BSN TRUE-MASS Weight Gainer, Muscle Mass Gainer Protein Powder, Vanilla Ice Cream, 5.82 Pound

This is a great addition to a meal replacement protein shake. It gives a good punch of carbs, fat, protien and vitamins. It tastes pretty good to boot, which can be expected since it isn't 100% protein like your typical whey. I am trying to lose weight, so I am not doing the 3 scoops 3x a day, but I do add 1.5 scoops to my protien shakes to replace breakfast and lunch. This gives me the full allotment of vitamins and minerals and adds some girth to the protien powder. It will also fill you up as I can easily go 4 or 5 hours after the shake without a full meal (only a piece of fruit as a snack when necessary). I have been using it for two weeks of a two month plan and it is doing its job nicely.I have noticed that since starting the shake routine with my workouts, I recover quicker and in general, I "feel healthier." I don't know if this is exclusive to this product or if it can be attained by using other similar formulas, but this works for me.Overall, I am very satisfied with the BSN as an addition to a meal replacement shake. I cannot comment on its stated goal of a "mass gainer", but can say that if you take the full serving three times a day, it may be difficult to eat as this stuff fills you up. Having said that, if you can still eat after the shake, you'll definitely gain weight.Let me tell you a little about me for perspective. Contrary to the product's title, I am not looking to bulk up. I am overweight and trying to lose weight by working out and diet control. This is one of the ingredients in my meal replacement shake. I drink a shake for breakfast and lunch each day. The formula for my shake is 1.5 scoops of Mass Gainer, 1 scoop of whey protien, 8 oz. of skim milk and 8 oz of water mixed in a blender bottle.

I've been working out for the last 6 months or so with the goal of putting on muscle mass & bulking up a bit. I'm a tall, skinny guy (aka hard gainer), and what makes things even more challenging is that I recently had a baby who I often take care of. If you've done any childcare, then you know how difficult it can be to get a decent meal in while the kid is crying and tearing the house up. It was almost impossible for me to get in enough calories to make any gains even though I hit the weights 3xs per week. I did some research and found out there were high calorie shakes that could help me with my weight goals. I read a bunch of Amazon reviews and I decided on ordering BSN True Mass (Chocolate flavor) and was surprised how decent it tasted. I've been through I think 4 or 5 tubs of this stuff so far, and I still don't mind drinking it. I guess I should try another flavor, but I'm a bit afraid the other flavors might not taste as good. I usually make a blended shake with frozen bananas & other fruits, milk or rice milk, and sometimes peanut butter. It's good stuff, pretty easy to drink, and I haven't noticed any gas or anything like that. My original goal was to go from a scrawny 153lbs to 163lbs. Well in just a few months I'm already at 171lbs! (I don't mean to sound like an infomercial, but it's true.) So now I'm setting a new goal of 193lbs (I'll keep you posted on the progress).About a month ago I was curious to check out some of the competing brands, so I tried ON's Serious Mass because it had pretty decent reviews and a good price. A word of advice-- ON Serious Mass tastes DISGUSTING!! I thought it would be similar to BSN True Mass, but it wasn't at all. The serving sizes were insane and the stuff tasted like oily rotten artificially flavored nastiness. I gagged a bit the first time I tried to drink ON Serious Mass it because it was so nasty. I usually don't leave too many reviews on Amazon, but Serious Mass was so bad that I wrote a one star review explaining why it tasted like crap. Do yourself a favor and spend the extra few bucks to get BSN True Mass (or some other brand that is not ON Serious Mass).Good luck with your gains!

Great taste, and mixes very well

I used this as my weight gainer during my cycle the last few months. Other supps I used where recover pro, razor 8 for when I was feeling lathargic, Gener8 vitargo, and then of course your staples multi, fish oil, joint support, and cycle assist by AI. This was NOT my weight gainer of choice I started with mutant mass which I used to love but have not used it since they changed the formula and lets just say I thought I was going to break my toilet. I wanted to use Monster mass but They didn't have any in stock so I went with this.Taste- This was one of the things I was looking forward too, I assumed that since syntha-6 tasted so great this would follow suit... Nope, I had two tubs of vanilla and two of chocolate. The vanilla had this real artificial taste and almost a sickening after taste and film in your mouth. The chocolate was ok but had a bit to much of a cocoa taste to it. Didn't get a chance to try any of the other flavors since that's all they had in stock.Value- I bought them two at a time and I got a buddy who works at the local GNC so I got two for about 100 bucks which is pretty good here in Canada. At 18 servings a container its not the greatest bang for your buck but was the extra calories that I needed during the day.Effectiveness- I would have to say it was really effective but having said that I was on cycle so all 25 pounds I gained I cannot contribute to this product alone. This really help get those extra calories between meals or first thing in the morning before I cook breakfast.Side effects- Other than the nasty after taste from the vanilla. It gave me some gas but any weight gainer will do that to you.Usage- I used 1-2 shakes a day (the full serving 3 scoops) in between meals or if I was on the go and didnt have time to grab some real food.Overall- I feel this was a solid product I would recommend this to someone if they could get it cheap or as a second or third option. I personally would use this again if I had to but would opt for either monster mass or real mass before it.

Helped to gain some weight after an illness and tastes pretty good.