short and sweet, it smells terrible, but tastes okay... ive used two tubs both chocolate milk. I have gained a lot of strength, and not much weight which is surprising. i love the stuff, and i will keep using it. i take 3 scoops after working out. Like i stated ive gained strength, and some tone, although not much weight. Also i try and eat more but i find it hard which probably explains the small weight gain.

I've been working out pretty hardcore, five times a week at least, for the last eight months. Before that I had taken a long break. Needless to say, I had lost most of the gains I had made earlier, so I started looking for quick ways to put those pounds back on. First I tried Dymatize gainers, then the BSN gainer, and then the Optimum Nutrition gainers. With the first one I gained fat, with the second one nothing, and the last one my digestive system didn't like. Then I tried this stuff, Iso-Mass. It smelled awful the first time I opened it, and the taste was also no spring flower, but the results really started coming during that first jug. I'm on my third one now, and haven't even the smallest desire to look for another. I actually look forward to the stuff these days, and don't even notice the smell. I mix it with raw milk and the taste is Vanilla Ice Cream, so you can imagine how good it is like that (my raw milk is like 5%fat)). Anyways, long story short, I have gained 15 pounds of lean muscle mass with no fatty stomach in three months by just taking it once after every workout(although I must admit I take four scoops instead of three). And I've got these little pockets of muscles I've never seen before coming up in all kinds of strange spots. Overall, a winner.

Im a long time fan of the site. Heck its homepage but Im just so busy with school majoring in Nutrition & Fitness and playing ball that I don't have time to contribute to the site like I wanna. I have gone thru 4 or 5 tubs of this so I figured it's time to write a review on it

- Mixability
I personally love this gainer but im going to knock it 1st by saying it sucks mixing in a shaker cup or by using a spoon. But in all honesty what gainer ever mixes using a shaker cup. I always blend my proteins with ice and either milk or water in a blender so that solves any mixing problems for me.

-Taste
The common complaint I hear with this is that it is hard to swallow...haha (had a dirty thought) anyway the main reason is because of the added omega's and fishy smell along with the added creatines which i heard help leave that gritty taste it has. I take my fish oils and/or eat so much fish daily that downing this does not bother me one bit. Thats just me tho, but I will add that I usually stick with chocolate or cookies n cream. I am burnt out on vanilla and strawberry flavored proteins and I did find that the fishiness along with the strawberry/vanilla took more getting used to.
This said I will say that Iso Mass isn't the best tasting, but its def not the worst in my humble opinion

-Value/Ingredient profile
I have seen this at Gnc.com for as low as $50 but I have found the hard way that it sells out quick. bb.com and amazon usually sell it around 60+ and I will admit that on a college budget that is quite an investment lol. But seeing that it has added creatine (7g) which include mono and kre alkalyn, omegas fatty acids(6.5g), vitamins and BCAAs/glutamine. This also contains your Whey, milk and egg protein iso's along with caseinated proteins. Im sorry tho, I do not know how good the actually quality of all this is. I know that some companies put cheap ingredients such as low quality creatine for example along with added sugars or carbs to expand the calorie count but I will say that I've never had a problem with this gainer and at times when I was low on $$$ I really came to appreciate what all Iso Mass had in it.

-Effectiveness
I usually take this around months leading up to training camp and I take it during the season as well. During the season I am never ever at home except in the morning or night and with classes I don't have time to eat like I should and want to. Taking this helps me maintain my weight as like I said earlier I really have come to appreciate what all it has in it. This helped me maintain strength across the board and I didn't notice any drop in performance despite probably not getting the required calories daily. During bulking season I am able to eat more at home, but I will say that this has helped me pack on the pounds. My sophomore year taking this I was 218lbs prior to taking it and once I finished a tub I weighed 223lbs. This past year my steady weight was 225 but I bulked up to 232 but I do alot of HIIT cardio which I believe might have always hindered my gains. So I stayed at about 230lbs. I would say based off of that logic I usually gain about 5lbs a tub but this really helped add thickness to my body and my strength increased as well.

-Overall
What can i say. I guess you can call me a fanboy of Iso Mass. I do love taking this during bulk and football season. I did not find myself bloated but if I was it was not noticable. Like any athlete tho, I always want to get BIGGER,STRONGER,FASTER. I have always been interested in other gainers like Real Gains, Real Mass, or any other (bulking) supp that might aid my bulk let me know. Like I have stated tho, everybody is different. I can tolerate the fishy taste and I prefer to mix this in a blender and to. But thats me. Hope this helps

i finished a tub of this stuff 2 month ago. i had the chocolate and it worked for me, i went from 170 lbs to 180 lbs, i reached new max on each exercises of my routine.
One of the best value in supplements out there. This stuff has all sorts good stuff in it. I used 2 scoops mixed with water 30 minutes before working out and 2 more scoops mixed with reduced fat milk inmediately after workouts. Many will hate the fishy smell each time you open it.. Overall it is a great stuff, i think of grabbing another tub.

I'm currently on my 3rd tub of Iso-Mass & I have to say when you combine training hard w/ this stuff, you will see great results. I started off at 187 3 months ago & I'm currently weight 205 & I've gained good quality muscle..& not water weight which some other gainers tend to give. The initial smell when you open the canister will throw a lot of people off because it's give of strong fishy odor due to the 5 different fishes in the formula however the taste is the complete opposite. I actually enjoy the "Soft Vanilla Ice Cream" flavor & I usually take it with water. I would definitely recommend mixing it with Powerade Zero or Gatorade as it mixes very well & the taste is phenomenal. I've also had the "Chocolate Milk" flavor which isn't bad but their isn't too many mixing options outside water & milk.

Iso-Mass has everything you need in a gainer with 5 diff. type of proteins from whey isolate, milk Protein Isolate, egg protein isolate, & micellar & beta caseins so you will get the time released quality. You can't go wrong w/ the 7 different types of creatine, 4 types of glutamine, & BCAA's to help you recover faster also. It's loaded with vitamins & omega's so it really can cut cost w/ buying extra supplements.

I usually take 3 to 4 shakes a day & all together & a tub has 30 servings so it can get a little pricey but w/ the results I think it's worth it. All-in-all I would definitely recommend this to anyone who trains hard & wants to put on quality mass.

i just finished a tub of this stuff and i have to say it works if ur trying to put on some serious lbs of muscle deff add this to your stack its a bit pricy and tast bad but (i had the choclate) u shouldnt buy a gainer for the tast but for only the results which is what i got from this stuff has 7 grams of creatine in it as well as all the other good stuff to helf put on the lbs.

Aight so i just had to write a review on this here product. First off when you open your first tub you may notice that this "substance" happens to smell just like fish food. Now if this is not bad enough it probably tastes worse than fish food. There are actually times in my day completely apart from anything involving lifting that i think about how absolutely terrible the taste of this product is. Vanilla tastes like fish food. Chocolate tastes like fish food. Oh surprise cookies and creme tastes like fish food too. If you do not mind muscling down something that makes you ill than lets move onto the next portion of this review. As far as effectiveness is concerned this product is good for just good old bulking. It has alot of calories and carbs so you may not be gaining all muscle but you will be gaining. I changed from 150lbs to 180lbs in about three months using this and most of my gains have been muscular. For a bulking shake its quite affordable because unlike many other high calorie drinks that have 6 serving in a huge container this has 32. This is really good and will last a decent amount of time. If your really trying to just throw weight on in a hurry this is for you.

This is my first review, and I have yet to complete the entire tub, however I am at least 3/4 full, and I finally have some time, so I figured I'd do it now because who knows if I'll remember to do it another time.

Value:
I'll start out with value. I got it for free from a friend who could not stand the taste or smell of it. However, based on the value online, I'd say it is pretty average based on what you get and the servings. It's about the same price as Pro-Complex Gainer, however I do believe you probably get more servings in this.


Mixability:
I'm afraid to just mix it with water/milk and drink it like that. Looks like it would clump up and it smells awful, so I could only imagine the taste. So I mix it with PB, strawberries and a banana. Taste like a PB and J sandwich. So it's drinkable, especially for a weightgainer.

Profile:
Looks pretty good. I could use some more calories in there, however that's easily done by adding some PB and fruit to it in a blender. Plus the kre alkalyn is definitely very nice. Good amount of complex carbs and protein in there. Serving size is three big scoops, so you have to make a big drink to get all the benefits while covering the taste.

Effectiveness:
So far I feel like it has worked wonders. I am a pretty hardgainer at this point, however, I have gained a couple of pounds while using this. I use it rather inconsistently because of my work and school schedule, plus I stack it with Jack3d, and Gaspari's Anavite while also drinking other proteins from work throughout the week. However, after a solid workout, the next day I am definitely considerably less sore than I am usually am. So that is definitely a plus, and hopefully a sign that it is working. Plus, I have went from repping 185 with 3 sets of 10, to 205 with 3 sets of 8. I do not know how much of that is this or the other supplements, and just mindset alone, but this is at the very least a solid placebo.

I am going to try Pro-Complex Gainer after I finish the rest of this tub unless the last part of this tub blows me away. But, I can't disagree with a free weightgainer, so if you can find a deal on this, I'd definitely give it a shot.

The first time i took this, I finished one full tub and a quarter of a second one. I gained about 15 lbs in a month. Though it was mostly muscle I did also gain some fat in my mid section mostly but that was because i did not watch my diet. About a year later i decided to give it another shot and ate healthier and actually lifted consistently. Strenght and size gains were noticed whithin a week and a half. My bench increased about 10 lbs in the first two weeks. my gains were so amazing i got 4 of my buddies whom i work out with to but tubs for themselves. I did take a full serving pre and another full serving post workout. i was consuming about 4000 calories a day, but made sure to cut on carbs and fat so i did not gain fat the second time. I took 3 tubs and gained 15 lbs in 6 weeks and have recently decided to get off the iso mass. i did lose about 5 lbs after i got off of it but it was def water weight because of the creatine, strenghth and muscle stayed on. i definetely recommend it if u want to gain weight fast or want to break a pleateu, but watch your diet while youre on it to build lean muscle. as far as side effects, its a lot to ingest at first. i started with two scoops pre, three post workout for about 4 days until i took a full serving both pre and post workout. chocolate and strawberry are good. peanut butter is disgusting. drink with water not with milk, its way to thick with milk. i give it a 9/10

I am on my second 10lb tub of iso mass. I have seen very good results from this product. All of my gains have been lean and i dont have any fat where i dont want it. I went from 148 lbs and now i am at 160 lbs. I got the cookies and cream and it was great, but that only lasted one day... Now I dread drinking this stuff but i can still get it down no problem. I didnt expect it to taste wonderful considering everything that is in it. I have ordered 2 more tubs of it. Please keep in mind that this is the first gainer i have used so i have nothing to compare to. Also i am not taking the full 3 servings per day, just 2. I lift 3 days and do cardio 3 days with 1 rest day. I hope this review helps people on the fence to give it a try if your looking for lean, clean gains.