12 October 2005, 06:52 in

Ridiculous weight gainers

Bodybuilders often do a “bulking” phase, where the objective is to pack on as much (muscle) mass as possible by eating excess calories in conjunction with heavy weights training. For lean or scrawny people that have trouble putting on mass, there is a group of supplements known as “weight gainers” or “mass gainers”. These are similar to a normal protein powder, but rather than consisting primarily of protein, they also contain carbs (typically a 2:1 ratio of carbs to protein) for energy, and the serving sizes are usually quite large.

When I was recently browsing the bodybuilding.com online shop today, I came across a weight gainer called Twinlabs Super Gainers Fuel, and when I saw the serving size I almost fell off my chair. Here is some of specs…

Twinlabs Super Gainers Fuel (10 lbs)
Serving Size: 4 Scoops (661.7g)
Servings Per Container: 7

Amount Per Serving:
Calories 2560
Calories from Fat 240
Total Fat 27g 42%
Saturated Fat 25g 125%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 35g
Carbohydrates 478g 159%
Protein 102g

660 grams of powder per serving!!! 2500 calories! You only get 7 servings from a 10 lb container! Woah! That’s crazy. Another one was the Weider Giant Mega Mass 4000:

Directions: Mix 3 cups (3 scoops) 447g powder with 3 cups 2% reduced fat milk, using an electric mixer. Or mix 6 cups (6 scoops) 894g powder with 6 cups of 2% reduced fat milk, using an electric mixer.

Um…. 894g of powder with 6 cups of milk???! No one thatI know could drink (eat?) that in an afternoon, let alone one sitting! Holy crap.

I love the fact that products like this exist. :)

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