The AnabolicHalo Threads and Ramblings

[oldtimer1]

*tuna is more expensive than whey

*whey isolate doesnt contain lactose

I don't believe whey isolate is lactose free no matter what the label says. There is no government testing of the claims of the supplement industry. I'm lactose sensitive and I have reacted to both whey isolate and whey concentrate. All the "research" put out concerning the supplement whey isolate comes from the supplement industry.

Concerning tuna the point I was making was to eat real food. Eating tuna 7 days a week isn't healthy due to mercury. Again my original point is taken out of context. I would rather eat stuff like tuna, cooked eggs and a steak over a tub of protein powder. I can buy at my local shop rite on many days a can of tuna for around a buck. 3oz of tuna is 21 to 24 grams of high quality protein.

[Grape Ape]

To be honest, I used to do that and choose my supplements based on how many scientists were in the advert, but I got a bit suspicious when one guy on a BSN ad was mixing blue and red liquids and the supp I bought wasn't even purple FFS!!!!

Now I just go straight to the person that works in GNC and say, hey I want to achieve xyz and buy what they recommend. They get no commision so no reason to mislead me etc

The GNC guys are the best kept secret.  I remember one time the guy caught me buying a tub of protein that had a slightly lower isolate ratio than another brand they carried.   Sure I paid $40 more, but we all know the right mix can be the difference between massive gains or none at all.  I'm shuddering typing this remembering the bullet I dodged.

[bigmc]

To be honest, I used to do that and choose my supplements based on how many scientists were in the advert, but I got a bit suspicious when one guy on a BSN ad was mixing blue and red liquids and the supp I bought wasn't even purple FFS!!!!

Now I just go straight to the person that works in GNC and say, hey I want to achieve xyz and buy what they recommend. They get no commision so no reason to mislead me etc

true story

i was in the gnc in manchester a a while ago

to get a couple of protein bars

the girl behind the counter was about 40lbs overweight

she comes up to me and asks me what my fitness goals are

i say why


she says she can help me pick the right supplements to get me where i need to be

so i say my main goal is not to be as overweight as someone like you

that shut her up

[alabama ftw]

You should find a new girlfriend that's blind so she can read your back like braille. Maybe jehova left you a message on your back.  

[kh300]

The GNC guys are the best kept secret.  I remember one time the guy caught me buying a tub of protein that had a slightly lower isolate ratio than another brand they carried.   Sure I paid $40 more, but we all know the right mix can be the difference between massive gains or none at all.  I'm shuddering typing this remembering the bullet I dodged.

Sounds like you lucked out, but please tell me theres more to this story. I know isolate ratio's are important,but if thats all this person let you walk out with then they did you a tremendous disservice. That store is a gold mine of muscle building power and I'm afraid your not activating all your receptors with just protein powder.

[polychronopolous]

Protein shakes obviously work, look at the guys on the front of the tub!!! Most of them if you look closely are even mixing one while the photo was being taken

With a big smile on their face cause they realize how much more jacked they're gonna be tomorrow morning when they wake up.

[Lustral]

when I was younger, (1990-1991) I used only foods, as I was pretty stingy and protein powders weren't really developed yet. other than cassienate and albumin.
I never competed again until 1995, and by then I owned my gym, protiens had exploded on the market, and I was totally sick of cooking.

actually, my last couple competitions,  I pretty much had protein powders non stop all day, and then would eat a couple litres (quarts) of ice cream at night.  I force fed myself for decades, and now really don't enjoy eating whole foods any more.  not that I recommend eating nothing but protein powder, it was done out of laziness, (take that piana!! lol) and it seemed to work ok.

Don't know how you kept size with just liquids. My first diet from permabulker I had just shakes all day (1 scoop    ) with maybe some undercooked rice and flavourless chicken. I'd have 1 cheat meal a week. Dropped 30kg but face looked so drawn, my lifts went to absolute shit and I had no sex drive.

[phreak]

i tell them

"looks like you have too much time to eat fatboy"

and i hit an aggressive side tricep

May a nonexistent god forgive me: my wife and I have taking to doing aggressive side triceps. GB is too powerful.

[bears]

http://goo.gl/HbaH9r

I want to find out once and for all if protein powder is real or fake

they're real I saw them

[dustin]

I think they're probably about half the advertised amount and probably not as "high quality" as they say they are. That's why I just buy Costco brand protein and call it a day. One shake a day in some whole milk with ice. Tastes great, gets me hydrated and I know there's a little bit of protein in there. I don't think you need thousands of grams of protein like those fat heffers that drool over Dante's nutsack, but I think a shake a day is good for all intents and purposes. I just don't believe any of the label claims for a second.

[galeniko]

What is your opinion of permabulkes like Alex23, Shizzo, Chaos etc?

if i may reply to this.

alex after a diet would look very good, he got density and real size.

shitto would look even worse than justing biebe,ace180 etc after a diet, hes got literaly no muscle, his gut alone is 100lbs of lard(not exagerating).

chaos claimed he looked like me when he was younger,maybe that true.

[Ropo]

http://goo.gl/HbaH9r

I want to find out once and for all if protein powder is real or fake

How they fake protein, which is ridiculous cheap to make? Do they sell sand for you as protein? If it is brittle and hard to chew, it may be fake.

Do you know where whey protein is coming from? When they make cheese, in the process they have some cheese and lots of whey, which they sell to protein maker by pennies, and protein maker purifies it by filtering, and dry it to powder. Then they add some essence for flavor, and sell it to 70$ per gallon, making ridiculous profits. It is simple as that, and if you buy good brand, you should be OK, in that measure what complete moron could be OK.

[DroppingPlates]

i am

That's good to hear.

[the trainer]

When are you coming out of the closet.

[dustin]

How they fake protein, which is ridiculous cheap to make? Do they sell sand for you as protein? If it is brittle and hard to chew, it may be fake.

Do you know where whey protein is coming from? When they make cheese, in the process they have some cheese and lots of whey, which they sell to protein maker by pennies, and protein maker purifies it by filtering, and dry it to powder. Then they add some essence for flavor, and sell it to 70$ per gallon, making ridiculous profits. It is simple as that, and if you buy good brand, you should be OK, in that measure what complete moron could be OK.

There have been independent tests done that show that these proteins don't meet the label claims.

[funk51]

 

[beverast]

There have been independent tests done that show that these proteins don't meet the label claims.

You're not referring to the independent tests with some home made lab test that the maker himself admits is highly flawed (since half the stuff didn't even dissolve properly in his carrier) and probably delivered wrong results, are you?

[Antonio fella]

merge this shit

[alabama ftw]

if i may reply to this.

alex after a diet would look very good, he got density and real size.

shitto would look even worse than justing biebe,ace180 etc after a diet, hes got literaly no muscle, his gut alone is 100lbs of lard(not exagerating).

chaos claimed he looked like me when he was younger,maybe that true.

Why doesn't Alex23 cut? He has always looked disgusting. He has all the drugs in the world and knowledge and he is still obese.

Just look at him

[dustin]

You're not referring to the independent tests with some home made lab test that the maker himself admits is highly flawed (since half the stuff didn't even dissolve properly in his carrier) and probably delivered wrong results, are you?

No. But it sounds like you go to sleep with a tub of protein firmly grasped in your tender embrace.

[James28]

They better be real. I bought some yesterday. Optimum Nutrition Hydro Whey.

[That_Dude]

Anabolic you can just mix a scoop of protein powder with however much quick oats you like add water and shake/ blend it's cheaper and you can be sure of the carb source

[dustin]

i buy weightgainer and it has supposedly only carbs from oats and rice

no maltodextrine etc

so why is it so horrible?

ppl always shit on weightgainers

People shit on it because it usually involves super low quality protein powder with copious amounts of maltodexterine (they claim that it's a complex saccharide and low on the glycemic index) usually some dextrose, etc. The ones without sugar are amazingly overpriced too. You can grind up oats yourself and pay pennies to the kilo.

I used to buy protein powder and just keep a small tub of oat flour on standby. When I needed a gainer shake, I'd just mix it in with my protein powder and saved tons of money. It worked well as I was a real hard gainer and it took thousands of calories, consistently, to get a pound or two to stick. I'd sneeze or miss a bit of sleep and I'd drop 5-10lbs easily. I'd only recommend gainers for extreme hardgainers that truly gauge their caloric intake accurately and need high calorie liquid meals.

[alabama ftw]

Hebrew?

[monstermunch]

Do you 'pump up' before going out?