and look at when you design your own weight gainer is the carbohydrate breakdown. The primary source of your carbs need to come directly from maltodextrin it will refill your muscle glycogen stores most efficiently.

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.

The best thing you can do as someone who wants to save money that needs to gain weight quickly is to make a weight gainer at home on your own. This is a really easy process you can 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, they are effective to provide for slow burning of the carbs so the shake lasts longer and you are adding more calories to the drink.

After working out is a great time to down your weight gaining shake. You can add more calories and have a higher fat intake. Your body will slowly digest the shake, hence you are able to get the nutrients to the muscles over a longer period of time. - 16650

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