can someone recommend a protein shake

[Nish]

Alot of people on here are talking about the Gold Standard Whey brand. I've tried it myself and it does taste great. If you look at Amazon.com, they even list it as a best seller. With that said,, I would not reccomend it for one reason: HIGH SODIUM content. There is 200mg of sodium per serving. I use another protein brand that is sold at my local mom and pop nutrition store called CORE, which is a mix of whey and casein protein. It only contains 40 mg of sodium.

When looking at purchasing proteins, you also need to decide what type of protein you want to buy: Whey, Casein and Soy. In general, stay away from Soy. Without going into alot of detail, soy is actually hard for the body to digest. Whey is great for post-workout. It is a fast digesting protein, so it's the perfect shake to have within 30 mins after your workout as it will go straight to repairing your muscle. Casein protein is slow digesting. This works great first thing in the morning or before bed. It's will slowly go to your muscles.

[Jotronic]

I'm not posting pics of my naked torso but I've been concentrating on fat loss and muscle gain with a lot of success. Dymatize ISO-100 is excellent. I disagree that shakes are overrated. If one does not have the time to put together enough protein rich meals nor enough time to consume them then protein shakes are an ideal adjunct.

However, my meals have changed drastically to be as healthy as possible given what I have to work with. I *try* to buy my meat and vegetables locally grown as often as I can but it is difficult. I buy eggs from local farms and almost everything is organic. The quality of food is so important.

[Joe Diego]

6'4 235 ill be 37 in 3 months

[dex89]

"Skinny Boy"? Son, you have no idea. You're such a Truck. Pics avlable upon request.
...and I bet I got you beat.

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=11443

6'1 currently 218 lbs age 23

Please provide your pics

EDIT: and I didn't mean to offend you when I said Skinny boy, it was a joke. lol

[Joe Diego]

You're over overrated skinny boy. OP I use Gold Standard 100% Whey, I've used it since i started working 5 years ago. I buy it at Gold Standard 100% Whey, screw GNC and their overprice products.

"Skinny Boy"? Son, you have no idea. You're such a Truck. Pics avlable upon request.
...and I bet I got you beat.

[dex89]

Protein shakes are overrated. Eating a healthy diet is good enough. Fish, chicken, veggies blah blah blah. Lifting weights is also overrated. Try and keep your body fat percentage low with cardio and exercise (pull ups, squares, push-ups....)

You're over overrated skinny boy. OP I use Gold Standard 100% Whey, I've used it since i started working 5 years ago. I buy it at Gold Standard 100% Whey, screw GNC and their overprice products.

[Shan]

Met- rx meal replacement

[Joe Diego]

Protein shakes are overrated. Eating a healthy diet is good enough. Fish, chicken, veggies blah blah blah. Lifting weights is also overrated. Try and keep your body fat percentage low with cardio and exercise (pull ups, squares, push-ups....)

[Aames]

I have tried most brands. For price, go Optimum; they typically have the cheapest price per gram of protein (of the reputable brands). For taste, buy either Dymatize Casein Cinnamon Bun or ANY flavor of Trutein. Both taste incredible. If you have any sort of dairy or gluten intolerance, use Isopure. I currently use Isopure Zero.

[PatientlyWaiting]

ON 100% Whey Protein Gold Standard.

Mocha Cappuccino is delicious.

[aim4hair]

Isoflex is one of the purest proteins you can get!!

[chrisis]

Wouldn't it be really handy if we had a subforum for such topics?



Not a criticism of jman91, I refer to the fact a few members have asked for one and it's still not available.

[akai]

Another vote for Optimum Nutrition. Steer clear of any brands with over the top marketing.

[NotBelievingIt]

Creatine isn't a hormone, so the boosting of DHT would merely be an affect of a boost in Testosterone because of your increased intensity and musculature.

Very few protein 'shakes' that are billed as protein are going to be anything but protein + BCAA's. Generally you are only going to find pre-workout shakes that contain Creatine.

Plus it will be on the ingredient list, so its easy enough to just filter it out.

Get Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey.

[Proper]

I don't take protein but my buddy does. He blends his strawberry flavoured protein powder with some plain yogurt, and fruitopia. I think that's how they make it at goodlife fitness anyways; around that sort of idea.

If I do make shakes, I just get those frozen fruits in a bag, and cut some bananas into it, cup of milk, a spoon or two of sugar and it's good to go. I'm sure there are others with a lot better ingredients but I just work around what tastes good.