A good shake for weight gain

soflsun

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I've been making this a minimum of 2 hours pre-workout.

This shake is making me put on weight...it may help you:

They call it bananarama at LA Fitnes and I make it at home in a blender as well.

16 ounces of milk
1 banana
Huge heaping tablespoon of natural peanut butter
2 Scoops whey protein (50 grams protein)
add ice while blending

I haven't added it up, but it's well over 1000 calories.
 
That sounds good! This is one of my favorites while bulking:

2C 2%milk
1C Frozen blueberries
2TBS Natural peanut butter
3/4C Dry oatmeal
2 Scoops Chocolate Whey protein

Blend well.
 
soflsun: that's whole milk right? How does that get to 1000 calories? Is it the peanut butter?
 
I measured and added it up this morning:

2 cups 2% milk - 244 cal
2 servings peanut butter - 376 cal
2 scoops Optimum whey - 210 cal
1 large banana - 121 cal

951 cal total...
 
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Yeah, I had it figured for just under 700 calories...

It's the &quot;heaping&quot; part that takes the peanut butter from 190 to 380...

And 2% milk would give 80+ more calories than skim, bringing the total up to nearly 1,000.

Two of those shakes would meet my entire day's allotment of calories...!  
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Oh man...they're making me fat. But oh so tasty...

I'm liking it for breakfast! Almost ensures me proper energy for my workout regardless of when I get to it.
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Sounds tasty. I work out at night. If I have this in the morning, what should I have for a post workout shake?

I used to do muscle milk for the casein, but from what I gather from these forums, it may have too much fat in it to be effective. My problem is I have trouble gaining weight, so the fat may not be an issue for me. I've also read something about mixing egg whites and whey for a post-workout shake.
 
If I was really having trouble putting on weight, I would drink 1 in the morning and 1 after my workout. Personally, my post workout shake is:

25g maltodextrin
25g dextrose
1 heaping scoop of Optimum whey (35g or so)
12 ounces of 2% milk

Some say it is better to mix the shake with water for quicker absorption (since there is no fat in water), but I have heard that protein cannot be digested without fat, so I stick to the milk.
 
My shake is similar:

62g Maltodextrin
62g Nature's Best Isopure Whey (~50g isolated whey)
5g Glutamine
5g Creatine
600ml whole milk

Since I workout in the morning I take half of this shake 30 minutes before the workout and take the other half as soon as I am done lifting.
 
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