Protein powders

[GroinkTropin]

Does anyone else seem to hold water when they drink a lot of protein powders? Ive been drinking a lot of isopure, maxpro and high 5 lately and i seem to be holding water despite being on a pretty strict diet. I think it may be the sucralose they use to sweeten, what do you guys think? Does anyone here avoid sucralose? I found it to be in every protein powder at my store, and I'm thinking about drinking no shakes for a couple weeks to see if I improve. Thoughts? Oh yeah and chick i picked up some egg whites you endore, will eat some tom and maybe just eat more egg whites instead of shakes.

[timfogarty]

you can order many kinds of protein without any sweetener from trueprotein.com

[The True Adonis]

What a waste.

[Bigger Business]

Syntha-6

[GroinkTropin]

What a waste.

Que? I weighed myself at 226 13% yesterday, natural yes I know you envy me, as you should.

[onlyme]

What a waste.

Well thats the first step to recovery.  Realizing what you are.  Good job.

[Wombat]

get yourself 100% real dried egg whites and mix that in your reg/PPowder...But just use less of your reg.p/powder...

get your Dried egg whites straight from the farm(cheaper)..Check out Rose Acres farm...

[The Enigma]

What a waste.

I agree...........YOU ARE.

[BroadStreetBruiser]

Does anyone else seem to hold water when they drink a lot of protein powders? Ive been drinking a lot of isopure, maxpro and high 5 lately and i seem to be holding water despite being on a pretty strict diet. I think it may be the sucralose they use to sweeten, what do you guys think? Does anyone here avoid sucralose? I found it to be in every protein powder at my store, and I'm thinking about drinking no shakes for a couple weeks to see if I improve. Thoughts? Oh yeah and chick i picked up some egg whites you endore, will eat some tom and maybe just eat more egg whites instead of shakes.

My life got a whole lot better the day I cut out protein powder but if you can't handle that go with what Tim said and get regular ol' plain whey from True Protein

[dzulboy]

Intra Pro  i use a shit load of it even pre contest

[thewickedtruth]

you can order many kinds of protein without any sweetener from trueprotein.com

Second...

[SteelePegasus]

to me nothing taste better than this




Adonis, I might agree that people don't need as much protein as they think, but there is a minimum amount that should factor into their diet


also the evidence clearly states that whey/malto post workout works

[thewickedtruth]

to me nothing taste better than this




Adonis, I might agree that people don't need as much protein as they think, but there is a minimum amount that should factor into their diet


also the evidence clearly states that whey/malto post workout works

Yeah I second the ON as well. If your'e buying in bulk, true protien..if you're looking for just a jug to last you a month or so at a time, ON is number one for a reason.

[The Enigma]

What a waste.

6 Big Macs and 6 Supersized fries please. 

[bbinsider]

Eating only solid meals will get you in shape faster.

[Dr. D]

Stay away from all protein powders...they are just waste products.

[Board_SHERIF]

Does anyone else seem to hold water when they drink a lot of protein powders? Ive been drinking a lot of isopure, maxpro and high 5 lately and i seem to be holding water despite being on a pretty strict diet. I think it may be the sucralose they use to sweeten, what do you guys think? Does anyone here avoid sucralose? I found it to be in every protein powder at my store, and I'm thinking about drinking no shakes for a couple weeks to see if I improve. Thoughts? Oh yeah and chick i picked up some egg whites you endore, will eat some tom and maybe just eat more egg whites instead of shakes.

Whole eggs are the best - the fat is good fat and full of nutrients. 

[Colossus_1986]

Yeah I second the ON as well. If your'e buying in bulk, true protien..if you're looking for just a jug to last you a month or so at a time, ON is number one for a reason.

Taste? thats the only credential that qualifies it as good? lol
just go have a milkshake a mc'D's why don't u.
thats like the freakin Hot-Dog of proteins, cheap stuff.

Read the label...probably starts off with protein BLEND (meaning they can put stuff in brackets like this: [protein, whey isolate, glutamine, dog shit, casein protein] and thats how they get away with selling you garbage in a pretty label. please... ON whey is for budget bodybuilders, the type who look for bargains and would spend at most 30$ on protein but then turn around and spend 200$ a week keeping their car in better shape! haha.

trust me, this is one of the best ALLMAX NUTRITION - Iso-Flex (you can take this all they way up to 1 week out from the show, maybe a bit more. (considering you compete)
peace

[SteelePegasus]

Taste? thats the only credential that qualifies it as good? lol
just go have a milkshake a mc'D's why don't u.
thats like the freakin Hot-Dog of proteins, cheap stuff.

Read the label...probably starts off with protein BLEND (meaning they can put stuff in brackets like this: [protein, whey isolate, glutamine, dog shit, casein protein] and thats how they get away with selling you garbage in a pretty label. please... ON whey is for budget bodybuilders, the type who look for bargains and would spend at most 30$ on protein but then turn around and spend 200$ a week keeping their car in better shape! haha.

trust me, this is one of the best ALLMAX NUTRITION - Iso-Flex (you can take this all they way up to 1 week out from the show, maybe a bit more. (considering you compete)
peace

are you sure about that? judge for yourself..look at the carb to protein ration

[Colossus_1986]

are you sure about that? judge for yourself..look at the carb to protein ration

i was being sarcastic, but trying to proove my point that the ON optimum whey isn't anything special. not by a long-shot.

[Bast000]

haha maybe you should double your protein intake.  the more the better.   

[250Ben250]

Most people will cut powders before a contest, thinking your body will burn additional calories having to digest whole food. How much protein are you drinking in a day? If its mostly whey then I would also recommend switching to egg or casein only at the least. I've read that whey can actually influence your blood sugar levels more than you would think compared to other forms of protein. If you're dieting you would be in a pretty insulin-sensitive state as it is. I don't know if this would translate into a 'smoother' appearance though, but it could be another reason people avoid protein powders before a contest...

[Cavalier22]

protein powders=gas

[Mick33]

You gotta love ON's pricing, but some say it is great others say if you're not buying Pride or something like that ($60 for 2.5 lbs) you aren't getting shit. WTF is the right way. I am all about top quality, but fuck paying $65 for 2.5 lbs.

[Blockhead]

i was being sarcastic, but trying to proove my point that the ON optimum whey isn't anything special. not by a long-shot.

Optimum Nutrition is decent at best. Very very basic a company they are.

  It's the #1 selling protein powder right now because it's the CHEAPEST(economically). Now if they are selling a 5lb jug of powder for such a relatively inexpinsive price like that then it means they care cutting corners somewhere. More than likely on INGREDIANTS. They are putting fillers and inferior proteins in the mix. It may SAY 'isolate' but it's probably 95% concentrate and 5% isolate. No wonder why they can sell it so cheap. ON is nothing too special. Decent at BEST.

 Never really a problem w/ water retention with protein powders using something like ISOPURE or Isobolic or even DC's company...True Protein.

 Rule of thumb is...if you're not pre-contest then have your shake(s) whenever...

  Getting ready for a show? Then no more than 2 daily and never ever 2 weeks OUT before your show..."just in case".