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[radkin]

Post up info on supplements you have used here, good & bad :thumb:

Protein bars:

Weider 32% protein bar: 19g protein and under 6g of fat per bar, strawberry and bannana flavours taste good, costs around £1.75, great for bumping up protein content when you haven't got time.

Protein shakes:

Maximuscle promax: Nutritional Info:
Per 90g (daily serving - 3 scoops)
Energy 357 Kcal/1493kJ
Protein (on dry matter) 76.5g
Carbohydrates 4.95g
Fats 4.05g

Tastes great for a protein powder and can be mixed with water or milk which is convenient, also mixes with ease, although this is one of the more exspensive powders on the market, but I think it's worth the extra cash, about £30 a tub.

Holland & Barret whey protein: Although this stuff is cheap (320 a tub), and has good enough nutritional content, it really is one of the worst tasting protein drink I've ever had, it makes me wanna heave just thinking about it , It also is a pain in the arse to mix, one to avoid in my opinion.

Meal replacements:

Designer whey, oneway meal bar (peanut butter flavour):
Serving Size 1 bar (86g)

Amount Per Serving %DV*

Calories 340
Calories from fat 110
Total Fat 12g 18%*
Saturated Fat 5g 25%*
Cholesterol 60mg 20%*
Total Carbohydrates 29g 10%*
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%*
Sugars 12g †
Protein 30g 60%*
Calcium 130mg 13%
Iron .70mg 4%
Phosphorus 100mg 10%
Sodium 450mg 19%
Potassium 130mg 4%

This is quite a nice tasting bar, although it's a little powdery, very convenient when your out and about, the nutrition content should satisfy all but the hardest gainers, the only down side to these are the price (£2.50 a bar), although you can get them a little cheaper if you buy in bulk.

Maximuscle, maxmeal, meal replacement drinks:
Nutritional Info:
Per 85g (1 sachet)
Energy 32.1kcal/1342kJ
Protein 52.87g
Carbohydrate 13.8g
Fats 7.65g
A good alround meal replacement drink, mixes well, tastes o.k, mixes with water so it's really convenient and not to exspensive (a box of 20 for £31.99) gets a definate thumbs up from me.

Creatines:

Maximuscle creatamax 8000gl:
Nutritional info:
Per 1 serving = 35g - 1 scoop
Energy 133kcal/566kJ
Carbohydrate 22.1g
Protein 11.2g
Fats trace

Mixes well, tastes fine, a little on the exspensive side (£34.99 a tub which will last about 2 weeks), although when I used it I didn't see much gains at all (they do say creatine doesn't work for 30% of people, guess i'm one of the unlucky ones).

so go ahead and tell us about what youve used and if it was good or not, peace

 

[keco52]

I drink whey protein shakes...I'll have to check the brand....probably gnc.
But it tastes like crap and I have to pretty much choke it down.
It's vanilla by the way...
Anything that tastes better would be very much appreciated.

 

[Bugsy Siegel]

Clif bars and Myoplex shakes.

 

[Shahin]

I drink Twinlab triple whey fuel vanilla flavored. Great taste mixes greatly in milk. It's 72% whey protein, 10% carbs and packs about 20 grams of protein/serving. I use this together with a cheaper brand of whey which is 90/ protein, but I don't think it's available outside sweden. Anyway, I highly recommend triple whey fuel.

 

[Alomonger Pete]

All whey protein is pretty much the same. Don't bother with Maximuscle as it is a very overpriced product. Maximuscle are the king of advertising and rip offs. If you want cheap, good quality protein and are from Europe check out this site:
http://www.sports-nutrition.net/acatalog/whey-protein-products.html .

As for protein bars, I hate them all as they are very expensive compared to real food, yet are nearly always full of sugar alcohols and very low quality protein (e.g. soy). The best protein bar IMO is the Pro Bar XS: http://www.affordablesupplements.co.uk/ns/products/detail.asp?prodid=1199 .

The best value for money MRP on the market in the UK is the All In One MRP. The MRP actually features have good quality ingredients with a mixture of fast and slow acting proteins and a small amount of complex carbohydrates keeping the dreaded maltodextrin to a minimum. When mixed with oats it is a great tasting, nutritious meal. That Maximuscle Pro Max MRP seems like an unnecessary overpriced product, as it is basically just a lot of whey protein with some added rubbish such as maltodextrin. You would get more of a benefit from just having a whey protein shake. On its own it is pretty useless as you need sufficient carbohydrates to open up your cells so that the protein doesn't get used as energy and instead repairs your muscles.

However there is no substitute for real food. Get your diet, lifestyle, knowledge and training right before even thinking about supplements.

There are a lot of supplements out there that are a waste of money. The only supplements I recommend are whey protein, glucose / dextrose and sometimes creatine. The cheapest place where you can buy relatively small amounts of glucose/dextrose in the UK is Superdrug, if you want to buy in bulk here is the place to go: http://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/product.php?xProd=82&xSec=24 . Here is a link to the cheapest creatine I have found in the UK: http://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/product.php?xProd=70&xSec=16

Post workout glucose / dextrose are more important than whey protein as your body's number one priority is initially to replenish glycogen stores - any protein taken in before replenshing these stores will be cannabalised as fuel rather than used to repair your muscles.

 

[MATW95]

I drink whey protein shakes...I'll have to check the brand....probably gnc.
But it tastes like crap and I have to pretty much choke it down.
It's vanilla by the way...
Anything that tastes better would be very much appreciated.

I drink the chocolate-flavored whey shits. Also, you can't just have the protein with milk or water by itself, because you're right, it tastes like shit.

 

[bigmack]

Whey Protein
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ISO Pro . 45g of whey a serving, 0 carbs. Tastes like rotten shit but very effective protein with the added amino acids.Chocolate flavour(yea right)

Omega fish oils
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Udo mix.$15 a bottle,mixture of different oils such as flax and other omegas.Tastes good,use it on salads.

I also use sesathin.Great for cooking,yummy.

Creatine
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Green bulge by controlled labs.Best creatine I have ever used.Comes in capsule form.Extremely cheap.

Themogenics
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Vasopro.Contains ephedrine.this is actually asthma medication but the only form of ephedrine i can find.I take it with a generic brand of caffeine.Highly effective.

Vitamins
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Megamen.Best mix of vitamins and minerals i've seen.
Generic brands: b complexe,vit c,pantothenic acid(b5),grape seed extract

Natural test booster
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Ergopharm 6-OXO. Best test booster ever,no side effects,highly effective.Also can be used as a PH.

NO2(nitric oxide)
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White blood by controlled labs. Orgasmic pumps. capsule form. Vascularises so much it scares me.Sometimes i take this for fun to show off my veins.


Protein bars are crap,avoid at all costs as they contains sugar alcohols.Can somebody say diarrhoea??