Supplement Factory

newby.204

Has anyone here used the 5lb whey from supplement factory? is it any good? seems quite cheap for 5lbs of whey, im not saying this takes away from the quality of the product i just dont want to waste my money!! would anyone reckon that ON gold standard whey is better albeit more expensive!!!

Hanley

Someone really shoulda started a thread detailing their experience with The Supplement Factory by now...

FTR, I've used their chocolate orange whey and it's very nice. The reason it's so cheap is because there's no middle man and the factory was already in place as a contract supplier so start up costs were also minimal to zero.

_JOE_

Hanley wrote: »

Someone really shoulda started a thread detailing their experience with The Supplement Factory by now...

FTR, I've used their chocolate orange whey and it's very nice. The reason it's so cheap is because there's no middle man and the factory was already in place as a contract supplier so start up costs were also minimal to zero.

OMG...the factory you're right. Although you might find some info Here OP...

newby.204

thanks hanley!!

newby.204

joe i started readin that thread, i stopped readin real quick!!

agentgreen

Is the protein all concentrate or is it a blend and is it high in carbs?

Hanley

agentgreen wrote: »

Is the protein all concentrate or is it a blend and is it high in carbs?

Just concentrate as far as I'm aware. According to the labels there's .54g of carbs per 25g of protein.

agentgreen

Hanley wrote: »

Just concentrate as far as I'm aware. According to the labels there's .54g of carbs per 25g of protein.

That good isn't it? Big Whey is 1.68g carbs per 22.88g of protein.

dave80

Seen a good few adverts for supp factory on various websites in one of them theres a picture of a tub of whey Isolate anybody any know when its out?

Esse85

I ordered both strawberry and chocolate whey, both taste nice, they may be a little sweet for some though.

10lbs delivered for €67.50 is good value me thinks.

Beau

Yeh I think their products taste lovely and are good quality.

tomkillkenny

i saw Reflex instant whey 4.4 kg at www.hpnutrition.net . 75 euro. reflex is a v good brand?? also saw some ON protein some where wlse but im not sure ON whey is great brand , heard it wasnt comes from states, loads of rugby players use Reflex

tomkillkenny

sorry if i not supposed to put links here , jus though bout it.

TrueMass

tomkillkenny wrote: »

i saw Reflex instant whey 4.4 kg at www.hpnutrition.net . 75 euro. reflex is a v good brand?? also saw some ON protein some where wlse but im not sure ON whey is great brand , heard it wasnt comes from states, loads of rugby players use Reflex

Reflex and ON whey are probably the two best on the market with Isolate and Concentrate blended to 80% as is. That means there is more Isolate then concentrate. They also add digestive enzymes and a very small bit of hydrolysed whey protein for peptide fractions - but probably a sprinkle. ON is owned by Kilkenny's very own Glanbia!

tomkillkenny

iv been using reflex, my recovery rate has gone through the roof , recovering very very well using their products, i v been using micro whey ,growyh matrix and zinc matrix, iv used ON b4 but didnt find it as good but better than most on the market. all i say is REFLEX ALL THE WAY!!!! GROWTH MATRIX WOW

Remmy

Did anyone try their brand of creatine?

tribulus

Yeah it's grand.

Remmy

thanks,for that price it's hard to beat.Do they charge much for shipping outside Dublin?

tribulus

I don't know tbh as I'm in Dublin, just email them and I'm sure they can give you a price, although I think it's 8.50 for anywhere in the country.

Gumbo

Remmy wrote: »

thanks,for that price it's hard to beat.Do they charge much for shipping outside Dublin?

as above, its 8.50 for nationwide delivery.

Pro-Nutrition

kceire wrote: »

as above, its 8.50 for nationwide delivery.

Why pay for delivery? You pay enough for the product

Malteaser!

Pro-Nutrition wrote: »

Why pay for delivery? You pay enough for the product

You can buy a 5lb tub of whey from The Supplement Factory for 29.99 even if you were to pay the 8.50 for delivery it's still only going to cost you 38.49 which is a lot less than most other places, including yours where a 5lb tub of whey can be 59.99.

Hanley

Malteaser! wrote: »

You can buy a 5lb tub of whey from The Supplement Factory for 29.99 even if you were to pay the 8.50 for delivery it's still only going to cost you 38.49 which is a lot less than most other places, including yours where a 5lb tub of whey can be 59.99.

Lol. Burn.

Remmy

Malteaser! wrote: »

You can buy a 5lb tub of whey from The Supplement Factory for 29.99 even if you were to pay the 8.50 for delivery it's still only going to cost you 38.49 which is a lot less than most other places, including yours where a 5lb tub of whey can be 59.99.

+1 their prices seem to be alot better than the competition.

Jimmy Bottlehead

From my experience, the Supp Factory stuff is of inferior quality.

Hanley

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

From my experience, the Supp Factory stuff is of inferior quality.

How are you definf "inferior quality"? Quantative analysis, or just a general feeling you have??

davmol

When buying from the supplement factory and having the product delivered ,as the tubs are obviously not going to fit tru the letter box,do u have to have someone at teh address or what way is it delivered?

Gumbo

davmol wrote: »

When buying from the supplement factory and having the product delivered ,as the tubs are obviously not going to fit tru the letter box,do u have to have someone at teh address or what way is it delivered?

yeah, if there is nobody at home they will leave a messege for you to collect it at theire nearest depot. or they could give it to your neighbour.

i always get it delivered to my work address, that way there is always somebody there to receive it. getting it home in the backpack on my motorbike is another days work:p

rubadub

Pro-Nutrition wrote: »

Why pay for delivery? You pay enough for the product

Because postmen need to earn a living too, unless you found a volunteer one!

I prefer open postage policies, there is no such thing as "free post". If I find a place with "free post" there is no incentive to buy many items at once. If I have to pay a post fee I like to get my moneys worth and so usually search well and find a few items to get, they all become cheaper per unit as the post is split. I ring/email mates to see if they want something from whatever the shop is. So in the long run the shop can make more profit and offer stuff cheaper. chainreactioncycles.com offer "free post", I have bought somethings and then an hour later copped on I needed something else, I feel bad that they lose out by having to pay postage twice when it could have gone in 1 parcel, I feel bad since I will buy from them again, and want them to be able to offer me stuff as cheap as possible.

I have never ordered from pro-nutiriton, but hear good things, I have also recommended them many times before to people on that basis, and to give some support to a local business.

I also do not like paying for nextday deliveries if there is a potentially cheaper option, though within Ireland next day can be standard. I prefer having the option of slow post, like dvdpacific have.

kceire wrote: »

i always get it delivered to my work address, that way there is always somebody there to receive it.

Same here, get all my parcel post to work.

If they can contact the courier direct they might be able to request for it to be left somewhere, e.g. leave a black sack open in your green wheelie bin and tell them to pop it in there.

Jimmy Bottlehead

Hanley wrote: »

How are you definf "inferior quality"? Quantative analysis, or just a general feeling you have??

Sadly I left my quantative analysis equipment at home in the country, so it's just a general feeling

Naahh, me and my mate have tried Supp Factory stuff. We weren't impressed with anything other than the price. And there's not much point buying something cheap if you're not gonna use it or enjoy it.

Its just my experience, but I found the stuff to be inferior (to Nutrition X, or Optimum Nutrition, or Prolab, all of which I've used) with regards to taste and mixing.
Also I don't feel they're of the same standard as the aforementioned. For example, Nutrition X MassX uses two scoops. For the same amount of protein, I had to use THREE scoops of The Supp Factory's Mass Gain. Same size scoops.

kevpants

Sweet jesus the amount of Supplement threads these days is ridiculous. Do posters pay as much attention to their training? There's a supplements thread stickied as well which I'm sure the mods didn't put there because it looks nice.

I come here looking to see if there are any discussions on training and performance and all anyone ever talks about lately is f'in Milkshakes.

If anyone was talking about the amino acid profile it'd be different but it's all "Ooooh it's too lumpy for me!" or "I can't stand brand XXX it doesn't taste as nice as brand XXX."

/rant

dave80

kevpants wrote: »

I come here looking to see if there are any discussions on training and performance
/rant

why not start discussions on training and performance

kevpants

dave80 wrote: »

why not start discussions on training and performance

90% of this forums content is driven by beginners looking for advice, very few threads asking about elbow position in the bench press or the pro's and cons of split training etc.

It's more a comment on what beginners seem to be interested in talking about than anything else. Threads on different issues seem to get pushed back to page 2 very quickly by the latest "Which is nicer Frappacino or Fruits of the Forest" thread.

eclectichoney

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Also I don't feel they're of the same standard as the aforementioned. For example, Nutrition X MassX uses two scoops. For the same amount of protein, I had to use THREE scoops of The Supp Factory's Mass Gain. Same size scoops.

Just to be clear volume and weight are not the same. :rolleyes:

Nut X - mass x protein per 100g = 30g
http://www.nutritionx.ie/products/mass-x/
SF - mass gain protein per 100g = 30g
http://www.thesupplementfactory.com/p4/Mass_Gain_10lbs/product_info.html

Hanley

kevpants wrote: »

90% of this forums content is driven by beginners looking for advice, very few threads asking about elbow position in the bench press or the pro's and cons of split training etc.

It's more a comment on what beginners seem to be interested in talking about than anything else. Threads on different issues seem to get pushed back to page 2 very quickly by the latest "Which is nicer Frappacino or Fruits of the Forest" thread.

eclectichoney wrote: »

Just to be clear volume and weight are not the same. :rolleyes:

Nut X - mass x protein per 100g = 30g
http://www.nutritionx.ie/products/mass-x/
SF - mass gain protein per 100g = 30g
http://www.thesupplementfactory.com/p4/Mass_Gain_10lbs/product_info.html

A pair of awesome posts!

Rocket!

kevpants wrote: »

Sweet jesus the amount of Supplement threads these days is ridiculous. Do posters pay as much attention to their training? There's a supplements thread stickied as well which I'm sure the mods didn't put there because it looks nice.

I come here looking to see if there are any discussions on training and performance and all anyone ever talks about lately is f'in Milkshakes.

If anyone was talking about the amino acid profile it'd be different but it's all "Ooooh it's too lumpy for me!" or "I can't stand brand XXX it doesn't taste as nice as brand XXX."

/rant

Finally, the voice of reason! These supplement threads are completely clogging up the board. People should start to realise that theyre gonna make a lot more progress if they trained hard without the use of protein powders than if they spend all their time worrying about which powder has an extra gram of protein per 100g and tastes like their favourite milkshake! Not saying taking protein is useless, far from it, but if youre not doing enough training to actually utilise it youre just gonna piss it out anyways. Worry about your training first, your macros second, and your protein sources after that; the variety of flavours whey comes in last!

On a bit of an off topic, irrelevent side point, do any of ye notice most people have a common misconception with what protein powders actually are? When I started taking whey I got some reactions like, "Oh, so youre on the protein now. Youre gonna turn into a beast." WTF!?! "Eh no, this is whey. Just something which has a high protein content. You know, put it with fats and carbohydrates and we call this food. Your thinking of something completely different. Its called hard work."

Ugh, sorry for the rant, Im in a bad mood tonight...

Hanley

Rocket! wrote: »

Finally, the voice of reason! These supplement threads are completely clogging up the board. People should start to realise that theyre gonna make a lot more progress if they trained hard without the use of protein powders than if they spend all their time worrying about which powder has an extra gram of protein per 100g and tastes like their favourite milkshake! Not saying taking protein is useless, far from it, but if youre not doing enough training to actually utilise it youre just gonna piss it out anyways. Worry about your training first, your macros second, and your protein sources after that; the variety of flavours whey comes in last!

Hahahahaha all so true.... It's easier to try and buy a nicer/better shake tho. Trying to get big and strong isn't something that can be bought.

On a bit of an off topic, irrelevent side point, do any of ye notice most people have a common misconception with what protein powders actually are? When I started taking whey I got some reactions like, "Oh, so youre on the protein now. Youre gonna turn into a beast." WTF!?! "Eh no, this is whey. Just something which has a high protein content. You know, put it with fats and carbohydrates and we call this food. Your thinking of something completely different. Its called hard work."

Ugh, sorry for the rant, Im in a bad mood tonight...

I hear it all the time.... it gets incredibly frustrating. Especially now I'm drinking shakes 2x a day in work. The best one is; "are you on the creatine". Grrrr.

Pro-Nutrition

kevpants wrote: »

Sweet jesus the amount of Supplement threads these days is ridiculous. Do posters pay as much attention to their training? There's a supplements thread stickied as well which I'm sure the mods didn't put there because it looks nice.

I come here looking to see if there are any discussions on training and performance and all anyone ever talks about lately is f'in Milkshakes.

If anyone was talking about the amino acid profile it'd be different but it's all "Ooooh it's too lumpy for me!" or "I can't stand brand XXX it doesn't taste as nice as brand XXX."

/rant

Hey, I started a thread last night about training and favourite body parts to train.

TrueMass

there is a lot but there is a serious lack of knowledge around people who use supplements.

brianthebard

Hanley wrote: »

I hear it all the time.... it gets incredibly frustrating. Especially now I'm drinking shakes 2x a day in work. The best one is; "are you on the creatine". Grrrr.

Teh creatine is savage stuff though. I can't train atm with teh bad back, so I gots me a tub of creatine so I can get hyoge without even training! Fantastic stuff altogether.

kevpants

I remember making a shake one night when one of my wifes friends was over. She was twitching in chair as I was drinking it like I was shooting heroin up in front of her or something. Started going on about the "long term side effects" LOL. Long term side effects of a biproduct of cheese!

Pugmister

Guys anyone know if this place is still in business. I ordered protein and creatine 8 days ago and no sign as of yet. I have also sent 4 emails to all the addresses on the website with no response.

gnolan

Pugmister wrote: »

Guys anyone know if this place is still in business. I ordered protein and creatine 8 days ago and no sign as of yet. I have also sent 4 emails to all the addresses on the website with no response.

EDIT: Never mind.

Dan133269

Pugmister wrote: »

Guys anyone know if this place is still in business. I ordered protein and creatine 8 days ago and no sign as of yet. I have also sent 4 emails to all the addresses on the website with no response.

I ordered stuff 5 working days ago, should have been here 2 working days ago, no sign of it. The website says my order is "processing". No response to e-mails, no phone number on site. Needless to say they are a joke of a company and I will not be ordering with them again

cardio,shoot me

[quote=Hanley;57616497
I hear it all the time.... it gets incredibly frustrating. Especially now I'm drinking shakes 2x a day in work. The best one is; "are you on the creatine". Grrrr.[/quote]

haha "the creatine",
my friends all act like my shakes are steroids, quite funny.

puntosporting

Recently ordered 2 tubs of whey and it was about 2 days later than normal delivery time so in total 4 days?
That was 2 weeks ago!

Kev M

The Supplement Factory stuff is very good. Their whey protein is very high quality, and actually has a fairly decent taste, which is impressive because good flavouring systems usually ramp up prices. In my opinion (and I actually do research supplements in college :cool:) the Sup factory whey is the second best on the market. The best? Isolyse by Species, but it costs more than a small car.

tribulus

I usually get my order within three days - can't complain.

Pugmister

puntosporting wrote: »

Recently ordered 2 tubs of whey and it was about 2 days later than normal delivery time so in total 4 days?
That was 2 weeks ago!

Hopefully my order is just delayed aswell. Don't think I will be ordering from them again due to lack of customer service

Pugmister

Just want to update this so as people are not put off by my experience. I received an email from the supplement factory this morning in which they apologised and gave a very reasonable explanation for the delay and lack of response. I'm happy with this so will definately be using there services again

Jimmy Bottlehead

Pugmister wrote: »

Just want to update this so as people are not put off by my experience. I received an email from the supplement factory this morning in which they apologised and gave a very reasonable explanation for the delay and lack of response. I'm happy with this so will definately be using there services again

Oh can I haz delicious credit notez pleases?