Whey Protein of choice?

Cotts72 · 11-09-2014 3:31am #1

Not looking to start a debate of any kind but just generally curious as to what whey protein people on this forum use? Been using ON Gold Standard but looking to try something newer and cheaper in the coming weeks

Alf Veedersane · 11-09-2014 4:42am

The first protein I used was the ON Gold Standard and because of deals online I got it a few times. I liked it so I was loath to switch but I couldn't justify the price.

Tried MyProtein though and I can't say I thought it tasted worse and I've pretty much gone with MP ever since.

I've also tried BulkPowders as well and again I didn't think there was a huge taste difference.

.ak · 11-09-2014 1:38pm

Currently using Sci-Tec cuz HPnutrition do good deals on it. The caramel flavour is easily the nicest whey I've tasted, it's not over powering and has a smooth flavour to it and mixes with everything well, i.e; different fruits, or if you're using it to make home-made protein bars or pancakes etc.

Cotts72 · 11-09-2014 2:04pm

.ak wrote: »

Currently using Sci-Tec cuz HPnutrition do good deals on it. The caramel flavour is easily the nicest whey I've tasted, it's not over powering and has a smooth flavour to it and mixes with everything well, i.e; different fruits, or if you're using it to make home-made protein bars or pancakes etc.

Was looking at the scitec whey professional yesterday actually,besides taste how effective do you find it? Considering that or syntha6

I've used myprotein and proteinworks before, delivery times is what puts me off! So much easier ordering off the likes of hpnutrition and getting next day delivery!

GerSmith · 11-09-2014 2:13pm

I used PHD Whey Vanilla. Having tried many, MANY over the years. This one seems to be the one that I have never gotten sick of. Using it probably 2 years now, roughly 2 scoops twice a day to have my protein in.

Blacktie. · 12-09-2014 5:52am

Syntha 6 cookie dough is the nicest flavour drink I have ever had. If only I could justify the cost

. I used to used it as a desert somedays.

spongebob89 · 12-09-2014 6:11am

Best bang for your buck has always been gold standard, and beat tasting imo

Others are mostly too sweet

puntosporting · 12-09-2014 8:09am

spongebob89 wrote: »

Best bang for your buck has always been gold standard, and beat tasting imo

Others are mostly too sweet

On is one of the most expensive brands out there?
Complete marketing hype!
I really dont know how anyone can honestly compare whey powders!
What are you basing your results on?
Unless you have some mass lab testing system over a few hundred people before and afters over months how can you realy judge one over the other?

binncheol · 12-09-2014 9:10am

Blacktie. wrote: »

Syntha 6 cookie dough is the nicest flavour drink I have ever had. If only I could justify the cost . I used to used it as a desert somedays.

Cookie dough flavour?! Man, I think I need to jump on the protein supplement wagon!

Blacktie. · 12-09-2014 9:15am

puntosporting wrote: »

On is one of the most expensive brands out there?
Complete marketing hype!
I really dont know how anyone can honestly compare whey powders!
What are you basing your results on?
Unless you have some mass lab testing system over a few hundred people before and afters over months how can you realy judge one over the other?

Why would you test on people!? You just test the powder itself for the protein content.

Cookie dough flavour?! Man, I think I need to jump on the protein supplement wagon!

It's like liquid desert.

.ak · 12-09-2014 10:17am

Cotts72 wrote: »

Was looking at the scitec whey professional yesterday actually,besides taste how effective do you find it? Considering that or syntha6

I've used myprotein and proteinworks before, delivery times is what puts me off! So much easier ordering off the likes of hpnutrition and getting next day delivery!

Honestly I don't know how to compare whey's. I'm just looking for a low sugar/carb content when picking them. They all seem to do the same thing, that is to fill you with protein based calories and help supplement your diet.

I'm not sure how people actually see differences between brands?

Blacktie. · 12-09-2014 10:25am

.ak wrote: »

Honestly I don't know how to compare whey's. I'm just looking for a low sugar/carb content when picking them. They all seem to do the same thing, that is to fill you with protein based calories and help supplement your diet.

I'm not sure how people actually see differences between brands?

Why look for a low sugar/carb one? They all have at most 5g of carbs. That's not going to make or break anything.

.ak · 12-09-2014 10:37am

Blacktie. wrote: »

Why look for a low sugar/carb one? They all have at most 5g of carbs. That's not going to make or break anything.

Some actually have higher amounts, especially the sweeter ones and the cheaper brands. Most of the big brands are <5g but you need to watch out.

RidleyRider · 12-09-2014 11:21am

Who actually gives a fcuk?

@ak. Are you going to buy a cheaper brand? No, so why speak about carbs/sugar? You're going to buy a reputable brand where unless you're buying a gainer, it's going to have less than 5g of carbs. And if you're worrying about 5g of carbs in your shake well I hope your cycle is going well and well see you in the Olympia in a few weeks.

Why does everyone make such a big deal over it?

puntosporting · 12-09-2014 11:53am

Blacktie. wrote: »

Why would you test on people!? You just test the powder itself for the protein content.

I agree with you there has this been done before or something online to compare?

Cotts72 · 12-09-2014 1:43pm

After looking through a few different brands as alternatives,I'm going to go for either PhD Pharma WHey HT or scitec whey 100% professional just to try something different!

rubadub · 12-09-2014 2:02pm

I have myprotein unflavoured and add flavours, how strong I want the taste will vary day to day, just like dilutable orange drinks.

I have a "magic bullet" type blender and when you make it with ice & milk its on a par with takeaway milkshakes, to me anyway.

.ak · 12-09-2014 3:08pm

RidleyRider wrote: »

Who actually gives a fcuk?

@ak. Are you going to buy a cheaper brand? No, so why speak about carbs/sugar? You're going to buy a reputable brand where unless you're buying a gainer, it's going to have less than 5g of carbs. And if you're worrying about 5g of carbs in your shake well I hope your cycle is going well and well see you in the Olympia in a few weeks.

Why does everyone make such a big deal over it?

Who's making such a big deal over it?

But yeah, if you're taking 3-4 scoops a day that's 10-20 carbs a day, and when you're cutting and want your carbs from very particular sources it can matter.

I was just asked how they compare, to which I answered:

Honestly I don't know how to compare whey's. I'm just looking for a low sugar/carb content when picking them. They all seem to do the same thing, that is to fill you with protein based calories and help supplement your diet.

I'm not sure how people actually see differences between brands?

Don't see how anyone is making a big deal here?

guile4582 · 13-09-2014 9:28am

Myprotein - has never let me down. Like the taste

IamtheWalrus · 13-09-2014 9:29am

I use myprotein.com.

Blacktie. · 13-09-2014 9:43am

Myprotein is good alright. Just don't get the pineapple flavour. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it! Now I have 2kg to get rid of.

Alf Veedersane · 13-09-2014 9:46am

Blacktie. wrote: »

Myprotein is good alright. Just don't get the pineapple flavour. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it! Now I have 2kg to get rid of.

Try mixing it with whatever you use instead. Like 4 parts nice taste 1 part pineapple.

Worked for a mint choc one I had before that was disgusting. If ebola had a flavour it would be that mint choc whey.

Blacktie. · 13-09-2014 10:34am

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Try mixing it with whatever you use instead. Like 4 parts nice taste 1 part pineapple.

Worked for a mint choc one I had before that was disgusting. If ebola had a flavour it would be that mint choc whey.

That's a pretty solid idea! I have a bag of vanilla left that's very good.

Alf Veedersane · 13-09-2014 10:35am

Blacktie. wrote: »

That's a pretty solid idea! I have a bag of vanilla left that's very good.

It will taint the vanilla but it takes the horrible from the pineapple.

youtube! · 13-09-2014 1:31pm

I just got a tub of Hyper Trophy Nutrition ISATC (isolate) special edition Cookies delight all I can say OMFG it is sinfully gorgeous!

I used a blender with some ice and it came out all frothy and just tasted divine....

I have tried ON and also Pro Pharma which I reckoned were as about as tasty as you could get but this Protein is waaaaayyyy nicer. No sugar but sweetened with Aspartame which I know doesn't agree with everyone..

One question , it's 90% protein is this a little low or is that pretty ok?

Alf Veedersane · 14-09-2014 9:32am

youtube! wrote: »

I just got a tub of Hyper Trophy Nutrition ISATC (isolate) special edition Cookies delight

One question , it's 90% protein is this a little low or is that pretty ok?

Many of the widely used ones would be 80-85%

shakedown · 14-09-2014 4:37pm

I've used ON, protein works, bulk powders and myprotein - all are pretty much the same.

Currently using and would recommend myprotein unflavoured and flavdrops (add your own flavour) - I have a few different flavours for variety every day, get to make it as strong/weak as I like, plus get the extra protein gains in unflavoured whey.

guile4582 · 15-09-2014 10:03am

Blacktie. wrote: »

Myprotein is good alright. Just don't get the pineapple flavour. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it! Now I have 2kg to get rid of.

Ditto on summer fruits flavour - got sucked in by the 15% off (there was good reason for that)

cagefactor · 18-09-2014 3:50pm

I think the musclepharm choco mint or cookies and cream is the nicest one I have ever come across. It's very sweet which suits me. That would lead me to believe it's loaded with sugar as my mind is telling me I am tasting the sweet heavily sugar when using it.

I find ON chocolate has very little taste in comparison, but no doubt it's not loaded with sugar.

ON Casein Chocolate is the nicest, easiest to mix casein I've tasted though. By far the easiest mix I've come across thus far.

Drinking 4 of these a day is like pissing money into the sea. Real Food > Liquid Shakes

Blacktie. · 18-09-2014 4:33pm

cagefactor wrote: »

Drinking 4 of these a day is like pissing money into the sea. Real Food > Liquid Shakes

Why are you drinking 4 a day? What's your target protein?

cagefactor · 18-09-2014 4:35pm

I'm not drinking 4 a day, I just seen a comment in the thread about people drinking 3-4 a day which imho is a waste of money

Mellor · 19-09-2014 1:16am

cagefactor wrote: »

I'm not drinking 4 a day, I just seen a comment in the thread about people drinking 3-4 a day which imho is a waste of money

Why do you think it's a waste of money?
It's prob cheaper than getting your protein from real food.
A 2.5kg bag for. Myprotein is €34. It's equal to 2050g protein. That's equal to about 8-9kg of meat, or €4/kg. Surely chicken/steak etc costs more than that.

I've no idea how much muscle pharm costs, but if it's significantly more than MyProtein, then it's pis$ing money away regardless or how many you take per day.

19-09-2014 1:22am

rubadub wrote: »

I have myprotein unflavoured and add flavours, how strong I want the taste will vary day to day, just like dilutable orange drinks.

I have a "magic bullet" type blender and when you make it with ice & milk its on a par with takeaway milkshakes, to me anyway.

Genie? Can't bate it. Few berries can be enough sometimes.

senordingdong · 22-09-2014 9:52am

Blacktie. wrote: »

That's a pretty solid idea! I have a bag of vanilla left that's very good.

Ah vanilla is pretty easy to deal with.
I bought a large bag so I can include it in loads of things like smoothies, yoghurts and the milk in your cereal.

Not sure how people compare brands...i mean, if you're comparing concentrate versus isolate or hydrolysed then fair enough.

As for price, I don't find ON to be unreasonably priced. Also there's always some degree of special offer on some brand or another. Again, provided you avoid concentrate.

GerSmith · 22-09-2014 10:04am

senordingdong wrote: »

Not sure how people compare brands...i mean, if you're comparing concentrate versus isolate or hydrolysed then fair enough.

I generally compare brand based on taste, mixability, price and reputation/recommendation. i.e. I don't buy BSN based on price and it's a toss up on ON and PHd for me due to a good mix of the above 4.

As for the whey type; Generally the brands you see in store will be a protein blend and not an isolated protein based on filtration. That's for another day though...

p.s. I don't mean bad intentions on passing remark with little info, but milk + protein poweder + cereal? Really? Generally cereals are high in sugar, so I wouldn't recommend blending protein in with it as the sucralose used in supps is EXTREMELY sweet. I find even with oats it can be tough to eat.

senordingdong · 22-09-2014 10:22am

GerSmith wrote: »

p.s. I don't mean bad intentions on passing remark with little info, but milk + protein poweder + cereal? Really? Generally cereals are high in sugar, so I wouldn't recommend blending protein in with it as the sucralose used in supps is EXTREMELY sweet. I find even with oats it can be tough to eat.

Healthy cereals obviously, and this would typically ne done with hydro whey and slimline or 1% milk.

Mellor · 22-09-2014 10:36am

senordingdong wrote: »

Healthy cereals obviously, and this would typically ne done with hydro whey and slimline or 1% milk.

Mixing hydro with cereal/milk etc would probably slow down the absorption, which is the whole apparent benefit of hydro. Personally I don't think the hydro is worth the mark up regardless, but each to their own.

senordingdong · 22-09-2014 10:49am

Mellor wrote: »

Mixing hydro with cereal/milk etc would probably slow down the absorption, which is the whole apparent benefit of hydro. Personally I don't think the hydro is worth the mark up regardless, but each to their own.

I think so too and won't be buying it in future. I don't always work out first thing in the morning so the slow absorption isn't a big problem. Like I said, this was bore out of trying to introduce more protein to the diet.

Wailin · 27-09-2014 2:04pm

Jesus lads, bought a 2kg tub of ON Tropical Punch......don't do it! Didn't like the Rockie Road either, stank the place out. Vanilla is nice and safe though. Anyone try the chocolate or strawberry? Have 2kg of the other ****e to go through.....

Tesco TripleChicken · 27-09-2014 2:08pm

Im on the Avonmore protein milk = gainzz

senordingdong · 27-09-2014 2:10pm

Wailin wrote: »

Jesus lads, bought a 2kg tub of ON Tropical Punch......don't do it! Didn't like the Rockie Road either, stank the place out. Vanilla is nice and safe though. Anyone try the chocolate or strawberry? Have 2kg of the other ****e to go through.....

ON chocolate is a safe bet

Alf Veedersane · 27-09-2014 3:57pm

Wailin wrote: »

Jesus lads, bought a 2kg tub of ON Tropical Punch......don't do it! Didn't like the Rockie Road either, stank the place out. Vanilla is nice and safe though. Anyone try the chocolate or strawberry? Have 2kg of the other ****e to go through.....

Mix a small bit in with vanilla. You won't have to suffer the awful flavour and still get to use it.

senordingdong · 27-09-2014 4:48pm

In respect to something I said earlier, try it with low fat milk instead of water.

Lee_Torre · 28-09-2014 9:57pm

Tiger fitness brand for best flavor nutrabio brand for best price for the quality of protein.

Cotts72 · 29-09-2014 6:54pm

You can't go wrong with ONs basic flavours in. Choc,strawberry etc. Been using Scitec 100% whey about 2weeks now and happy with it,went for white choc strawberry and it's tasty and mixes easy! I mix whey in with porridge in the morning so it goes well!!

.ak · 01-10-2014 4:01pm

I just picked up the MyProtein salted caramel. It's lovely, but a bit light on flavour.. although that's not a bad thing as I mostly use it for making smoothies for breakfast etc.

Jasonquan1 · 02-10-2014 6:53pm

My protein all they way basically because most whey is the same and the price for 5kg is only €56

senordingdong · 02-10-2014 7:05pm

Jasonquan1 wrote: »

My protein all they way basically because most whey is the same and the price for 5kg is only €56

Is this myprotein stuff a whey blend?

I find those prices hard to believe.

Mellor · 03-10-2014 2:45am

senordingdong wrote: »

Is this myprotein stuff a whey blend?

I find those prices hard to believe.

They do blends, concretes, isolates, hydro, caesin etc.
You find them hard to believe compared to what exactly?
Didn't you recomend On previously?

senordingdong · 03-10-2014 12:37pm

Mellor wrote: »

They do blends, concretes, isolates, hydro, caesin etc.
You find them hard to believe compared to what exactly?
Didn't you recomend On previously?

€56 for 5kg! That's a steal!

Mellor · 03-10-2014 2:10pm

senordingdong wrote: »

€56 for 5kg! That's a steal!

That's the price. Buying 5kg is pretty econominal. 80% protein.
http://ie.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10530943.html

For isolate, 90% protein, you'll pay 76euro for 4kg
http://ie.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-isolate/10530911.html

Whey Protein of choice?

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