Is protein powder good for weight gain?

Answer 1

For 99% of you, these are a waste of money and will make you fat! Weight gain powders are protein and carbohydrate, usually sugar, and a bunch of vitamins and fancy sounding stuff that is supposed to magically build muscle - don't believe it. For most people the only weight you will gain is FAT. For the few people that have no appetite at all or are dangerously low in body mass, these products can be a life saver but for the rest of us they are not appropriate. Many people mis-label themselves as "hard-gainers" when in fact they are normal. When working out hard and having flawless nutrition, it is resonable to expect you will gain 5lbs of muscle in a year - maybe 10lbs/year if your are one of the genetically gifted few. Don't believe the ads claiming that mass gain powders help hard-gainers to add muscle, they don't, they just help add fat!