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Help in selecting/evaluating Protein Powder

How do you cut through the marketing to pick the best

CLatch
CLatch g Charlie Latch
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Hey guys, a little help please. 

I've been using On Yeah! Protein Powder for years -- mainly on the recommendation of a friend.  I know there are a LOT of criteria to pick a suppliment, from taste to ingredients and price, but want some help picking the best product out there.  I know most of the online review are written by the companies themselves, so am a little lost and want to reaching out to this community for help.

1) How do you evaluate protein powder?

2) What's (especially you Scott) your current recommendation?

3) Do you cycle brands and products?

 

ohawkey
ohawkey g Robert Fong
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445 Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Gain Muscle Date Joined: October 10, 2013
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Posted By: CLatch

Hey guys, a little help please. 

I've been using On Yeah! Protein Powder for years -- mainly on the recommendation of a friend.  I know there are a LOT of criteria to pick a suppliment, from taste to ingredients and price, but want some help picking the best product out there.  I know most of the online review are written by the companies themselves, so am a little lost and want to reaching out to this community for help.

1) How do you evaluate protein powder?

2) What's (especially you Scott) your current recommendation?

3) Do you cycle brands and products?

 

I just go for the macros first, then price. If a brand doesn't taste good I wouldn't buy from them again. Gold standard usually tastes pretty good. Most proteins are waaayy too sweet. I also avoid companies that have been caught amino spiking their protein.

These are the ones I've tried so far
Cytosport 100 Chocolate Whey - way too sweet, does not taste like chocolate

MusclePharm Combat Cookies and Cream - way too sweet.

Optimum Performance Chocolate Whey - has a weird cardboard taste and smell to it

Muscle Milk Pro Chocolate - tastes decent

Muscle Milk Light Chocolate - tastes decent

BPI sports chocolate whey - its salty... I don't know why chocolate shakes should be salty
Cellucore Peanut Butter Marshmellow - its okay. I heard good things about their cinnamon flavor

Gold Standard - All the flavors I've tried are decent.

Quest Protein Powder - waaaaaay too sweet and not good for just drinking. it gets really foamy. i think it's meant more for cooking.
 
I have a sample packet of BSN, just haven't opened it yet.

jmboiardi
jmboiardi p John M Boiardi
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Posted By: CLatch

Hey guys, a little help please. 

I've been using On Yeah! Protein Powder for years -- mainly on the recommendation of a friend.  I know there are a LOT of criteria to pick a suppliment, from taste to ingredients and price, but want some help picking the best product out there.  I know most of the online review are written by the companies themselves, so am a little lost and want to reaching out to this community for help.

1) How do you evaluate protein powder?

2) What's (especially you Scott) your current recommendation?

3) Do you cycle brands and products?

 

Charlie,

 

I use Optimum Nutrition exclusively. The reason being is they have the cleanest and most accurate protein powders (in terms of actual versus advertised protein amounts and quality ingredients) based on independent lab tests. They own their own factories and follow USP (U.S. Pharmacopoeia) and best manufacturing processes as defined by the U.S. government. These are purley voluntary guidelines as supplements are not regulated by the FDA. The parent company owns Optimum Nutrition as well as BSN - the brand that sponsors Scott.

 

For mass produced supplements, I look for quality and purity irrespective of price - you get what you pay for in this regard. I have been using Optimum Nutrition protein supplements for over 25 years now.

 

John

34 years of lifting and nutritional experience and resident "old man" :-) MS Athlete and past Super Hermanite since 2013.
ALS
ALS g Alfred Sichelstiel
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10 Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Gain Muscle Date Joined: April 4, 2016
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When I researched Protein powders a few months ago the Optimum Nutrition came out on top every single time.

Mike_Misiulis
Mike_Misiulis g Micheal Misiulis
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95 Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Gain Muscle Date Joined: October 10, 2014
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Buy a good brand... Like ON.... but really.. How about just eat more food. there is so many sources protien that are better than any otc supplement and just as easy..

 

a 2 lbs jug lasts me like 2.5-3 months ... dont over think your protien!!!!

 

Everytime you go to have a shaker full. think to yourself. Mabey I can just have a can of tuna or some egg whites, or some chicken, or some cottage cheese, or some beans or sumthing.... Food is the better choice..always.. but make sure you do get a good protein for when you must supplement.

 

Take Good Care...

 

 

~Mike

 

If you didn't pass out or puke......YOU GAVE UP!!
NutritionMax
NutritionMax g Justin Janoska
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Posted By: CLatch

Hey guys, a little help please. 

I've been using On Yeah! Protein Powder for years -- mainly on the recommendation of a friend.  I know there are a LOT of criteria to pick a suppliment, from taste to ingredients and price, but want some help picking the best product out there.  I know most of the online review are written by the companies themselves, so am a little lost and want to reaching out to this community for help.

1) How do you evaluate protein powder?

2) What's (especially you Scott) your current recommendation?

3) Do you cycle brands and products?

 

Honestly, it's a skill you have to develop from learning the industry and how the process goes. Third party testing commpanies like ConsumerLab. Most popular brands these days aren't anything special. i.e. ON, muscle milk - there's products out there that are 10x better and are sourced better. I use Biotrust Low Carb which can be found http://nutritionmax.biotrust.com/shop.asp and sometimes Onnit's dolce where found herhttps://www.onnit.com/?a_aid=NutritionMaxe Generally, ahere GMP logo mean it's been third party tested and is clean and pure. But you just don't know unless someone else tests for metals and the quality of the amino acids. For example, Optimum Nutrition's Gold Whey, Cellulcor, Isocore, and some others isn't all that it claims it is regarding BCAA content. The amino acids and BCAA are a lot lower than they claim. https://medium.com/@anthonyroberts/muscle-milk-syntha-6-isoflex-cellucor-and-optimum-nutritions-proteins-tested-for-bcaa-content-1bbd05ebf23

 

Go grass-fed if you want the best whey that retains the sub-fraction proteins. Don't asinine to use shit protein that you take everyday.

Master's in Human Nutrition PN Certified Nutritionist NASM-CPT MS Athlete For badass coaching, visit: www.nutritionmax.fit/services justin@nutritionmax.fit
JDWILSON54
JDWILSON54 g Jeff Wilson
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I always stick with a good isolate. This is going to be the cleanest protein you can buy plus it's the easiest for your body to digest. Meaning that most of the essential amino acids are easily absorbed by the body. It can be a little bit more expensive but I've been using Isomorph by APS Nutrition and it taste great and the price is not bad.

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