Whey Protein vs. Weight Gainer

[Mr. Right]

I am lactose intolerant and I noticed that a majority of the weight gainers sold in the market contain milk. That must be one of the reasons why I have been having stomach problems lately.

So, I was wondering, when bulking up, would having several 100% whey powder shakes throughout the day give as much results in the long run as a weight gainer?

I've been buying GNC's pro performance stuff because of the convienence of it being so close to my house. Can anyone recommend a good whey protein powder drink?

Thanks!

[TheShiftyEyedOne]

whey is a milk product, but if it doesn't bother you then that is cool. Must have all the lactose pulled out of it in processing.

You can drink several whey shakes a day instead of weight gainers, but throw in some carbs. Put a bananna or two in there. Even a couple of scoops of sorbet (or a soy ice cream, or something similar that doesn't bother you.....but I would probably only do this once a day) or you could blend in 3/4 of a cup of oatmeal (uncooked) into the mix for cheap, high quality, carbs. When bulking, you can use all the calories you can get.

good luck!

[AtomBombSwan]

weightgainer's contain lots of calories.. usually around 1500 or so for every 3 or 4 scoops.. the downside to that is that much of those calories come from sugar.. as far as the lactose goes, i'm not really certain

whey powder is consumed primarily for portein.. for example, one scoop usually represents about 22g of protein but only 110 calories.. so, if you're going to use the whey powder in place of the weight gainer, be sure to add other ingredients to those shakes to make up for the lack of calories

[Naxis]

Bumping carbs for protein will not help you gain muscle mass. Weight gainer is primarily carbohydrates (even simple sugars can be good when trying to gain mass) while whey is almost exclusively protein. To gain mass, it's the carbs you want to increase significantly (if you are getting enough protein), and there are some out there that are low or non-lactose. I don't know any brand names off hand, but your friendly neighborhood GNC employee should be able to point you in the right direction, or do your own research online. The Supplement shops online usually list what is on the "Nutritional" label of each product.


[This message has been edited by Naxis (edited 02-28-2002).]