mass gainer immediately before bed?

Your body will go catabolic at night so you should eat cottage cheese or a casien shake before bed so your body will have something to eat. Then try to schedule the other power shake after your workout and in the am.

thanks, would you assume the weight i'm gaining by doing this is all fat?

No its not all fat but. With your body asleep you really don't burn a lot of calories so the power shake isn't doing as much as it could say first thing in the am or after a workout. If you are getting fat its not because you added a Couple of shakes to your diet. I would bet your diet could use some work all over. Give me a typical days diet your age weight height and goals and maybe I could push you in a new direction.

I would try to work my gainer shakes before and after my workout.

heavy--

Meal - oatmeal or egg whites with grits
Snack - mass gainer shake
Meal - salmon or chicken or ground turkey with rice and steamed veggies
Snack - cottage cheese with greek yogurt and raw almonds
Snack - protein bar or low cal protein shake (before workout)
Post workout shake (ON Gold Standard Whey)
Meal - chipotle burrito bowl w/ brown rice/black beans/double chicken/pinch of cheese
Snack before bed - mass gainer shake

Sometimes, if i get the opportunity i will be able to get another full meal in before my workout (time permitting).

I am 26 yrs old..5'7"..160lbs..9% BF

My goal is to be 175lbs @ 8% BF.

I'm open to all the help i can get..let me know what you think..

shake before bed = piss at 4 in the mornig = cant stand on that shit

Good old steak and bowl of rice does it for me before sleep

heavy--

Meal - oatmeal or egg whites with grits
Snack - mass gainer shake
Meal - salmon or chicken or ground turkey with rice and steamed veggies
Snack - cottage cheese with greek yogurt and raw almonds
Snack - protein bar or low cal protein shake (before workout)
Post workout shake (ON Gold Standard Whey)
Meal - chipotle burrito bowl w/ brown rice/black beans/double chicken/pinch of cheese
Snack before bed - mass gainer shake

Sometimes, if i get the opportunity i will be able to get another full meal in before my workout (time permitting).

I am 26 yrs old..5'7"..160lbs..9% BF

My goal is to be 175lbs @ 8% BF.

I'm open to all the help i can get..let me know what you think..

This is pretty close to what I do daily. I am maintaining my size and cutting fat with this diet but Not really gaining any. I have about 65 lbs on you also so with those calories you could make some pretty lean gains. This at a glance looks like about 3000 calories or so. If you stay on this diet for a month see were you at if you are not growing up the calorie intake. If you are liking the results stay on. You seem like you are heading in the right direction. Feel free to inbox me with any questions bro.

If you're wanting to gain weight I would suggest to not worry about putting a lil bit of fat on. Get as big as you can, bf% increasing is part of the process. Get to like 185 or 190 and then once you get there cut down to a lean shredded 175.

I would create my own mass shake. Too much garbage in the weight gainers these days. A little protein powder, bananas, peanut butter, fruit, omega3 will create a nice mass shake.

I think a weight gainer shake is ideal before bed. Sleep time is growth time