Whey protein or Weight gainer

Browning2010

Hi,

I've recently started lifting weights and I'm looking for a supplement I can take.

My main aim with the weight lifting is to gain weight. Would I be better of taking a weight gainer like this

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9251018/Trail/searchtext%3EWEIGHT+GAINER.htm

OR

Pure whey protein like this

http://www.discountsupplements.ie/protein/whey/maximuscle-promax-908g-model-maximuscle


Or if there's anything else you'd recommend it would be much appreciated.

Thanks

B2010.

Zombienosh

Weight gain = eat more
also this http://www.discountsupplements.ie/maximuscle-progain-2kg-model-maximuscle?filter_name=maximuscle
is whey and also weight gainer

Paddywiggum

from your question my advice would be purchase some whey protein. you can take as is or turn into a weight gainer by putting some in a blender with oats, peanut butter, and milk or water. this is cheap and effective. just be careful with the measures, as the calories can add up quickly. you want your weight gain to be muscle gain not fat gain im sure

Browning2010

Paddywiggum wrote: »

from your question my advice would be purchase some whey protein. you can take as is or turn into a weight gainer by putting some in a blender with oats, peanut butter, and milk or water. this is cheap and effective. just be careful with the measures, as the calories can add up quickly. you want your weight gain to be muscle gain not fat gain im sure

Cheers for that,

any recommendations for the cheapest place to buy whey protein, its seems pretty expensive in most places and doesn't last that long really?

Paddywiggum

the most popular would be myprotein.ie or bulkpowders.co.uk

as a person who's gone through many different brands of protein id highly recommend below. 45euro for 5kg including delivery by DHL within a week. Its an excellent quality. Bear in mind its a mixture of whey and soy protein in case you have issues with soy products. its 85grams of protein per 100g.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/121045901089?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_7995wt_1139

if you dont want to give the germans anymore of our dosh then id go with myprotein

Browning2010

Paddywiggum wrote: »

the most popular would be myprotein.ie or bulkpowders.co.uk

as a person who's gone through many different brands of protein id highly recommend below. 45euro for 5kg including delivery by DHL within a week. Its an excellent quality. Bear in mind its a mixture of whey and soy protein in case you have issues with soy products. its 85grams of protein per 100g.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/121045901089?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_7995wt_1139

if you dont want to give the germans anymore of our dosh then id go with myprotein

Great job that seems like great value. Sound for the info lad.

Gummy Panda

Browning2010 wrote: »

Great job that seems like great value. Sound for the info lad.

You'd be better off with myprotein, bulkpowders or the protein works

Browning2010

Gummy Panda wrote: »

You'd be better off with myprotein, bulkpowders or the protein works

Why do you say that?

Gummy Panda

Browning2010 wrote: »

Why do you say that?

better of buying a good quality whey protein concentrate then a whey/soy blend. Also some people find soy protein irritates their guts

Browning2010

Gummy Panda wrote: »

better of buying a good quality whey protein concentrate then a whey/soy blend. Also some people find soy protein irritates their guts

Ok thanks for that I'll have a look at those sites the wkend.

Paddywiggum

Gummy Panda wrote: »

better of buying a good quality whey protein concentrate then a whey/soy blend. Also some people find soy protein irritates their guts

i would agree with this also. but if cost is a worry as you said above then i think the blend is a great compromise. last summer i went through 5kg of straight soy protein on a cut. its fine once it is a supplement to your diet, getting most of your protein from whole foods.

for whey id recommend:

http://www.supplementcentre.com/ProductPage/12097/5kg-Matrix-Anabolic-Protein.asp

Browning2010

Just been looking at this stuff looks good and is a reasonable price.

http://ie.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10530943.html


Would this do me or should I look at there weight gaining products again I'm just looking for something to take along with doing the weight lofting to gain weight.

Perhaps this stuff is better

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/hard-gainer-extreme

Paddywiggum

the myprotein impact whey is good quality whey @ 80g protein per 100g.

the hard gainer is used to bring up your daily calories to a level to enable you to gain weight(muscle). it has 35g protein per 100g. the rest is carbs and fats.

my own preference is to try and get as many of my calories as i can from whole foods. so my advice would be get the impact whey and as i said you can add oats and peanut butter to turn it into a 'hard gainer'.

if you are only starting out then your diet and water intake are the essentials to try to get right. try to get 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight. i.e. i am 90kg so convert to lbs and i take in 200g of protein daily. The whey protein is used to help reach this figure.

the only other supplement i would recommend is creatine. it is safe and proven to work. so if youre ordering from myprotein you could consider getting some creatine too, either the ordinary monohydrate or higher quality 'creapure'.

but before ordering try make out a good diet plan. Theres loads of info on this site and other. have a look at nutrition101 sticky