Thanx for the great info MCWAY. My biggest problem is that I am in pretty good shape,I mean I have good foundation to build off of,but my metabolism is what is keeping my weight regulated around the 170's-180. So that's why I decided to go with a weight gainer to see if it will help me bulk up a little.
Thanx again for the info bro.
You're most welcome. As for your scenario, I've been there and done that. I'll elaborate on what I did a decade ago to get me over 200 lbs. I was in college at the time, and my goal was to break what I deemed to be the mystical 200-lb. barrier. I weighed 189 lbs at the start of the spring semester. Gleaning the info from MuscleMag International, I found that I still was an ectomorph. I read the articles about guys like David Hughes and Mike Francois, who started off modestly sized, only to swell up, courtesy of high-calorie diets and intense training. Since the food quality on campus varied and I needed consistency, I started buying whole eggs, powdered milk, and ground beef, storing the meat and eggs in my roommate's mini-fridge (which almost always froze my eggs).
My meal schedule went something like this:
#1 - Breakfast
#2 - Mega Mass 2000
#3 - Lunch
#4 - Mega Mass 2000
#5 - Dinner
#6 - Mega Mass 2000 (post-workout)
A serving of Mega Mass 2000 for me was 10 oz. of the weight gain powder in water, which yielded 1100 calories (210 g carbs, 55 g protein, 3 grams fat). During the winter months, when it was too cold to get up early for a sub-standard breakfast at the cafeteria, I consumed what I called "Poor Man's MET-Rx", based on an old-school recipe from the Iron Guru, Vince Gironda. This was a shake, consisting of 6 eggs, 2 cups of milk (I initally started with half-n-half, as Gironda suggested but found tha powdered milk was more economical), and one scoop of milk-and-egg protein powder (the Challenge brand that GNC used to sell at "Buy one, get one 50% off" prices).
I bought a food scale to measure my beef, making sure I got a half-pound of cooked hamburger. Those little scales usually come with a booklet that gives the nutritional breakdown of various foods. I used it initially, when I ate in the cafeteria. But, as school got more intense, I got lazy and decided to eat/drink the same foods every day, knowing what their caloric and protein contents were. Quantity-wise, I peaked at 6500 calories, half of which came from the 3 Mega Mass shakes. As I got busier/lazier, I'd say about two-thirds of my calories I drank from Mega Mass and "Poor Man's MET-Rx". Those 5 drinks gave me 300 to 320 grams of protein, depending on the size of eggs used for the blender brew.
The gym where I trained was about a 45-minute bus ride from campus. By the time I got back, I was hungry, even after consuming a Mega Mass shake. That's when I'd consume a half-pound of cooked beef, which I bought fresh from the store and cooked in my roommate's microwave. That started me along my way. In fact, although my goal was to hit 200 lbs. by semester's end, I found that I reached that goal about 6-7 weeks ahead of schedule. So, I decided to see how much more size I could obtain. I ended up at 210 lbs. before summer vacation. That's 21 POUNDS, nearly TWICE as much as I'd hope to gain. Needless to say, I was a happy, bigger, and stronger camper.
Be forewarned. This was NOT easy. There were days where I felt I was going to explode, yet I still had a couple thousand calores left to eat/drink. The strangest part of all was that no matter how bloated I felt going to bed, by the time I woke up, my stomach was RAVENOUS, growling as if I hadn't eaten in days. That woke me up before my alarm clock did. But, it was all worth it, having far exceeded my goals and getting some complements to boot.
Try doing that with six meals: Three solid, three liquid. If that doesn't help, add a fourth shake (this is where RTDs, especially marked down ones from GNC can come in handy). If you can't get those, then go old-school and guzzle a couple of cans of evaporated milk, each of which has 25 grams of protein and 300 to 500 calories, depending on the fat content.
Above all, be consistent. Keep at it with your training and continue to eat/drink the nutrients, until that scale moves, you're piling more plates on the bar, and you're outgrowing your wardrobe.
