Hey I had a question about Mass gainers for Whey protein Isolate

I've been working out on my regime to gain some muscle and some weight.
Im not looking to become stalone or anythign crazy, but im looking for some weight
to add some bulk to my existing stature.

I am a shorter starture guy 5 feet 5 inches (165)
134 lb (61 kg)

I currently am drinking whey protein isolate after my workouts and exhausting work.

But since my goal is to gain some weight, would it be better for me to use Mass gainers (i.e. Mutant Mass)
Or should i use a combination of both? Or is it fine that i stick to protein isolate after workouts and the like and
that should do it?

I am not the type of person who would normally eat alot, as i do have a small apetite. Keeping that in mind, I am sure
that if i drank mass gainers i would have the extra callories i need to gain the weight. but also am unsure as to when i should
be taking them.

I have some people tell me they drink a few of them throughout the day, and some people telling me in the morning as well.
But, im not too sure when the best time to drink them would be.

If you can answer these questions I would truley appreciate it.

In that case, I would avoid using it and continuing to RICE until the symptoms disappear. From there I would make sure to use high quality knee wraps when training legs at the gym.

yes the numbers are correct for your goals (with the diet I provided you)

As far as the diet you listed, it's far far far away from what you need in terms of cutting.

The reason I provided you with CKD, is because it is highly efficient in losing body fat rapidly.

Your diet here is too high in both calories and carbs.

Almond butter is also fine as a substitute for peanut butter.

The diet you posted is fine, but you could stand to add some green veggies (ie: celery/green peppers/broccoli/etc)

As far as the nuts go, you don't need to overdo it. I would substitute some of the nuts for something lower in carbs and higher in fat, such as bacon!!!

A picture is worth a thousand words. A video? A million words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP8lEbeY4LM

That is the correct deadlifting technique I'd like to see people using.

If you need to make minor adjustments due to abnormally short arms, or other body mechanics issues, just make sure that you are keeping the same general technique in order to avoid incorrect form resulting in injury.

If you feel PAIN during the lift, that's a sign to immediately stop.

Weight gainers are essentially a protein blend, with added digestive enzymes, a carb blend, and sometimes added fats.

If you are looking for a decent gainer, Cytogainer as well as Optimum Nutrition Pro Complex Gainer are both excellent.

As far as the rate to consume them, I would advise breakfast and post workout.

Hey there. Figured I'd throw this in there.

I've been browsing, reading, watching changing my diet a bit and working out for about 4 months now. Nothing hardcore I dont want to be able to lift the back end of a car or anything. But I do want to get rid of my stubborn stomach fat once and for all.

4 months ago I weighed 229 pounds. I started to eat less fast foods/carbs/bad snacks etc and I'm doing simple workouts in my home. Pushups, situps, that kind of thing.

Well, four months later I stepped on the scale and I weighed 198 pounds. But I have a few problems.

1) That stomach fat is still there. My arms, my chest, and my shoulders have all bulked up, but it doesnt look like I've lost a single bit of that baby fat [my stomach muscles have gotten harder though underneath]. Should I be concerned about this at all? Is the weight I've been losing ALL water or has it been taking.. something else too? And shouldent I have not lost too much weight if I'm gaining a little mass?

2) I can't really branch out what I'm doing too much. I've been looking everywhere and my knowledge of exactly "how" to exercise is slim. And unfortunately a gym membership, insanity workout cd set, and the like are currently out of my price range. Also, the space I have to workout is very small. I do however have a small set of barbells that are like 10 and 20 pounds ive been using those and they are light to me now.

Your a boss for doing this for complete strangers ya know

i pooped this morning and it was completely green. otherwise it seemed normal

the only change to my diet was an unsweetened drink mix similar to kool aid but kroger brand. ingredients:

Citric acid, calcium phosphate, artificial flavour, red 40, ascorbic acid

i mix one packet (4.81g) with 1 cup of STEVIA IN THE RAW and 2 quarts of spring water.

1) is this something i should be concerned about?
2) do you think the drink caused it? i could test it out with a few days on and a few days off to see what happens, but i won't know if it's the stevia or the drink that causes it.

I'm on dat dere



am i going to make it?

Hey there.

First of all, you will need to continue to lose bodyfat in order to reduce the amount of stomach fat you have. In most men, the stomach is the last area to lose fat.

That being said, you need to continue vigorously exercising and maintaining a strict diet.

Here are some workouts you can do at home:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=331731288
Bodyweight exercises

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=331184643
Circuit Stations


I also highly recommend swimming and HIIT cardio (basically fast walk for 2 minutes, jog for 2 minutes, then sprint 100% max for 45 seconds - repeating it over and over).



As far as a diet goes, if you are looking to get down to the 170 lb area, which I believe would be a good goal for you, you will need 1,600 cals on NON-WORKOUT days (days when you don't do any exercise, and around 2,000 cals on workout days:

here are the two diet plans:



http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=385815537
Cutting diet for 1,600 cals (male)

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=359274061
sample cutting diet (non-keto) 2,000 cals