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Title: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: Deicide on December 22, 2007, 04:29:16 AM
On my trip to the market where normally it is hit or miss what they have in terms of proteins, I managed to pick up two tubs of the PROV 60...5 different protein blends...looks nice. Anyone have any experience with Labrada products or specifically this one?
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: powerpack on December 22, 2007, 06:53:41 AM
The only Labrada products I have tried are his protein bars.
That taste nice enough and he does have a rep for integrity in the supplement industry
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: busyB on December 22, 2007, 07:18:53 AM
On my trip to the market where normally it is hit or miss what they have in terms of proteins, I managed to pick up two tubs of the PROV 60...5 different protein blends...looks nice. Anyone have any experience with Labrada products or specifically this one?

Yes, his products are sound. Pro V 60 is great, I used it for a while

However, his prices have just went up again. I have friends that run stores and his prices are getting too high. Can only imagine what you paid for it over there bro...
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: Deicide on December 22, 2007, 04:50:44 PM
Yes, his products are sound. Pro V 60 is great, I used it for a while

However, his prices have just went up again. I have friends that run stores and his prices are getting too high. Can only imagine what you paid for it over there bro...

64 USD a tub...expensive, particularly since only 3.5 pounds are in there; on the other hand I have never had the opportunity to use a 5 way blend so I am excited.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: peroni on December 22, 2007, 07:15:16 PM
I've used it for years and 3-4 shakes daily in addition to 3-4 large meals daily. I like it very well. It tastes great and has done well by me

my recipe if you're interested:

5 ice cubes
1+ cup water
1 banana
1 big squirt barleans flax oil
1 handful frozen raspberries
1 scoop  carbs (carbo hit)
2 scoops labrada v 60 vanilla

I always get it through bodybuilding.com  It's by far the cheapest I've found with fast,  reliable service


Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 22, 2007, 08:09:59 PM
you take in 3-4 shakes in addition to 3-4 solid meals per day? are you a pro bb'er? if not why on earth would you do that?
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: AZbodybuilder on December 22, 2007, 08:49:19 PM
you take in 3-4 shakes in addition to 3-4 solid meals per day? are you a pro bb'er? if not why on earth would you do that?
Thats not unusual, most bodybuilders do at least 6 meals a day, and he is doing up to 8, some do more frequent smaller meals to keep the gut in check.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: peroni on December 23, 2007, 09:25:27 AM
you take in 3-4 shakes in addition to 3-4 solid meals per day? are you a pro bb'er? if not why on earth would you do that?

I'm not a bb'er at all other than recreationally.  I have an ultra fast metabolism and this gives me the calories I need coupled with the nutrition I need in order to maintain my muscle mass and continue to be strong. To give you an idea of my metabolic rate, I'm 39 years old and have never done a lick of cardio. My stomach is flat as a board (no 6 pack showing) and my caloric intake is between 5-6k daily. The point is not how many calories I consume, but the source. I also train very hard 5 days per week for roughly 1 hour
day 1 chest: bench, inc bench, incl dumb flys, cable cross', pec deck... 3 sets per exercise, all sets to failure...you get the idea. When you train like that you need the extra caloric intake for energy and obviously the nutrients for the muscles to grow. Works for me.

Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: peroni on December 23, 2007, 09:28:05 AM
I should also add that I tried their mass 60 product and it was equally good until they changed the formula. It visibly became grainy in texture and the sweetness was overbearing. I inquired with Labrada about it and they said it was a bad batch but a few months later I had the same results from a new, different batch so I simply stick with the pro v 60. Later a different person in their company that they had in fact changed the formula and that's the difference I was noticing
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: Emmortal on December 23, 2007, 01:23:43 PM
you take in 3-4 shakes in addition to 3-4 solid meals per day? are you a pro bb'er? if not why on earth would you do that?

Eating that many meals in a day allows for much easier intake of a high caloric diet needed for bodybuilding, pro or recreational.  If you are trying to put in 5,000 calories a day it's much easier to do it over 8 meals than stuff your face for 3.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: candidizzle on December 23, 2007, 01:26:20 PM
Eating that many meals in a day allows for much easier intake of a high caloric diet needed for bodybuilding, pro or recreational.  If you are trying to put in 5,000 calories a day it's much easier to do it over 8 meals than stuff your face for 3.
yuuupppp
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: GroinkTropin on December 23, 2007, 02:04:55 PM
64 USD a tub...expensive, particularly since only 3.5 pounds are in there; on the other hand I have never had the opportunity to use a 5 way blend so I am excited.

There are plenty of protein blends, you won't notice much.

The price of whey has gone up dramatically lately, its not just him doing it. Some products have more than doubled in price.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: G.R.H. on December 23, 2007, 04:13:38 PM
i've used pro v-60 a # of times. i like it!  :)
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 23, 2007, 05:11:38 PM
Eating that many meals in a day allows for much easier intake of a high caloric diet needed for bodybuilding, pro or recreational.  If you are trying to put in 5,000 calories a day it's much easier to do it over 8 meals than stuff your face for 3.
::) i'll gaurantee you that no pro besides Cutler does that.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: CT_Muscle on December 23, 2007, 05:25:31 PM
::) i'll gaurantee you that no pro besides Cutler does that.

The question we all want to know the answer to SF, is do you believe it works?
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 23, 2007, 05:26:47 PM
The question we all want to know the answer to SF, is do you believe it works?
maybe if you consider "working" painting your toilet bowl brown, spending half the day in the bathroom and smelling like a walking fart all day.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: CT_Muscle on December 23, 2007, 05:30:52 PM
maybe if you consider "working" painting your toilet bowl brown, spending half the day in the bathroom and smelling like a walking fart all day.

Maybe you've mistaken the question I was asking. Do you SF believe that 8 meals ala Cutler is more efficient then 6?
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 23, 2007, 05:34:48 PM
Maybe you've mistaken the question I was asking. Do you SF believe that 8 meals ala Cutler is more efficient then 6?
makes no difference, if you get all your nutrients in for the day it makes no difference if it's 4 or 8, guys just do the 8 meals bullshit to look hardcore and different.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: coltrane on December 23, 2007, 05:41:51 PM
makes no difference, if you get all your nutrients in for the day it makes no difference if it's 4 or 8, guys just do the 8 meals bullshit to look hardcore and different.


what?!?!  Makes no difference???   More meals spread out bumps metabolism and provides less of a chance of fat accumulation than a few large meals (bc they are smaller and more managable).  At least thats what i though...
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 23, 2007, 05:45:30 PM

what?!?!  Makes no difference???   More meals spread out bumps metabolism and provides less of a chance of fat accumulation than a few large meals (bc they are smaller and more managable).  At least thats what i though...
::)bullshit that's been put out there by the magazines and supplement companies to get you to buy more protein products and by the sounds of this thread it's working.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: coltrane on December 23, 2007, 05:52:54 PM
i can't tell whether youre being serious or dicking around....


definitely more meals is advantageous.  you know that, right?   tell me your just screwing about
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: CT_Muscle on December 23, 2007, 05:56:35 PM
makes no difference, if you get all your nutrients in for the day it makes no difference if it's 4 or 8, guys just do the 8 meals bullshit to look hardcore and different.

SF can you go back into DA's G.A.Y. thread and call him out some more i'm waiting for him to think up his comeback  ;D
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 23, 2007, 05:58:48 PM
i can't tell whether youre being serious or dicking around....


definitely more meals is advantageous.  you know that, right?   tell me your just screwing about
i'm not talking about eating only once or twice a day but do you HONESTLY believe that it makes a difference if you eat 5 times a day or 8 if you're getting all your nutrients?
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: coltrane on December 23, 2007, 06:02:24 PM
well i thnk 8 is too many just bc your constantly eating something....but i stick w 6...

you originally said 4 or 8 it doesn't matter.   how many do you eat a day then, 4?
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 23, 2007, 06:04:25 PM
well i thnk 8 is too many just bc your constantly eating something....but i stick w 6...

you originally said 4 or 8 it doesn't matter.   how many do you eat a day then, 4?
5 on workout days, 4 on rest days and i still get in the high 200's and some days 300 grams of protein and a good amount of carbs.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: coltrane on December 23, 2007, 06:07:47 PM
cool...

i just think for those trying to lose weight it's better to do the higher meal thing (as well as for keeping the stomach tighter)

in the long run it's whatever works..
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: gtbro1 on December 23, 2007, 06:15:09 PM
i'm not talking about eating only once or twice a day but do you HONESTLY believe that it makes a difference if you eat 5 times a day or 8 if you're getting all your nutrients?

  I think you are correct as far as the amount of nutrient thing. As long as you get enough you will make gains. Where I disagree is it does matter for keeping the metabolism going.I never bought into lugging around protein shakes or anything but I have at times in the past went for long periods of eating 5 or six times a day and could tell a difference in fat loss/ gain. What I mean is I just ate less before work, had a snack on my morning and afternoon breaks and then of course lunch and dinner. I work in a factory and whenever I eat a big lunch or breakfast I don't feel like doing anything...makes me want to sleep. smaller meals seems to prevent that.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: peroni on December 24, 2007, 07:52:50 AM
makes no difference, if you get all your nutrients in for the day it makes no difference if it's 4 or 8, guys just do the 8 meals bullshit to look hardcore and different.

don't be ridiculous
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 24, 2007, 07:54:56 AM
don't be ridiculous
i'll tell you what, post a picture of yourself showing the results of your 8 meal a day diet and if i'm impressed i'll start tomorrow.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 24, 2007, 08:27:04 AM
peroni...........peroni. ......you still here? ;D
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: busyB on December 24, 2007, 10:58:33 AM
i'll tell you what, post a picture of yourself showing the results of your 8 meal a day diet and if i'm impressed i'll start tomorrow.

Start a diet on Christmas? How unholy of you Squad!!!  :(
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: candidizzle on December 24, 2007, 05:47:02 PM
makes no difference, if you get all your nutrients in for the day it makes no difference if it's 4 or 8, guys just do the 8 meals bullshit to look hardcore and different.
you are quite ignorant...

there a big difference actually.

if two guys both consume 2400 calories per day for two months...and one gets his calories in the form of 6 meals all with 400 calories(with about 50g protein) each meal; the other guy gets his calories in the form of 8 meals of 300 calories(with about 37 g protein)...they both are getting totally equal quantities of calories and grams of protein...but the guy with 8 meals per day will be 1)leaner 2)more muscular 3)have a higher base metabolic rate.

Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 24, 2007, 05:48:26 PM
you are quite ignorant...

there a big difference actually.

if two guys both consume 2400 calories per day for two months...and one gets his calories in the form of 6 meals all with 400 calories(with about 50g protein) each meal; the other guy gets his calories in the form of 8 meals of 300 calories(with about 37 g protein)...they both are getting totally equal quantities of calories and grams of protein...but the guy with 8 meals per day will be 1)leaner 2)more muscular 3)have a higher base metabolic rate.


prove it.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: danielson on December 24, 2007, 05:51:35 PM
Lol at eating 8 times a day. What a bunch of dopes to sacrifice all that time force feeding. ;D
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: candidizzle on December 24, 2007, 05:54:41 PM
prove it.
think about it dave..
your body can only utilize so many nutrients at one time. most people can only synthesize around 30..some maybe 40 gms or a little higher...but any more than that will not be used..and will be converted into glucose, which will probably be turned into fat. so eating 6 meals of 50 gms of protein doesnt really yeild 300 gms of daily protein intake...beause what matters is not how much you take in, but how muh your body uses. taking in 50 grams of protein several times a day will be no more beneficial than taking in 40 grams, or even 30 grams(exception is post workout)..because those extra 10 or 20 grams will not be synthesized and will go to waste..(most likely stored as fat).    the same is true for fats and carbs..you can only use so much at one time...loading up on a certain nutrient will do nothing but cause fat storage..it doesnt allow for a longer ga in between meals.       so the best thing you can do is give your body nutrients in amounts just as big as it can utilize as one time..which is quite a small amount actually.      
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 24, 2007, 05:57:25 PM
think about it dave..
your body can only utilize so many nutrients at one time. most people can only synthesize around 30..some maybe 40 gms or a little higher...but any more than that will not be used..and will be converted into glucose, which will probably be turned into fat. so eating 6 meals of 50 gms of protein doesnt really yeild 300 gms of daily protein intake...beause what matters is not how much you take in, but how muh your body uses. taking in 50 grams of protein several times a day will be no more beneficial than taking in 40 grams, or even 30 grams(exception is post workout)..because those extra 10 or 20 grams will not be synthesized and will go to waste..(most likely stored as fat).    the same is true for fats and carbs..you can only use so much at one time...loading up on a certain nutrient will do nothing but cause fat storage..it doesnt allow for a longer ga in between meals.       so the best thing you can do is give your body nutrients in amounts just as big as it can utilize as one time..which is quite a small amount actually.      
tell that to Serge Nubret who ate one huge meal with hundreds of grams of protein at night, the multi meal bullshit is a scam that's been put out there by the protein powder companies to make money, plain and simple.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: candidizzle on December 24, 2007, 06:04:38 PM
think about this...
we will just look at protein intake, the other nutrients really dont matter for the sake of this argument

guy number 1#

meal 1   75 g protein ingested, 40 gms protein utilized by muscles

meal 2   60 gm protein ingested, 40 gms protein utilized by muscles

meal 3    85 grams protein ingested, 65 gms utilized by muscle(post workout)

meal 4     75 grams protein ingested, 40 grms protein utilized by muscles

meal 5     86 grams protein ingested, 40 grams utilized by muscles

meal 6    100 grams protein ingested, 40 grams protein utilized by muscles

total protein ingested= 481 g protein.   total protein utilized by muscles= 265



guy #2

meal 1  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 2  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 3  65 g protein ingested, 65 g protein utilized by muscles(post workout)

meal 4  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 5  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 6  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 7  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 8  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles



total protein ingested= 345 g.   total protein utilized by muscles= 345 g.




guy #1 ate 481 g of protein...guy #2 ate only 345 g of protein, yet guy #2 utilized all 345 g's; while guy #1 utilized only 265 g's.

you can eat leass, but gain faster....space out your meals more!
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: gtbro1 on December 24, 2007, 06:20:58 PM
tell that to Serge Nubret who ate one huge meal with hundreds of grams of protein at night, the multi meal bullshit is a scam that's been put out there by the protein powder companies to make money, plain and simple.

  you are probably right...but smaller meals more frequently does seem to help me keep the belly in check...I don't know about the absorption rate of protein.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: The Squadfather on December 25, 2007, 06:14:33 AM
think about this...
we will just look at protein intake, the other nutrients really dont matter for the sake of this argument

guy number 1#

meal 1   75 g protein ingested, 40 gms protein utilized by muscles

meal 2   60 gm protein ingested, 40 gms protein utilized by muscles

meal 3    85 grams protein ingested, 65 gms utilized by muscle(post workout)

meal 4     75 grams protein ingested, 40 grms protein utilized by muscles

meal 5     86 grams protein ingested, 40 grams utilized by muscles

meal 6    100 grams protein ingested, 40 grams protein utilized by muscles

total protein ingested= 481 g protein.   total protein utilized by muscles= 265



guy #2

meal 1  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 2  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 3  65 g protein ingested, 65 g protein utilized by muscles(post workout)

meal 4  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 5  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 6  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 7  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles

meal 8  40 g protein ingested, 40 g protein utilized by muscles



total protein ingested= 345 g.   total protein utilized by muscles= 345 g.




guy #1 ate 481 g of protein...guy #2 ate only 345 g of protein, yet guy #2 utilized all 345 g's; while guy #1 utilized only 265 g's.

you can eat leass, but gain faster....space out your meals more!
hahahahahahaa, i love how you know EXACTLY how many grams of protein are utilized by the body as if there was any definite way to tell this, show me a study, ANY STUDY that shows exactly how many grams of protein are "utilized" by the body.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: gtbro1 on December 25, 2007, 07:22:03 AM
hahahahahahaa, i love how you know EXACTLY how many grams of protein are utilized by the body as if there was any definite way to tell this, show me a study, ANY STUDY that shows exactly how many grams of protein are "utilized" by the body.

  He knows this because he is dating the daughter of a witchdoctor. He told him.
Title: Re: Labrada PROV 60 Protein Blend...
Post by: Emmortal on December 27, 2007, 03:23:24 PM
makes no difference, if you get all your nutrients in for the day it makes no difference if it's 4 or 8, guys just do the 8 meals bullshit to look hardcore and different.

It has nothing to do with looking hardcore or different.  Personally, I'm a lean guy and don't have a stomach large enough to consume the amount of nutrients in one sitting or 3 large sittings so it makes sense to me because of my body makeup to eat 6 times throughout the day.  That way I don't feel stuffed and bloated from 3 large meals.

If you have the stomach to hold that much food in, then I definitely agree with you, there's no need to eat that many times through the day, I just can't take in that much food at once.

Also, the body adapts to absorption of nutrients the more you feed it.  So guys like Surge can consume that much food at once because his body has adapted to that eating regime.  Everyone's body is different so it's impossible to say exactly how much protien is absorbed in a single sitting, guy A's body may be more adpet at it and will be able to utilize large amounts of protein in one sitting while guy B can only absorb a small percentage due to his eating habits. 

The point is to experiment, do what works for you.  If eating one large meal in the day works for you, then go for it, if eating 8 meals a day works for you then so be it.  It's not a matter of "oh that's bullshit and nonesense" it's a matter of listening to your body and dialing in your eating habits based off its needs.