For those athletes desperately trying to put on quality mass, the question will undoubtedly arise, “Am I consuming enough calories?” If you are having trouble packing on quality mass despite a rigorous workout schedule, then more than likely the major consideration will be whether or not more calories are needed in your diet. For this reason, Gaspari Nutrition’s research and development team is proud to present Real Mass® – The Complete Weight Gainer.*

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Look around the gym and you’ll see as many different body types as there are dumbbells. There are giants roaming the weight room, skinny guys on the treadmill, and maybe even some ripped sprinters hustling hard. One reason for these different body types? Different training methods. Different forms of exercise have different training effects, and they affect protein synthesis in different ways.

Protein synthesis is the creation of new skeletal muscle proteins. When this occurs on a large scale, it is known as skeletal muscle hypertrophy (growth), and it’s the process by which our muscles get bigger. Before we dig into how to maximize protein synthesis and the unique role of leucine (a branched chain amino acid), let’s cover a few basics.

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