Is Six Star whey protein good quality?

[Pet shop boys]

According to AI overview :


Six Star 100% Whey Protein Plus (approx. $20–$25 for 1.8 lbs) is a budget-friendly, widely available, and well-reviewed protein powder often lauded for its good taste, easy mixing, and high protein content (30g per serving, typically 2 scoops). It is suitable for athletes seeking a post-workout recovery boost .


Palumbo however completely disagrees with AI ...

Truth is, sadly the supplement industry is almost entirely unregulated including Palumbo's brand ....

Some tastes better, are easier to blend blah blah but.... Does the quality of whey protein really matter?

I think those overpriced brand pushed by juiced to the gills muscleheads (sponsored Athletes, oh brother lol) are not different than the more affordable ones. (with Fred Flinstone on the cover or Tony the tiger)




Whoosshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  Oh the industry <

[IroNat]

It's all a waste of your money.

The "protein scam" has been going on for as long as bodybuilding has been around.

[Pet shop boys]

It's all a waste of your money.

The "protein scam" has been going on for as long as bodybuilding has been around.

AI is kind of a new source of information though.


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[BB]

Tried it, it was fine, like any of mid-priced ones.

[Humble Narcissist]

It's all a waste of your money.

The "protein scam" has been going on for as long as bodybuilding has been around.

It just tastes better than before.

[Pet shop boys]

It just tastes better than before.

Just got the chocolate flavor taste really good and easy to mix for half the price SPECIES...
no wonder Palumbo is so pissed,



WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh  Breslow

[Humble Narcissist]

Just got the chocolate flavor taste really good and easy to mix for half the price SPECIES...
no wonder Palumbo is so pissed,



WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh  Breslow

Why do you drink that shit at all?

[Royalty]

Why do you drink that shit at all?

Why are you pretending that you are not Pet Shop Boys?

PS: congrats on buying some protein powder 😂

[Humble Narcissist]

Why are you pretending that you are not Pet Shop Boys?

PS: congrats on buying some protein powder 😂

I thought I had you fooled.

[Grape Ape]

I find Seven Star to be about roughly 17% better than this stuff.

[MajorDomo]

It's all a waste of your money.

The "protein scam" has been going on for as long as bodybuilding has been around.

This. It's all marketing bullshit. Eat real food and save your money.

[Van_Bilderass]

This. It's all marketing bullshit. Eat real food and save your money.

I know we've had words but this is a serious reply and not a dig at you. Where does "real food" start and end? Whey powder comes from milk, it's the 30% of milk protein fraction. It's refined. But so are many other foods. Take cottage cheese for example. Still food? If you think about it many "real food" are refined, fractions of the original source. Skim milk is not the original and it's in liquid form but it's food. I always said whey is every bit real food. Different powder proteins have both advantages and disadvantages over the original source. Lots of competitive bodybuilders have gone back and forth in incorporating powder protein sources and usually they say it's hard to say which is better. I think Cutler said he was in one of his best shapes when 4 of his meals were shakes or something like that. He also drank regular coke after workouts when Aceto was his coach and Aceto is pretty "scientifically minded." Sometimes a little bit of refined foods can be fit into the overall picture nicely. I have these medical grade "nutritionally complete" MRPs right now with all the necessary micronutrients and fat etc and it says you can live on it for a few months if illness prevents solid foods

[youandme]

Obviously better than other star ratings. If I’m seeing the best rated at 5 stars and then this is 6 stars, you better believe I’m going to pay to get the best to be the best.

[Rambone]

Yes.

[chaos]

I know we've had words but this is a serious reply and not a dig at you. Where does "real food" start and end?

Knows all the complexities of illicit drugs and peptides but doesn't know what real food is? LOL

Food is typically solid or semi-solid (e.g., fruits, vegetables, meat, grains) and may be chewed before swallowing.

Drink is liquid (e.g., water, juice, coffee, milk) and is swallowed directly without chewing.

[Pet shop boys]

This. It's all marketing bullshit. Eat real food and save your money.

We are assuming we're eating "real food"  as much as we can .... but being on the run on really busy days and trying to meet the daily protein intake is a completely different story.


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[IroNat]

We are assuming we're eating "real food"  as much as we can .... but being on the run on really busy days and trying to meet the daily protein intake is a completely different story.


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That in itself is more BS.

[MajorDomo]

I know we've had words but this is a serious reply and not a dig at you. Where does "real food" start and end? Whey powder comes from milk, it's the 30% of milk protein fraction. It's refined. But so are many other foods. Take cottage cheese for example. Still food? If you think about it many "real food" are refined, fractions of the original source. Skim milk is not the original and it's in liquid form but it's food. I always said whey is every bit real food. Different powder proteins have both advantages and disadvantages over the original source. Lots of competitive bodybuilders have gone back and forth in incorporating powder protein sources and usually they say it's hard to say which is better. I think Cutler said he was in one of his best shapes when 4 of his meals were shakes or something like that. He also drank regular coke after workouts when Aceto was his coach and Aceto is pretty "scientifically minded." Sometimes a little bit of refined foods can be fit into the overall picture nicely. I have these medical grade "nutritionally complete" MRPs right now with all the necessary micronutrients and fat etc and it says you can live on it for a few months if illness prevents solid foods

Well yes -we've had words. Mostly when you called me some kind of kike, lol. For the record I'm of Italian descent so I'm cool with wap or guinea but a kike? Um, no.

Up until then I found your posts interesting. You seem to be a guy who experiments with exogenous substances routinely. I have no problem with that. At least you are honest.

As for foods, yes - everything is processed to some degree, but the farther you take it from the original form the worse it is for you. That's because any processing inherently causes degradation or removal of co-factors that the body evolved to consume. I have an educational background in chemistry and I specialized in organic synthesis in grad school so I have seen how even slight processing distorts organic molecules.

My dad had cancer so at the end of his life he could only drink liquid forms of protein - I totally get that. But we are talking extreme cases where the body has lost its ability to process food. My dad lost most of his intestines so that killed everything.

The emphasis in bodybuilding on high protein intake is based a lot on marketing. Lots of research is challenging that notion and I agree. I have a natural tendency to produce high amounts of uric acid from protein - my dad had the same issue- and stick to no more than 75 grams a day. I tried high protein regimes in the past for periods up to a year. I got lean but never found any muscular gains from eating as much as 250 grams of protein a day.

My take is spend your money on anything you want but be aware that 1) lots of protein supplements out there have been independently tested and don't contain anywhere near the amount they advertise (its even worse for creatine btw) and 2) high protein intakes absolutely do not guarantee increased muscular growth.

https://thehealthbeat.com/best-and-worst-whey-protein-powders/
 

[AbrahamG]

Well yes -we've had words. Mostly when you called me some kind of kike, lol. For the record I'm of Italian descent so I'm cool with wap or guinea but a kike? Um, no.

Up until then I found your posts interesting. You seem to be a guy who experiments with exogenous substances routinely. I have no problem with that. At least you are honest.

As for foods, yes - everything is processed to some degree, but the farther you take it from the original form the worse it is for you. That's because any processing inherently causes degradation or removal of co-factors that the body evolved to consume. I have an educational background in chemistry and I specialized in organic synthesis in grad school so I have seen how even slight processing distorts organic molecules.

My dad had cancer so at the end of his life he could only drink liquid forms of protein - I totally get that. But we are talking extreme cases where the body has lost its ability to process food. My dad lost most of his intestines so that killed everything.

The emphasis in bodybuilding on high protein intake is based a lot on marketing. Lots of research is challenging that notion and I agree. I have a natural tendency to produce high amounts of uric acid from protein - my dad had the same issue- and stick to no more than 75 grams a day. I tried high protein regimes in the past for periods up to a year. I got lean but never found any muscular gains from eating as much as 250 grams of protein a day.

My take is spend your money on anything you want but be aware that 1) lots of protein supplements out there have been independently tested and don't contain anywhere near the amount they advertise (its even worse for creatine btw) and 2) high protein intakes absolutely do not guarantee increased muscular growth.

https://thehealthbeat.com/best-and-worst-whey-protein-powders/

LMFAO.  Van Rules. 

[Van_Bilderass]

As for foods, yes - everything is processed to some degree, but the farther you take it from the original form the worse it is for you. That's because any processing inherently causes degradation or removal of co-factors that the body evolved to consume. I have an educational background in chemistry and I specialized in organic synthesis in grad school so I have seen how even slight processing distorts organic molecules.

My problem with you is that has been that you often seem come at me with jibes about being out of my depth (despite saying I'm not positive about what I'm saying) and then not having any counterargument and me not really knowing anything about you so I can't respond. I don't know if you are a kike for sure, I have to take your word for not I guess, but you seemed to respond to my antisemitic anti-Israel posts a lot. But it's not that serious...

I have tried a whole lot of substances, having using PEDs for over 30 years, but I never really had the finances to really experiment as much as I'd liked. I'm currently taking a little GH for really the first time almost! Imagine that LOL. As for recs which I love, I haven't been able to score even weed for a year and a half haha. Only half hearted tries to find a plug though

I see what you're saying here but I've also seen cases where processing improves nutrition profiles or bioavailability. Like I think some canned vegetables or fruits actually having more bioavailable nutrient and vitamins due to the processing. Or take eggs where cooking it makes the protein bioavailability go from 50% to near 100%. Ok, so it's just cooking but it's still processing. I'm not sure if milk is just "drink" as I feel it would count to your food intake. I was talking to a dietician just recently about my food intake and she thought my idea of drinking chocolate milk was a good idea to get "food" and energy in me. If milk is turned into cheese is the cheese now more of a food and better because it's solid? I googled a random food pyramid and milk is there. Yoghurt can be both eaten and drank What about oils, they are liquid. Soup? I'm being silly haha.


If we take whey protein, it's known to have beneficial effects on immunity for example and I would question if it's overall worse for you than say tuna in a can? The tuna could give you too much mercury too LOL. I would choose the whey if I had to. As you know whey used to be a waste product that was thrown away but then some noticed that amino profile was fantastic and now there are constant shortages. It's good enough that it's used in medicine as you know from experience. They also use EAA supps for those with allergies or kidney issues and there are special protein supps with low potassium and phosphates for kidney patients and on and on.