Almond Flour said:

I'd worry more about your liver and shit than gaining weight. If you really are working out you should be fine. Its all the weird shit they add into that crap that makes your body turn south.

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I eat a vegetarian diet and take a 23 g protein whey shake sometimes that's all natural.

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That's all that you take? You should be taking way more than that. 1gram per lb of muscle mass that you have. I don't know how much you weigh because I can't tell how tall you are, but I take twice as much whey as you do. If I add in this lean muscle mass gainer, I'd be taking wayyyyy more than my body needs--something like 200g of powder protein. There's something like 56g of protein or something crazy in each scoop. But I have been instructed to take 2 scoops of the muscle mass gainer before the workout, and then a scoop of protein with creatine recovery blend for after.

It is very possible to get jacked and be vegan/vegetarian though. Mr. Natural Universe 2009 is my favorite vegan bodybuilder. He takes soy protein which is complete with all the essential amino acids, and combines incomplete proteins together (like beans and whole wheat pasta) and pretty much eats like a BEAST to look the way he does.

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I honestly have no idea how people like your trainer get as big as they do. Maybe steroids? But he is right lots of calories are needed. Just lift allot and you should bulk up

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My trainer actually only did one cycle of roids like a year ago. He gained a little bit of mass from it, and he got a nice big horse's ass from it, but most of it is from just eating like a beast and working out 2-3 times a day.

Some people just have really good genes built for muscle, man. The motherfucker eats fucking pancakes and French Fries and still looks the way that he does.

I have terrible genes for building shoulders, but my triceps and calves have always come in really fat.

Also, my trainer really isn't that big. He looks big in pictures because he's built real well and all that, but he's actually not that massive.

Crystal G said:

So I bought a jug of this lean muscle mass gainer. I am planning on taking 2 scoops (400 calories) before working out. My trainer really wants me to gain some serious mass and pretty much is forcing me to take this.

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cez said:

Why not just eat more?

Mass gainers are just calories.
There's alotta protein in them but your body probably wont absorb all of it.

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Because, it is getting pretty hard for me to put down more than 2,000 calories in 1 day. It would be very easy for me to consume way more than that if I were eating out all the time, but I cook all my meals at home and I eat pretty healthy. I mean, even an 8oz sirloin steak is only 450 calories or so. It's just not possible for me to eat 6 of them motherfuckers in 1 day.

Also, I am eating enough as is, and I am really worried that if I really get in the habit of truly pigging out, then when it comes time to cut, I will have a hard time shrinking down my stomach and lowering my intake of food. Food can be an addiction too, and I'd like to be able to cut naturally without the use of any meth or crack. The mass gainer really helps to maximize my caloric intake without stretching my stomach out.

Also, your body can absorb 30g of protein every 2-3 hours or so. I re-read the label and it turns out I was reading it wrong, it's 50g of protein for every FOUR scoops (somebody of my weight only takes 2 at a time). So I'm good.

Crystal G said:

WTF DUDE... I ended up doing seated calf presses today, and I was only 3 blocks away from maxing out on it. 546lbs WTF!!!! Dude... how is that even possible...

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meams said:

You guys are forgetting how tiny CG is.  she's a small azn girl -- i bet 10 chicken nuggets and a glass of milk would be hard to put down.

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I can actually put away a lot of food for somebody my size. My trainer and I grabbed dinner the other day, and I ended up eating twice the amount he did. He was like "WTF!!!!!! Your appetite is amazing!!!"

And how the hell does a protein shake with milk equal 300-600kcal?

My protein shake is 50calories for 1 scoop (your body can't absorb more than 30g of protein every 2-3 hours, so using more than 1 scoop at a time is a complete waste). A glass of milk is like 120calories.

Regardless, I avoid dairy anyway unless it's low in lactose.

Crystal G said:

I can actually put away a lot of food for somebody my size. My trainer and I grabbed dinner the other day, and I ended up eating twice the amount he did. He was like "WTF!!!!!! Your appetite is amazing!!!"

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Crystal G said:

Because, it is getting pretty hard for me to put down more than 2,000 calories in 1 day.

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Crystal G said:

And how the hell does a protein shake with milk equal 300-600kcal?

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meams said:

Crystal G said:

I can actually put away a lot of food for somebody my size. My trainer and I grabbed dinner the other day, and I ended up eating twice the amount he did. He was like "WTF!!!!!! Your appetite is amazing!!!"

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Crystal G said:

Because, it is getting pretty hard for me to put down more than 2,000 calories in 1 day.

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Well, which is it?!?!  Can you eat like a horse?  Or do you have trouble putting down the hay?!

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