Anyone used a weight gainer with Zero results? - Wanna Be Big Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Forums

Roddy · 04-26-2006, 08:14 PM

Just curious. I have been using Muscle Juice for about 4 weeks now, and the weigh scale hasnt moved a pound. lol

Anyone else seen this?

I typically eat between 3200-3500cals to maintain @ 182-185lbs.

So with the muscle juice i'm taking in about 4250-4550 cals

sCaRz*Of*PaiN · 04-26-2006, 08:48 PM

If you're not gaining weight, eat more calories.

Sidior · 04-26-2006, 11:28 PM

eat more....weight gainer is just food in powder form, do you understand this?

Roddy · 04-26-2006, 11:37 PM

yep i do, thats why i'm taking it to get more calories in.

Sidior · 04-26-2006, 11:42 PM

so why pose the question to begin with?

Shao-LiN · 04-27-2006, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roddy

Just curious. I have been using Muscle Juice for about 4 weeks now, and the weigh scale hasnt moved a pound. lol

Anyone else seen this?

I typically eat between 3200-3500cals to maintain @ 182-185lbs.

So with the muscle juice i'm taking in about 4250-4550 cals

Contrary to what some might believe, the name weight gainer does not mean that you will automatically become hyyooooooge because you're taking it. A weight gainer is a bunch of calories in a bottle. They typically consist of protein and a buttload of carbs. Some may throw extra supplements in there to make you feel better about your purchase, but when it comes down to it, all you are buying is protein and carbs, and maybe some fat.

Not "seeing results"? Means you aren't eating enough, plain and simple. Have heard some people say "but I'm taking a weight gainer!" All I can reply with is "so?" If I named a supplement instant muscle juice and threw protein and carbs in it, does it mean you will automatically gain weight? Depends. If the addition of those calories puts you over maintenance, then congrats, you'll probably gain weight. If not, then the calories you added aren't enough and you should add more.

I'm getting repetitive, but you get the point, hehe.

Blazin Civic · 04-27-2006, 12:45 AM

Gainer shakes are a good supplement to a good diet. I take one a day to help me reach my calorie needs. It is easier to drink a 900 calories shake than have another 900 calories of solid food when taking in 4k+ calories a day.

smalls · 04-27-2006, 02:24 AM

I lose weight when taking a weight gainer, when DIETING.

Total calories cause weight changes, not one meal, which is what a weight gainer is.

Holto · 04-27-2006, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roddy

Just curious. I have been using Muscle Juice for about 4 weeks now, and the weigh scale hasnt moved a pound. lol

Anyone else seen this?

I typically eat between 3200-3500cals to maintain @ 182-185lbs.

So with the muscle juice i'm taking in about 4250-4550 cals

Your not tracking cals accurately.

1) Track cals accurately
2) Increase cals each week until you start gaining

Risk10k · 04-27-2006, 10:35 AM

Weight gainers are only good if you cannot physically eat anymore in one day. I mean, take a sample.

5 bowls of cereal + 8 egg and tomato ommlette
1lbs tuna and salad
1lbs rump steak and veggies
meal 4
meal 5
meal 6
etc.

The liquid cals are the easy extra bit to get down, it should go down after the building blocks are laid

Try using your weightgainer as pre and post workout nutrition, with your post shake being mixed with dextrose and what everelse you prefer to supplement

Roddy · 04-27-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Holto

Your not tracking cals accurately.

1) Track cals accurately
2) Increase cals each week until you start gaining

I track them on fitday...everyday.

I'm just surprised to see absolutly no weight gain.

ddegroff · 04-27-2006, 02:28 PM

or your maintence cals are off, so your not eating enough.

DoUgL@S · 04-27-2006, 04:58 PM

My weightgainer is food. I eat enough of it to gain weight.

If you are eating solid and liquid calories and not gaining weight, guess what your are not taking in enough. As has been said manytimes on the thread already, eat or drink more calories.

Just out of curiosity what does fitday say your daily cal intake is? At 185 you should be taking in around 3300-4000 calsories per day to gain. When you get the fitday number add 500-1000 calories per day and you should be set.

Eszekial · 04-28-2006, 11:01 AM

All the delicious foods you could be eating, instead you take in weight gainers...

I just don't understand it.

Scarecrow · 04-28-2006, 11:04 AM

Yeah, Twinlabs Super Mass Fuel did nothing for me!

smalls · 04-28-2006, 12:24 PM

LOL. Oh the lack of comprehension.

Wild Cat McCane · 04-28-2006, 01:23 PM

gawd are we dumb?

You didn't gain because you weren't eating enough in the first place.

PERIOD.

You will gain (on anything) once you eat over, not because a product is a weight gainer

sCaRz*Of*PaiN · 04-28-2006, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

Yeah, Twinlabs Super Mass Fuel did nothing for me!

Did you not read this thread?

Roddy · 04-28-2006, 10:23 PM

i know i have to eat more, geez you guys.

But i spiked my daily calories from 3100 a month ago to 4350 cals on average according to fitday for the past 4 weeks

No gains

i think thats plain CRAZY

sCaRz*Of*PaiN · 04-28-2006, 10:26 PM

Quote:

But i spiked my daily calories from 3100 a month ago to 4350 cals on average according to fitday for the past 4 weeks

No gains

i think thats plain CRAZY

There are some folks in here that eat over 10,000 plus calories. You just need to gradually up your caloric intake until you start seeing gains again.

Scarecrow · 04-28-2006, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sCaRz*Of*PaiN

Did you not read this thread?

Yeah I did. Some guy asked "anyone used a weight gainer with zero results?" - So I answered "Yeah Twinlabs super mass fuel did nothing for me". Stop following me into every thread and trying to pick apart everything I say.

Holto · 04-28-2006, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

Stop following me into every thread and trying to pick apart everything I say.

Start learning.

Holto · 04-28-2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roddy

i know i have to eat more, geez you guys.

But i spiked my daily calories from 3100 a month ago to 4350 cals on average according to fitday for the past 4 weeks

No gains

i think thats plain CRAZY

I see what you are saying.

Time to go to 5000.

Scarecrow · 04-28-2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holto

Start learning.

I know my stuff thank you very much.

Holto · 04-28-2006, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

I know my stuff thank you very much.

So why do you suppose the Twinlabs super mass fuel didn't work for you?

04-26-2006, 08:14 PM	#1
Roddy Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,232	Anyone used a weight gainer with Zero results? Just curious. I have been using Muscle Juice for about 4 weeks now, and the weigh scale hasnt moved a pound. lol Anyone else seen this? I typically eat between 3200-3500cals to maintain @ 182-185lbs. So with the muscle juice i'm taking in about 4250-4550 cals

04-26-2006, 08:48 PM	#2
*sCaRzOfPaiN* DeaTH BeFoRe WeaKNeSs Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 11,181	If you're not gaining weight, eat more calories. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

04-26-2006, 11:28 PM	#3
Sidior Super Mod Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 7,510	eat more....weight gainer is just food in powder form, do you understand this? __________________ Gym PRs: 655/495/635 = 1785 Total Meet PRs: Bench Only 525 Deadlifts bring people together. It's a fact. - Chris Rodgers

04-26-2006, 11:42 PM	#5
Sidior Super Mod Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 7,510	so why pose the question to begin with? __________________ Gym PRs: 655/495/635 = 1785 Total Meet PRs: Bench Only 525 Deadlifts bring people together. It's a fact. - Chris Rodgers

04-27-2006, 02:24 AM	#8
smalls Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,809	I lose weight when taking a weight gainer, when DIETING. Total calories cause weight changes, not one meal, which is what a weight gainer is. __________________ Diet is key, the calorie is king "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." --Abraham Lincoln "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) 30th U.S. President "If you want to look abnormal you have to eat abnormal,lol."--ST

04-26-2006, 11:37 PM	#4
Roddy Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,232	yep i do, thats why i'm taking it to get more calories in.

04-27-2006, 12:45 AM	#7
Blazin Civic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York Posts: 100	Gainer shakes are a good supplement to a good diet. I take one a day to help me reach my calorie needs. It is easier to drink a 900 calories shake than have another 900 calories of solid food when taking in 4k+ calories a day.

04-27-2006, 10:35 AM	#10
Risk10k Clifford "Broken" Gillmore Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arid, Lost and Out-Strung Posts: 6,463	Weight gainers are only good if you cannot physically eat anymore in one day. I mean, take a sample. 5 bowls of cereal + 8 egg and tomato ommlette 1lbs tuna and salad 1lbs rump steak and veggies meal 4 meal 5 meal 6 etc. The liquid cals are the easy extra bit to get down, it should go down after the building blocks are laid Try using your weightgainer as pre and post workout nutrition, with your post shake being mixed with dextrose and what everelse you prefer to supplement

04-27-2006, 02:28 PM	#12
ddegroff C.S.C.S. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,187	or your maintence cals are off, so your not eating enough. __________________ Make Shift IF diet My Training Experience GET BODY SMART Goals: CF WOD and Recomp... "My fault. I was fiddling with the Gravitational Constant of the Universe again. I've set it back - you might need to reboot, though..." -Built "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal-- nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude" - Thomas J "Obsessed is what the lazy call the dedicated" - Slim Schaedle

04-27-2006, 04:58 PM	#13
DoUgL@S El Jefe Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,337	My weightgainer is food. I eat enough of it to gain weight. If you are eating solid and liquid calories and not gaining weight, guess what your are not taking in enough. As has been said manytimes on the thread already, eat or drink more calories. Just out of curiosity what does fitday say your daily cal intake is? At 185 you should be taking in around 3300-4000 calsories per day to gain. When you get the fitday number add 500-1000 calories per day and you should be set. __________________ 6' 1" 235 Move heavy weight, eat, sleep, repeat. Geniuses make complicated scenarios simple, morons take simple concepts and complicate them. Last edited by DoUgL@S; 04-27-2006 at 05:00 PM..

04-28-2006, 11:01 AM	#14
Eszekial Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,308	All the delicious foods you could be eating, instead you take in weight gainers... I just don't understand it.

04-28-2006, 11:04 AM	#15
Scarecrow Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 210	Yeah, Twinlabs Super Mass Fuel did nothing for me!

04-28-2006, 12:24 PM	#16
smalls Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,809	LOL. Oh the lack of comprehension. __________________ Diet is key, the calorie is king "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." --Abraham Lincoln "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) 30th U.S. President "If you want to look abnormal you have to eat abnormal,lol."--ST

04-28-2006, 01:23 PM	#17
Wild Cat McCane Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 606	gawd are we dumb? You didn't gain because you weren't eating enough in the first place. PERIOD. You will gain (on anything) once you eat over, not because a product is a weight gainer __________________ Age 23, 5' 6" 172 pounds, 9% My grandfather was Earl (unbeatable) "wild cat mccann" Carrier. Weilter weight world champion wrestler in 1933 by beating Jack Renolds. Renolds was later murdered by the mob for having lost. Earl held the weilter weight for most of his career, then moved to hold the middle weight. He was 5 foot 5 inches. Cool history huh?

04-28-2006, 10:23 PM	#19
Roddy Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,232	i know i have to eat more, geez you guys. But i spiked my daily calories from 3100 a month ago to 4350 cals on average according to fitday for the past 4 weeks No gains i think thats plain CRAZY

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