04/03/2023
Don't be a vicitim to a suppliment marketing campaign! (GNC is not there to help you reach your goals.)
Remember the point of every suppliment company out there is to sell you a product. This means that they constanlty work to make you believe you need more and more suppliments at all times. The number of people I see that have 10 different bottles or bags of products that they take everyday is insane.
The worst offender: MASS GAINERS
Your body has limits to the amount of all macros (protein, carbs, and fats) that in can properly absorb in any one sitting and it is significantly lower than you might think. A study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that the body maxes out at 20-25g of protein per sitting! A sitting is the course of 1.5-2 hours meaning that anything more than 30g of protein is completely OVERKILL! Everything that is surplus to the max amount will be converted to wasste or even worse FAT. Carbs also max out at about 90g per sitting and fat at 60g and will also be converted to more fat and waste.
Mass Gainers often contain upwards of 60-100g of protein, 200-300g of carbs, and 75-100g of fat per serving. Their target audience is individuals who are trying to gain muscle and have isssues getting enough calories and macros throughout the day. However, there is one main issue...they were not designed to work they were designed to sell. The end game is that you are paying these companies to put unwanted fat and weight on your own body and instead of the results they promise on the lable.
How do you do it the right way? Proper meal planning and portion measuring. I always recommend eating 5-6 portioned meals throughout your day to give your body the best chance at making use of all of the nutrients and turning those grams into results!
