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for the hard gainers out there it can be very difficult to get your daily calorie requirements in. does anyone have any secret methods they use to get those extra vital calories.
i always put mild olive oil (pretty much flavourless) into my shakes. 3 tablespoons have nearly 400 calories of good monounsaturated fat.
another good one is wholegrain (nutty) bread. a loaf of that has 2200 calories and loads of protein and essential fats. good stuff.
so what do you guys use when mass building to pile on the pounds?
GoodingPT
18-02-2010, 09:59 AM
if your really looking to gain its not always easy to get "clean" calories, nuts and seeds are good sources for fats & calories. I choose pumpkin seeds and cashew nuts, porridge for breakfast too. Oh and shakes with oats and fruit mixed in.
speaking of shakes with oats mixed in i actually have THIS (http://monstersupplements.com/blog/?p=270) for my breakfast every day. Good call there GoodingPT.
2010Muscle
18-02-2010, 03:12 PM
i have two of these everyday:
home made weight gainer:
1-2 scoops of myofusion
2 scoops oats
milk
1 scoop reflex reatine
banana
easy 400-500 clean calories
JoshLarge
18-02-2010, 04:15 PM
I am using a mass gain complex of which,
I have 3 scoops Mass Gain
2tablespoons udos oil
400ml semi skimmed milk
3whole eggs.
Around 800-1000calories.
ill have 2-3 of these a day.
I invested in a coffee bean grinder, it turns pretty much anything into a fine powder. It makes for easy mixing of oats, barley, flax seed etc. Add a couple off eggs and protein powder and you have a healthy,high calorie drink with too much bulk.
that sounds great. where did you get it? how much?
Have a look on Amazon. They are about £14. Mine is a wahl. :)
Wilks
24-02-2010, 03:10 PM
speaking of shakes with oats mixed in i actually have THIS (http://monstersupplements.com/blog/?p=270) for my breakfast every day. Good call there GoodingPT.
LOL me too!
2 x scoops whey/whey blend
1 x banana
Handfull strawberries
Handfull blueberries
Water
1 or 2 scoops oats
Potentially some Udos Oil and or flax seed
Wilks
24-02-2010, 03:12 PM
I invested in a coffee bean grinder, it turns pretty much anything into a fine powder. It makes for easy mixing of oats, barley, flax seed etc. Add a couple off eggs and protein powder and you have a healthy,high calorie drink with too much bulk.
I got a mortar and pestle for grinding up flax seed.
I then chuck my morning shake (see the above post) into an electric blender and blend everything together.
paorod23
04-03-2010, 06:18 PM
This are my previous "Lame" shakes before trying the Mega Monster Shake by Monster Supplement.
Banana Shake (1 serving)
Ingredients:
1 large frozen banana
250ml of Semi-Skimmed Milk
50g Oat
400g natural plain fat free yogurt
1 tsp vanilla essence/ Extract sweetener to tase
Combine all ingredients into a blender and blend for approx 30 seconds on high!
Nutritional content per serving:
Energy (kcal) 675
Carb 100.8
Fat 15.5
Protein 36
Enjoy! =)
2010Muscle
16-03-2010, 10:54 PM
Putting olive oil on my weight gain shake 2mo!
JoshLarge
17-03-2010, 06:18 AM
Putting olive oil on my weight gain shake 2mo!
May as well mate, get some good fats in there!
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