{"product_id":"athletech-purest-mass-gainer-5-19lb","title":"ATHLETECH PUREST MASS GAINER 5.19LB","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cmain id=\"maincontent\" class=\"page-main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product info detailed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product data items mage-tabs-disabled\" role=\"tablist\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"data item content\" id=\"description\" data-role=\"content\" role=\"tabpanel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pm\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMost gainers get thrown out half full.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003eNot because they don’t work. Because by week three you can’t face another one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePürest Mass is a 5.19 lb mass gainer with a 124 g serve\u003c\/strong\u003e that gives you 453 calories, 25g of protein and 5g of creatine in two scoops, about 19 serves to a tub. That serving size is the whole point, and it is the number nobody reads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gainer can print any calorie number it likes.\u003c\/strong\u003e It just has to make the serve big enough to get there. So the number on the front and the amount of powder you have to get down are the same decision — and only one of them is printed big.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stat\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"n\"\u003e453 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003eCalories\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25g \u003cspan class=\"k\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProtein\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75g \u003cspan class=\"k\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCarbs\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5g \u003cspan class=\"k\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCreatine\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stat\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"k\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s a serve you can drink on a Tuesday when you’re not hungry, which is the whole job. The gainer that works is the one you’re still drinking in month two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThree tubs in one shake.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtein, carbs and creatine usually come in three separate tubs. You buy three, store three, and measure three every time. Here they are in one scoopful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery serve has a full 5 grams of creatine.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is the same amount the tub of creatine on your shelf gives you. So on the days you have a shake, that is a scoop you do not need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready take creatine on its own? Skip it on shake days, or use a half serve of this, which gives you 2.5 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIs it just maltodextrin?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003eNo. And the carbs are the reason you’re buying a gainer at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75 of the 124 grams in a serve are carbs. That’s not filler, it’s the product. It’s 453 calories you can drink in thirty seconds, on the days when five slices of bread is more than you can face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarbs are also the cheapest thing in any gainer and the biggest part of it by weight. So that’s where the money gets saved, and nobody ever reads about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOurs is two of them. Both named. Both weighed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"split\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"pc\"\u003e45g \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nm\"\u003eMaltodextrin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"g\"\u003edoes most of the work\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"pc\"\u003e19.1g \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nm\"\u003eSusCarb®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"g\"\u003ethe expensive one\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"g\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoth of them start out as starch\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same stuff that’s in bread, rice and potatoes. That’s all a carb is. Food your body can run on. What makes these two different is the shape the starch is left in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaltodextrin is starch cut into short straight bits.\u003c\/strong\u003e It’s cheap, and it’s barely sweet, which is the only reason 75 grams of carbs goes into one shake without it tasting like cordial. It does most of the work here and it’s first on the ingredient list. We’re not going to pretend otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusCarb® is the same starch left in the opposite shape.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not cut up small, but left as one big piece with branches going off it in every direction. Less like snapped spaghetti. More like a head of broccoli. It’s the harder one to make, and it costs us several times what maltodextrin costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt comes from endurance sport, not from the gym.\u003c\/strong\u003e It was built for sports drinks, and it usually turns up in expensive performance products rather than in gainers. It brings no colour, no smell and no taste of its own. The full name on the label is highly branched cyclic dextrin, and SusCarb® is the brand of it we buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"band band--ink\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe could have put in two grams of SusCarb®, printed the name on the front of the tub, and nobody would ever have checked.\u003c\/strong\u003e We put in 19.1 grams and printed the number next to the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the tub beside this one off the shelf and see if you can find two carb numbers on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEvery gram accounted for.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost gainers ask you to take their word for it. This one prints the working.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e25g of protein from eight things\u003c\/strong\u003e, not one: five from milk, plus pea, pumpkin seed and sunflower seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5g of creatine a serve\u003c\/strong\u003e, as Pürest Creatine™.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoth carbs named and weighed\u003c\/strong\u003e on this page, instead of hidden behind one word.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe full amino acid list\u003c\/strong\u003e is in the tab below. What the protein brings and what we added are in separate columns, so you can see which is which.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufactured in New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e from local and imported ingredients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the label. That’s the pitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s in one serve.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e124g, which is two level 150 mL scoops. The full Nutrition Information panel, the actives, the complete amino acid list and the ingredient list are all in the tab below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat panel is for Creamy Vanilla, the flavour currently on sale. Chocolate’s figures differ slightly, and its own panel goes up when it is back in stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo scoops, thirty seconds.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col class=\"steps\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut 400–500 mL of cold milk or water in a 700 mL shaker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd two level 150 mL scoops. That’s 124g.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShake for 30 seconds and drink it straight away. One serve a day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"band band--light\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to gainers? Start on half.\u003c\/strong\u003e One level scoop is 62g, and gives you 12.5g protein, 37.5g carbohydrate and 2.5g creatine. Build up from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"fine\"\u003ePowder settles on the way to you, so a scoop can run a little over or under. If you want the serve exact, weigh it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIs it for you?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cols\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifters who would rather have protein, carbs and creatine in one shake than in three tubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone whose food can’t keep up with their training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who wants to read exactly what is in their gainer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNot for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone lactose intolerant, or allergic to milk or soy. Check the allergen statement first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone under 18, pregnant or breastfeeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone already eating enough. You don’t need a gainer if food covers it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions people ask before they buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it sit heavy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a 124g serve in 400–500 mL, so it is a big drink. If you have bounced off gainers before, start on a half serve, one level scoop at 62g, and build up. You can also split a full serve across two smaller drinks in the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI already take creatine. Do I double up?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach serve has 5g of creatine in it, which is a full dose on its own. If you take a separate creatine, skip it on the days you have a shake. A half serve gives you 2.5g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many serves are in a tub?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 19. One serve is 124g, which is two level 150 mL scoops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is there an expensive carb in a gainer?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause we would rather put it in than print the name and leave it out. SusCarb® is 19.1g of the 64g of carbs we add. It costs several times what maltodextrin costs, and the amount is printed so you can check it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need a gainer?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot if your food already covers what you need. This is for the days it doesn’t, when training is heavy and eating enough is the harder job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere is it made?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManufactured in New Zealand, from local and imported ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"legal\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDietary supplement. Not a medicine. Use as directed. Not suitable for children or during pregnancy unless advised by a healthcare professional. If symptoms persist, see your healthcare professional. 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