BCAA’s, Mass Gainer, Creatine on caloric deficit

[Kren1987]

So I’m a student and can’t really afford to eat right now because my budget is tight. I’m skinny fat and want to start lifting to build muscle and strength.

I’m eating at a deficit because of budget but was wondering if this combination would make sense. I know I won’t gain a lot of muscle or strength because of the deficit but my main goal is to lower my body fat percentage while making minimum strength gains.

My thinking is that the mass gainer and creative would help with strength and muscle gains while the bcaa’s will stop muscle degradation and help burn fat.

Is it possible that something like this could work?

[koweanguy]

Creatine yes.
No to the rest.

Save your money and put it to calorie dense foods.. i.e, stock up on bulk PB, pasta, whole milk, etc..


Post around, and once you have enough post count + good standing here..
The forum community will definitely hook you up

[lucia316]

Bear with me here, but you can't really afford to eat, but are going to waste money on supplements? I want to gain muscle you're going to have to eat at a surplus, not a deficit. You can't build mass (hypertrophy) while at a caloric deficit. So you won't be gaining anything. If the goal though is to lose weight/fat then you're on the right track.

Use the money to buy food, don't waste it on supplements, especially mass gainer (which would be counter intuitive to losing weight) or BCAAs.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Confused about your choice to use a gainer while on a caloric deficit.
With all due respect, that does not make any sense whatsoever.

Lose the gainer and eat some food you can afford: chicken, tuna, cottage cheese, etc.

[koweanguy]

. So you won't be gaining anything. If the goal though is to lose weight/fat then you're on the right track.

Good post @lucia,
but a bit confused with OP's goals.
I think he is on a calorie deficit solely because of his budget. But, overall he wants to bulk?

[TheFugitive]

Kren,

My advice to you would be to increase your daily calorie intake and bulk up. You'll notice a huge difference in your physique within 8 weeks. Good eating habits and a solid training program are the keys to success

Good luck with your goals in 2018

[lucia316]

Good post @lucia,
but a bit confused with OP's goals.
I think he is on a calorie deficit solely because of his budget. But, overall he wants to bulk?

Yeah, I think the issue is a lack of understanding on OPs part about diet, hypertrophy and fat loss. From my reading he seems to be of the belief that gaining muscle mass (the reason for the gainer) will happen at a caloric deficit because he's using protein/gainer and three amino acids. He did say he wants to....

my main goal is to lower my body fat percentage while making minimum strength gains.

Totally possible at a deficit, but he's confused about hypertrophy coming from gainer which would be totally counter intuitive if he understood better how diet and caloric surplus and deficit works.

OP, I'd also suggest heading to the nutrition forums and reading the stickies. That should help to correct some poor assumptions and misunderstandings.

[Misctake7]

What money you do have should be used on food.

And why would you think a mass gainer is smart if your goal is a calorie deficit? Mass gainer will cost you more in the long run than the quality foods you'd eat to stay in an actual deficit.