[Arustik1]

Originally Posted by onelife

OP, no supplement is going to help you gain lean mass unless your diet consists of protein, carbs, and fats.

If you're trying to gain weight, first find out your body fat %. Say you weigh 160 lbs and you have 10% bodyfat, that's 144lb of lean body mass. Now multiply that lean body mass by 18. So 144 x 18 is about 2600. That's how many calories you should be consuming daily to bulk up.

I break down my calories this way: 50% of calories come from carbs, 30% from protein and 20% from fats.

If you have a higher bodyfat %, you should probably do 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fat.

You gotta eat the right type of carbs, proteins and fats. You gotta also weigh and measure all your food. Trust me man, no supplement is going to do the trick by itself. Food alone will turn you into an animal in the gym. My bench shot up from 225lbs one rep max to 315lbs in two weeks just by eating better. And I was stalled at 225lbs for a good 4 months!

And lastly, to build lean mass, you have to lift HEAVY. That means you should pick up a weight that you struggle to do 8-10 reps. But don't forget to use the proper forms for the exercises you're doing. You don't want to swing your body around or bang out your reps real fast. You gotta do them nice and slow with proper form.

You're an idiot.