Mass Gainers
Gainers are used by bodybuilding and strength athletes, both amateur and professional alike, as a weight gain supplement or recovery supplement. Gainers are designed for use after workout. Pre… Read more
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Gaspari Nutrition RealMass Advanced Weight Gainer Chocolate Milkshake 6 lbs
RealMass Advanced Weight Gainer Chocolate Milkshake 6 lbs has an advanced protein matrix that supplies your muscles with high-grade proteins for up to 8 hours. Learn MorePrice: $29.99
Regular Price: $54.95
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Healthy 'N Fit - Creatine Mass 10,000 Vanilla Ice Cream (3.5 lbs)
Creatine Mass from Healthy 'N Fit is the ultimate formula to increase muscle cell size, potential benefits include an increase in muscle mass, muscle performance, increase energy for muscle contractions, increasing muscle creatine stores and muscle creatine uptake, increased strength, weight gain, muscular strength, and endurance strength. Learn MorePrice: $29.99
Regular Price: $37.50
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Cytosport Muscle Milk Pro Series 50 Intense Vanilla 2.54 lbs
Cytosport Muscle Milk Pro Series 50 Intense Vanilla 2.54 lbs gives you 17-18g of carbohydrates, including complex carbohydrates and fiber to help meet your daily needs. Muscle Milk Pro Series 50 supplies essential nutrients to help fuel recovery for those who are serious about pushing themselves harder each workout. Learn More -
Cytosport Muscle Milk Pro Series 50 Chocolate 2.54 lbs
Muscle Milk Pro Series 50 2.54 lbs By Cytosport Learn MorePrice: $29.99
Regular Price: $59.99
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MET-Rx Protein Plus Powder Chocolate 2 lbs
Studies show that whey is a fast-acting protein while casein is slow-acting, which results in a more prolonged absorption rate to extend the delivery of amino acids to muscles. Learn More
Gainers are used by bodybuilding and strength athletes, both amateur and professional alike, as a weight gain supplement or recovery supplement. Gainers are designed for use after workout.
Pre and post workout supplements are probably the most important supplements to take, after vitamins and minerals.
When performing intensive exercise the stress can cause the release of hormones such as cortisol in order to quickly make available energy to the body. Cortisol forces breakdown of glycogen, protein and fat deposits which are used in gluconeogenesis. Gainers seek to combat this effect after an exercise routine.
Most gainers use protein powders and carbohydrates. More advanced gainers add to their recipes ingredients like: creatine, l-arginine, long chain amino-acids, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and plant extracts for adaptogen effect.
Higher glycemic carbohydrates will prompt a steep rise in blood glucose, forcing an equal release of insulin by the body to counter the long-term negative effects of high blood sugar, inhibiting the effects of cortisol. Some of the carbohydrates are immediately absorbed by the muscles without insulin. The rest is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles.The insulin spike, given by carbohydrates, help other supplements(ex.: creatine, protein) to be absorbed better and faster.