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Standard gainer or tailor-made gainer, we present the advantages and limits of each of them. What is the most suitable gainer for you? Which proteins for its gainer and which carbohydrates? We answer all your questions.
Contents
- Standard gainer and tailor-made gainer: which is the most suitable for your needs?
- Make your tailor-made gainer
- Gainer by day VS gainer by night
- How to enrich your gainer?
Standard gainer and tailor-made gainer: which is the most suitable for your needs?
Gainers are formulated to gain muscle and strength as quickly as possible for athletes who are unable to gain weight with a conventional diet or who are unable to eat enough.
There are ready-made gainers, but it is also possible to make a homemade gainer to measure. Each objective must correspond to its gainer.
Benefits of the Nutrimuscle Musclemass gainer
- Everything is already ready, the only decision to be made concerns the dosage;
- There is no fibre, which facilitates and speeds up digestion;
- Low in fat;
- Excellent value.
Standard gainer limits
- Not organic;
- Less rich in micronutrients than custom gainers;
- No fibers, which can be a disadvantage (but also an advantage);
- You don't have a choice of the type of protein or the type of carbohydrate;
- We can only change the dosage over time according to its progression.
Advantages of the custom-made gainer
- It responds better to individual objectives;
- You choose your type of protein;
- You choose the quality of your carbohydrates;
- We decide on its protein/carbohydrate ratio;
- You can adapt your gainer when taking it, for a day gainer and a night gainer;
- It can easily be changed over time;
- You can do 100% organic;
- It can be made rich in fiber and micronutrients;
- The price per kilo is not necessarily much higher than that of a standard gainer.
Custom Gainer Limits
- You have to know a little about it to make the right choice of ingredients according to your objectives;
- A mixture must be made from several different raw materials;
- Bigger basic investment from having to buy at least two different ingredients.
A tailor-made gainer is easy to do!
Although it may seem tedious to a beginner, making a custom weight gainer is much easier than it looks.
All you have to do is answer simple questions regarding both its goals and its metabolism.
Which proteins for its gainer?
No matter how much I eat, I don't gain a gram
You need a whey , because its very fast assimilation allows you to multiply meals.
As soon as I make the slightest deviation, I gain fat
You need casein , because its very slow assimilation allows meals to be spaced out as much as possible.
Between these two extremes
You can make a fast protein/slow protein mix. The less easily you gain weight, the more emphasis you will have to put on whey. On the contrary, the more easily you take fat, the more it will be necessary to favor casein compared to whey.
I have little space between two big meals to slip my gainer into a snack
You need a whey, because its very fast assimilation allows you to eat again very quickly after taking it.
I need to cover a large space between my main meals
You need casein or total protein which is slowly assimilated.
What carbohydrates for his gainer?
No matter how much I eat, I don't gain a gram
You need carbohydrates like maltodextrin or glucose, which are assimilated quickly, while requiring little effort from the digestive system. A whey/glucose synergy will act as an insulin booster, a naturally anabolic hormone, which will help you gain muscle quickly.
As soon as I make the slightest deviation, I gain fat
You must moderate your carbohydrate intake and favor very fibrous cereals (barley, compared to oats) as well as flakes compared to powder.
Between these two extremes
You can make a glucose/cereal combination. The less easily you gain weight, the more emphasis will have to be placed on glucose and powdered oatmeal. On the contrary, the more easily you take fat, the more it will be necessary to favor fibrous cereals such as flaked barley.
I have little space between two big meals to slip in a snack
Fiber should be avoided as it slows down digestion. Prefer maltodextrin or glucose over cereals. If you opt for cereals, take them in powder form, which is easier to digest, rather than in flakes. Favor oats, which are less fibrous compared to barley.
I need to cover a large space between my main meals
It is necessary to privilege the fibers which slow down the digestion therefore the barley compared to oats. Opt for cereal flakes, rather than powder.
What carbohydrate/protein ratio?
No matter how much I eat, I don't gain a gram
It is necessary to increase the share of carbohydrates in order to increase its total caloric intake.
As soon as I make the slightest deviation, I gain fat
You have to be very careful with the lower carbohydrates. Preference should be given to proteins.
day gainer vs night gainer
During the day, we will favor carbohydrates as well as fast proteins.
In the evening or at night, we will promote proteins with slower assimilation and we will reduce the share of carbohydrates.
How to enrich your gainer?
We recommend always enriching your gainer with at least 1 g of creatine . The gainer will optimize the assimilation of creatine by the muscles and the creatine will optimize the anabolic action of the gainer.
You can also enrich it with BCAAs in order to obtain more anabolism with less protein and therefore fewer calories.
