I have always been a huge fan of weight gain drinks. Weight gain shakes allow you to pack in an incredible amount of macronutrients straight into your blender and consume a muscle-building high calorie shake in less than five minutes. When you talk about the most efficient way to consume a lot of calories, nothing compares to delicious weight gain shakes. I have come across many delicious muscle-building shakes over the years but have found that most of them lack one crucial ingredient.
Most of the weight gain shake recipes that I come across lack slow digesting and complex carbohydrates. Most of the high calorie shakes will contain a lot of protein and a lot of simple sugars and fruit but lack those muscle-building and energy-boosting slow digesting carbohydrates. One of the easiest ways to fix this problem is to come up with delicious recipes that contain oatmeal. Most people would never think that oatmeal belongs in a weight gain drink, but if you have a halfway decent blender, you won’t even know it’s in there.
If you want the perfect weight gain shake for your mass-building needs, you need to have a precise combination of complex carbohydrates, lean protein, and healthy fats. That is exactly what my “Incredible Bulk” recipe has. This recipe is absolutely loaded with all of the vital muscle-building macronutrients that will rapidly transform your physique from “skin and bones” to “bulk and mass.”
Let’s dive in and take a look at one of my favorite high calorie shake recipes. If you guys are fans of chocolate and peanut butter, I think you will enjoy this.
The Incredible Bulk Mass-Building Shake Recipe
Ingredients Needed:
1 ½ cup of skim milk
1-2 scoops of vanilla or chocolate whey protein (casein will also work just fine)
4 tbsp of all-natural peanut butter (make sure to buy the kind that has no added sugar or hydrogenated oils)
½ cup of dry whole grain oats or plain no-sugar-added oatmeal
2 tbsp of unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
Optional: Stevia to taste or your favorite all-natural sweetener such as monk fruit
½ cup of ice to thicken the mass-building shake
Directions: Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend on the highest setting for about 20 seconds. The consistency should be very smooth and thick if it is perfectly blended. Just like that, you have a delicious high calorie shake perfect for your muscle-building needs.
Total Calories: 750-800
Approximate Grams of Protein: 6
This is a very simple weight gain shake recipe that you can make in the convenience of your own home. This recipe contains close to 800 calories and, depending on how many scoops of protein powder you put in, will contain close to 70 grams of muscle-building and repairing whey protein! You can also use soy protein for this recipe or whatever kind of protein you enjoy.
This is the chocolate peanut butter oatmeal weight gainer shake recipe that I have nicknamed “The Incredible Bulk.”
If you are strapped for time and even money, this is a delicious high calorie shake recipe that will help you pack on rock solid lean muscle mass and give your body everything it needs.
Why The Incredible Bulk Weight Gain Shake Is The Perfect Muscle Builder
The ingredients in this recipe are strategically formulated to give you an incredible weight gain shake. The best weight gain shakes will contain the following vital muscle-building macronutrients: healthy monounsaturated fats, lean protein, and complex carbohydrates.
Let’s break down each ingredient and see why you should include it in your weight gain drinks.
1.) Oatmeal
Most weight gain shakes lack slow digesting carbohydrates and fiber. The result is that the shake will spike your insulin and will not give you a long-sustaining source of energy. The best weight gain shake recipes will contain oatmeal or another form of slow digesting complex carbohydrates. Oatmeal blends perfectly in high calorie shake recipes and is the perfect complement to peanut butter.
2.) Peanut Butter
Nothing is more delicious in a weight gainer shake than peanut butter. Peanut butter should be every single skinny guy’s best friend as it will help you pack on rock solid mass. It is really easy to come up with a high calorie protein shake recipe if you incorporate peanut butter. Peanut butter has close to 200 calories per serving and is high in protein and healthy fats.
3.) Skim Milk
Even if you are trying to gain weight, I always advise people to not consume animal fats. Animal fats will play havoc with your system and will cause you to put on fat. Skim milk is the perfect liquid base for any high calorie shake recipe because it is loaded with muscle-building nutrients, calcium, and protein. I think all weight gain drinks should contain a delicious cup of fat-free milk.
4.) Whey Protein
You can’t have a high calorie protein shake without good old-fashioned whey protein powder. Whey protein will help your muscles recover and feeds your body with important anabolic nutrients. Weight gain shakes must contain some form of protein powder to be considered an efficient muscle builder. For weight gain drinks, I think that whey protein powder works a lot better than casein protein powder. If you are trying to save a bit of money, whey concentrate blends also will do the trick. When picking out a protein powder for your mass-building shakes, make sure to pick one that has the highest protein percentage. This can be found by dividing the grams of protein by the serving size.
What are your guys’ favorite weight gain shakes recipes? Feel free to share some of the best recipes that you have come across in the comments.
Happy Bulking Season, Everyone!
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