Cytogainer Weight Gainer
Cytogainer is another popular weight gain supplement made by Cytosport, who also makes the popular Muscle Milk
protein supplement. As with all weight gainers, its main ingredients
are protein and carbs, and it also comes with a long list of vitamins,
minerals, along with some creatine and glutamine.
In
the supplement market today, there are countless weight gain
supplements you can choose from, and with all the different container
sizes, serving sizes, ingredient differences, not to mention all the
flavors to choose from, it can get a little difficult trying to pick
out a weight gainer that's right for you. Typically, weight gainers
will have at least 600 calories per serving, with some having over 1000
calories per serving. This, however, does not mean that a weight gainer
with more calories is better than one with less calories. The one with
more calories will always have a larger serving size.
So how do you go about picking a weight gainer? The
reviews here certainly help, but we don't have reviews for all the
weight gainers out there unfortunately. A simple guideline I like to
follow is choosing weight gain supplements that have a lower
carbohydrate to protein ratio in the 1.5 to 2 range. That just means
that for every gram of protein in a serving, there should be about 1.5
to 2 grams of carbs. I tend to pass on weight gainers that provide
insanely high amounts of carbs where the protein to carb ratio can go
as high as 3 to 1 or even 4 to 1. While this isn't a golden rule to
follow, it makes good sense on many levels. Quality protein costs much
more than carbs (2lbs of dextrose sells for under $4 bucks), so
supplement makers can save money by stuffing a lot of "weight" in to a
gainer by loading up on carbs and skimping on protein.
With
that said, the Cytosport Cytogainer is a perfect fit for this profile.
Each serving is 4 scoops (150g) which provides 54g of protein and 75g
of carbs, giving us a low carb to protein ratio of 1.39. Each serving
also provides a host of vitamins, minerals with 3g of creatine and 2g
of glutamine. Because of the high quality of Cytogainer, we have
received numerous excellent user reviews on this weight gainer. It's
rating averages 4.8 out of 5 from all the user reviews.
Cytogainer Supplement Facts
Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size (scoop) 4
Calories 620
Fat Calories 45
Total Fat (g) 5
Sat. Fat (g) 3
Cholesterol (mg) 140
Sodium (mg) 110
Potassium (mg) 395
Total Carbs (g) 80
Dietary Fiber (g) 4
Sugars (g) 5
Proteins (g) 56
Chromium (mcg) 100
For
its nutrition profile, Cytogainer looks pretty good, not too loaded up
on carbs, good amount of proteins, with only 5 grams of fat. The only
thing I'd point out here is that each serving of Cytogainer has about
140mg of cholesterol, which is about half of the RDA. While the
container recommends 3 servings per day, I don't think it's necessary
to take that much. 3 servings would give over 1800 calories with plenty
of proteins and carbs, but I would imagine your diet should not be
solely based on a weight gainer alone, and should include ample amounts
of real food.
Because each serving of Cytogainer contains 3 grams of creatine, and 2 grams of glutamine, you will need
to adjust your daily creatine intake to account for the extra 3 grams
you're getting from the shakes.
I take just one
serving per day, and I split that serving up into two half servings
taken 30mins before workout, and right after workout along with an
extra scoop of whey for the post workout shake. The container
recommends mixing one serving (4 scoops) with 16oz of water, but I
generally mix about 10oz of water with 2 scoops - of course, this is
simply personal preference.
Cytosport Cytogainer Taste
Cytosport
comes in several flavors including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,
chocolate mint, rocky road, and cookies n cream. Of course, I haven't
tried all of them, and probably will never try the strawberry (I'm not
too keen on strawberry flavored shakes). The standard chocolate and
vanilla flavors tastes great, but it's the rocky road flavor that has
me hooked. It tastes simply fantastic - 10/10.
The
powder is easily mixed as well. Put it in a shaker bottle with some
liquid, give it a good shake, and it comes out smooth with no clumps at
all. Best of all, its taste just can't be beat.
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