Every person who comes to the gym dreams of making their body more beautiful. Someone is trying to lose a couple of extra kilos, and then put their muscles in order, and someone needs to gain these few kilograms by increasing muscle mass. To speed up this process, many trainers recommend not only eating right, but also starting to use a gainer or protein. Let's see what both of these supplements are, what is the difference between them, and which one is more effective in gaining muscle mass.
Any specialist in gaining muscle mass will advise a novice athlete not only a special diet consisting of foods high in protein and carbohydrates, but will also suggest taking a gainer, protein or creatine. Creatine is a kind of catalyst in the metabolism of an athlete's body. It is thanks to him that there is an increase in the volume of cells (and subsequently the volume of muscle mass), an instant impulse and an increase in strength. This dietary supplement is taken by both professional athletes and amateurs engaged in fitness centers.
Protein supplementation increases exercise performance, like creatine, but it works a little differently. In fact, any protein is almost pure protein. It is responsible for the growth of muscle mass, it is from it that most of the tissues of our body are composed. A few decades ago, athletes tried to get the necessary daily “portion” of protein from foods such as poultry, fish, beef, cottage cheese, milk and eggs. But in our time, thanks to the latest scientific advances, scientists have managed to get several types of protein "in pure form." For example, for muscle growth, experts advise to use whey protein, which not only supports the body’s immune system during intense training, but also significantly exceeds beef, fish, soy and egg white in terms of improving various reactions at the hormonal and cellular levels.
Similar to how protein acts on the cells of our body, a gainer also has a beneficial effect on the development of muscle mass. But, unlike protein (athletes often mean by this word a whole combination of different proteins, obtained as a dietary supplement), it is a combination of proteins and carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are necessary for our body to replenish energy reserves, recover after training, and it is this component, like protein, that affects muscle gain. When an athlete begins to take a gainer or protein, the chances of increasing the effectiveness of training increase several times. This is due to the fact that these products are protein and carbohydrates not just in their pure form, but in such a combination that allows them to be absorbed by the body as much as possible.
So what is better to use when starting training - gainer or protein? Firstly, one should start from the intensity of training and diet - many products are, to one degree or another, a good source of both protein and carbohydrates. Secondly, you should consult with a trainer - he will help you choose the optimal diet depending on the characteristics of your body and will be able to adjust it directly during the training process. It should be noted that professionals rarely make a choice - gainer or protein. Often they consume both of these products in a complex, thereby replenishing all the necessary supplies to the body. But you will only be able to reach the ideal proportion for your body some time later, when the body gets used to the loads and the first results of the intensive training process become noticeable.