Weight gainer questions

[daxwow]

Hello ! I was at the gym 12 months ago and quit, I was using a weight gainer that I stopped after quitting and it stayed in my pantry since then, I wonder if it's ok to use again? I can't see the date in the packing.

Another question: I am really skinny and I'm going to gym next month to get more incentive to eat and gain weight, but can I start the gainer now? Or just when the training starts?

Sry for bad english, thanks.

[melaneybh]

I would wait until your training to use the weight gainer.

For the gainer if its been sitting there opened for 12 months and you have no idea about expiry I would toss it.

I actually suggest you make your own weight gainer anyways. Just buy a normal protein powder, and add in high calorie items like peanut butter, coconut oil, whole milk, oats, banana, honey etc. It allows you to customize it to your macros and is a lot cheaper.

You would really benefit from reading the stickies in the Nutrition Forum.

[llahhsoj]

I would wait until your training to use the weight gainer.

For the gainer if its been sitting there opened for 12 months and you have no idea about expiry I would toss it.

I actually suggest you make your own weight gainer anyways. Just buy a normal protein powder, and add in high calorie items like peanut butter, coconut oil, whole milk, oats, banana, honey etc. It allows you to customize it to your macros and is a lot cheaper.

You would really benefit from reading the stickies in the Nutrition Forum.

It is always better and more economical to make your own.

[Daemonium]

I would wait until your training to use the weight gainer.

For the gainer if its been sitting there opened for 12 months and you have no idea about expiry I would toss it.

I actually suggest you make your own weight gainer anyways. Just buy a normal protein powder, and add in high calorie items like peanut butter, coconut oil, whole milk, oats, banana, honey etc. It allows you to customize it to your macros and is a lot cheaper.

You would really benefit from reading the stickies in the Nutrition Forum.

This OP. This.

[micky1991]

It is always better and more economical to make your own.

This pretty much, weight gainers are grossly just tubs filled with sugar

[BillyTNT]

Wait and make your on.

[daxwow]

Thanks! I searched the nutrition but didn't found anything easy to make at home, just oat+milk/yogurt are those good carbs for breakfast and after train? And a banana maybe.

[Jared.P]

the common things to add to home made gainers are:

-protein
-milk
-oats
-pb
-ice cream
-fruit/banana

stuff like that - high calorie/serving.

personally, i hate ground up oats in my shakes, so i like gainers. another option is to make yourself a parfait, very easy. what i do:

-90g granola -420 cals
-80g raisins - 260 cals
-150g yogurt - 150cals

total is an easy, delicious 830 calories

[STRONGmanmike06]

i think before you start looking into weight gainers, you should get some time in the gym under your belt and really focus on getting 6-8 meals a day. nutrition and consistency are often overlooked when it comes to gaining muscle and getting stronger. if you cant put on some weight after a few months then you might consider looking into adding more carbs into your diet. if your still having trouble then you should look into weight gainers. everyones body is different so give yourself some time to train and eat to see how your body reacts. hope this helps.

[daxwow]

I guess I will look for gainers and whey protein when I enter gym next month, untill then I'll try to eat a lot and 5 times per day doing this snacks, what you guys think?

breakfast: 2 yogurt with oatmeal, 1 sandwich with peanutte butter, 1 fruit
lunch: normal lunch, eat as much as I can
snack in the middle of the afternoon: 200ml of milk, 1 sandwich with chicken ham or turkey ham or tuna, 1 fruit
dinner: same as lunch
before bed: 200ml milk, 1 sandwich with peanutte butter

Thanks for the repplys!

[daxwow]

bump..

[SwolenONE]

IMO the powder should be fine sitting in a pantry for a year, even with the seal broken.