The nutrition scam known as Mass Gainers

Petter Olsson
Aug 26, 2017 · 3 min read

While people wanting to lose weight by far outnumber people who want to put on weight I do work with both. As I write this I am getting off another Facebook chat advising someone on how to gain weight and doing so in a responsible way. I am sure you have see ads for Mass Gainers, or as I like to call them, Fat Gainers. Loaded with a bunch of stuff that no person would ever need to ever put in their body to achieve a remotely larger frame they also tend to cost a fortune. I am going to reveal today, something so ridiculously simple as an alternative that you will ask for your time back after reading this blog entry.

History

Ancient Athletes

Ancient Greece, seemingly a long time ago, competitive athletes were encouraged to consume meat and wine in vast amounts. Ever since the ancient times, humans have tried various herbal remedies to boost strength and endurance. During the early 1910s, Eugen Sandow thought to the first body builder advised people to think about what they eat to improve muscle growth. Earle Liederman, also an old body builder, pushed “beef juice” to intensify muscle regeneration.

Recreational muscle hobbyists and bodybuilding, in general, saw an increase in popularity during the 1950s and Irvin P. Johnson made egg-based protein powders accepted among athletes and bodybuilders. For most people, unless you been living under a rock, has seen a dramatic increase in the use and marketing of supplements in general making, mostly, unsubstantiated claims.

One example

Eat Burger King Instead

I am not specifically going after Muszleblaze just using their Mass Gainer as an example. Called “Mass Gainer XXL”, XXL because simply calling it Mass Gainer would not be enough when we are trying to get ridiculously big. Filled with crap nobody knows what it is (That is not necessarily bad mind you) but claim complex carbohydrates. Exactly how that is possible with only 1.5g of fiber per serving is beyond me and enough sugar to feed my daughter's entire 8-year birthday party that is coming up it should be easy to see how this is falls into the category of junk. You’ll be better off hitting Burger King a few days per week. At Rs. 2600 it makes, literally, no sense to buy this stuff.

The Alternative

Are you ready? Ready for the solution to how to gain weight for almost no extra money and in a way that is so easy that will make you understand why the above stuff will seem ridiculous. One word, Oil!

Olive Oil as a Mass Gainer

Olive Oil, or the oil of your choice contains, on an average, 120 calories per tablespoon. Simply adding a TBSP here and there will increase calories, dramatically. Imagine, 10 TBSP in a day is 1,200 calories extra. Simply amazing! No weird powders and something you can pick up at any local store.

The next time someone tries to sell you on these Mass Gainers or you are looking for a solid way to increase weight remember this. Your body will thank you!

Have a powerful day!
Petter

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Petter Olsson

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Petter is a father, husband, and a fitness aficionado with a passion for using technology to improve our lives.

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