Mass gainer protein shakes are becoming highly popular supplement among bodybuilders, fitness enthusiasts, and avid gym-goers.

A mass gainer is a supplement that provides protein, carbohydrates and possibly fats with the intention of helping to add muscle mass. It is a high-calorie protein powder aimed at increasing your daily calorie intake to promote weight gain.

Why you should consider using a gaining supplement?

You should consider mass gainer if you are struggling to: –

1. Intake Enough Calories 

To put on mass you need to be in a calorie surplus diet. This means you are consuming more calories per day than you’re burning through exercise and just going through your daily routine. If you have been trying to add mass and you’ve seen no increase in weight, then you’re not in a calorie surplus. Without being in a surplus you’re not going to gain mass.

2. Consume Quality Macronutrients 

When trying to reach a calorie surplus it is important to consume the right quality of macronutrients. Eating whatever you want to achieve ac calorie surplus is not correct. For example, consuming fried chicken may increase your calorie intake, but it also comes with increased fat. Consuming a large meal can leave you feeling bloated, and if you’re having this meal pre-workout it can severely affect your ability to train. Alternatively, you may not feel hungry enough after the gym to eat a large micronutrient-rich meal post-workout. This is where consuming liquid nutrition in the form of a mass gainer protein powder can make things easier.

3. Lean Mass

A ‘lean mass’ refers to a slight calorie surplus rather than an excessive surplus. Both will lead to mass gain, but at different rates. Taking a gaining supplement can really help you keep track as serving sizes are easily measurable for protein, carbohydrates and fat. It is much easier to work this out as it is written on the back of the packet, whereas with meals you would have to weigh out everything yourself to work out the exact macros.

Mass gainers provide good fats from MCTs (Medium Chain Triglycerides) which converts into energy through ketones. Mass gainer formulation allows you to grow muscles and transform your body.

Benefits

•   Provides high calories per serving

Each serving of MuscleMountain mass gainer provides 400 calories (to change), best for those who are on a calorie surplus diet.

•   Fuels the body with essential macronutrients

When a calorie surplus diet it is important to consume the right quality of macronutrients like protein and carbohydrates. Mass gainer provides a perfect blend of high-quality protein, complex carbs and good fats MCTs (medium-chain triglycerides).

•   Added Digestive Enzymes

Enriched with digestive enzymes, MuscleMountain Mass Gainer XXL helps to reduce bloating, discomfort and aids bodybuilders, fitness enthusiasts to digest and assimilate nutrients for maximum muscle gains and serious weight lifting.

•   Rapid Recovery of muscles

A blend of fast and slow metabolizing carbohydrate sources ensures sufficient energy in the body for muscle recovery and growth, prevents muscle breakdown and supports serious weight training in bodybuilders. The high-quality protein blend aids to supply nutrients immediately to muscle tissues after a high-intensity workout and triggers new muscle synthesis.

•   Relieves Fatigue

Enriched with vitamins and minerals, Mass Gainer aids to relieve energy fatigue so that you may train harder in your next training session.

India is a land of numerous cuisines and is known for its spiciness all over the world. The food here is an amalgamation of various civilizations cherished by generations. Coming from such a background where it’s very hard to resist all the good food served to you, it has become obligatory to take care of your health whilst enjoying the menu. 

In India, fitness is often associated with the gym and all the expenses it takes to go there and follow a particular eating routine. Getting your fit body does not mean you have to knock the doors of the gym every day. It means you have to work out according to your needs and workout can be of any form, not necessarily weight lifting in the gym. It can also be jogging or doing enough physical work. For reasons unknown, people become the objects of ridicule and mockery if by chance they choose to do an exercise and it’s also very ironic at the same time because people criticize them if their weight does not match the socially established ideal weight. You will rarely see people running in parks or on roads in the wee hours of the morning unless they are running late or running away from their responsibilities. When asked, people come up with a bunch of excuses as to why they do not exercise and take care of their health but one thing to remember is that the hardest part is not the process of attaining your goal, it’s making up your mind to do the same. Once you make up your mind, there’s no going back. 

With 9.8 Million obese men, which is around 1.3% of the global population and 20 Million obese women, which is around 5.3% of the global population, India made it to the top five countries in the world, in 2014, in terms of obesity. If this continues to grow at the same rate, it may be double or even triple by 2025. It’s very alarming and threatening at the same time because obesity leads to various fatal diseases like strokes, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and heart diseases. This problem is not a priority in a country like India, which has been a home to millions of underweight people and where more than 40% of its children are underweight but recent statistics show otherwise. The population of overweight people increasing is disquieting and should not be overlooked. 

To lead a healthy life should be one big and enough reason to work out on a daily basis. Health is wealth, they say and we should not gamble with this wealth as the risks are fatal. It’s not like you don’t have to be comfortable in your body in whatsoever shape or form it is, you don’t need to work out because you hate it, you need to work out because you love it. ‘Overweight’ is not body shaming, it’s a problem to be dealt with like you deal with other problems in your life and for that, you need to take care of your diet and exercise- which should not be seen as unusual activity. It’s our necessity. It’s the least we can do for ourselves. Next time your brain comes up with excuses for not exercising, remember that excuses don’t burn calories, working out does.

You may have probably heard or more likely, read somewhere that muscle weighs more than fat. Muscle and fat actually differ in density. Denser materials take up less space, meaning a specific amount of muscle takes up less space than the same quantity of fat. Muscle, which is much denser than fat, takes up four-fifths as much space as fat does. Because of this, even if people are the same height and weight, their bodies may look very different depending on their body fat percentages.

It is not possible to convert fat to muscle, or muscle to fat- they’re different kinds of tissue. Instead, you can either lose fat or gain muscle.

If you do exercise, your muscles will grow and if they are being used they will increase in size. This makes your metabolism easier and faster and decreases your fat stores. If you are looking to lose weight or build muscle, you should be aware that muscle is extremely beneficial to your body and your overall health. Muscle is denser than fat and requires more calories. The more muscle you have the more calories you’ll burn. You stick to a sensible diet and so it’s difficult for you to gain fat. Thus Muscles boost your metabolism. 

Moreover the stronger your muscles and the more calories they require the harder your body will need to work to maintain its resting level. This will result in improvements to your circulation, digestive system and the health of all your organs; reducing the risk of illness. Muscles work to strengthen the bones it supports; making them denser and reducing your risk of injury. So, muscles improve bone mass.

This leads you to have a better body definition. This will inspire confidence in yourself in a wide variety of everyday situations. 

Fats can lead to diabetes, coronary issues, respiratory disorders and even some types of cancer.

Regardless of the fact that you look better when your body fat is lower, research shows that people with low-fat live longer and be healthier. So this has to be the best advantage of muscle to win the battle of fat vs. muscle.

The right diet and even basic physical exercise can reduce your body fat and You may surprise yourself at what you can achieve.

Most people, when they gain or lose weight, blame their metabolism for it. You might have heard a lot of people pointing out errors in the metabolic rate but what is it actually? Is it really the one to be blamed or it’s just the veil to cover up our own mistakes? Let’s try to understand what metabolism is and how is it responsible for our weight change.  

Metabolism, in simpler words, can be defined as a series of chemical reactions that occur in our cells to create or break down energy necessary to sustain life. The human body needs this energy to carry out all the functions. Even at rest, our body uses energy to breathe, circulate blood or to perform all the other internal functions. But how is it related to our weight? It’s a common belief that slow metabolism is the cause of weight gain and vice-versa but how valid is it? The number of calories your body uses to function properly is your metabolic rate. There are several factors that may affect your metabolic rate such as your age – As you get older, fat count in your body goes on increasing and muscles decrease which eventually slows down the process of burning calories. 

Another reason may be your body size – people who are comparatively larger, burn more calories because they have more muscles. 

Your sex can also be one of the factors – Men have less body fat and more muscles than women, hence men burn more calories than women. 

It’s true that metabolic rate affects our basic energy needs but ultimately your weight depends upon how much you eat or drink whilst doing physical activities. You mainly gain weight when you eat more calories than you burn. While some people tend to lose weight more quickly than others, one thing to remember is that the more active you are, the more calories you burn, the more weight you lose. So if you think anyone is burning more calories than you do, just accept the fact that they are comparatively active. 

It’s a half-truth that metabolism is responsible for our weight as other factors like environmental and dietary can be the main culprits. If you take more calories than your body needs and don’t do enough physical work, you will gain weight and vice-versa.   Clearly metabolism is a natural process and we cannot control it but we can surely control our calorie intake and the energy it takes to burn those calories that’s physical work. 

So when it comes to weight, metabolism is important but not the only cause. You cannot change your metabolism but you can change other things that lead to change in your weight.

Yoga is an ancient spiritual science that seeks to bring the mind, body, and spirit in harmony and balance. It is a group of physical, mental and spiritual practices and disciplines which originated in ancient India. It is considered as one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions. There is a broad variety of yoga practices, goals, and schools in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The ultimate goal of yoga is to achieve a union between the individual consciousness and the universal divine. Yoga develops inner awareness, breath, and strength of mind and body. It is a modern way to stay fit in a busy schedule because yoga doesn’t require any kind of equipment or big place. It helps to increase flexibility, gain strength and reduce stress.

There are four paths of yoga or four ways to achieve union:

1. Bhakti Yoga – through love and devotion to the Lord.

2. Karma Yoga – through selfless service to others.

3. Raja Yoga – through a scientific and systematic study of external and internal bodies.

4. Jnana Yoga – through intellect and knowledge. 

Moreover, Yoga brings about many physiological changes like:

1. Muscular strength and stamina.

2. Better sleep quality.

3. Improved lung capacity.

4. A happy and positive mind.

5. Capability to cope with oxidative stress.

6. Heart rate stability.

There are different Yoga systems that help to reach the goal. These systems are meant for particular ages and persons. Nevertheless, they all have one common goal( to spiritualize the consciousness and become free from material bondage). The main purpose of Yoga is to help one regime their spiritual consciousness and link again with God.