Looking into taking supplements

Fazc said:I'm trying no shakes for a while, they bloat the hell out of me.

luke00 said:You also need to take into account what it's for and whether you need hydrolised or isolate.

luke00 said:You also need to take into account what it's for and whether you need hydrolised or isolate.

1369phil said:
Do you really think that there is a difference between the two (results wise) ?
The only difference between isolate and concentrate is percentage of protein - I wonder if powders have any greater effect than food
I know that chocolate milk has come out as hugely impressive in post workout studies

VanillaGorilla said:
Yea pretty much this.
Essentially you should be looking at WPC80, whey protein concentrate 80%.
Various manufacturers supply this unflavoured product which yields 80% protein content. This is the standard byproduct of cheese manufacture which is sold to the supplement industry.
Different companies then add colouring, flavouring, sweeteners, creatine, etc etc etc (often pushing the protein content down to 78%) put it in a pretty tub and charge you 20 quid a kilo.
I prefer to buy the WPC80 in its unflavoured state for about a tenner a kilo and add my own flavourings if I want to, although I rarely bother.
The same product, the same amino acid profile, it's just the additives which make a difference to the end result and price.

PAGAN said:
There was quite a big scandal recently where certain companies products were tested and came in well under label claims.There are some companies I wouldn't touch with a bargepole.

brownbear said:
What are your preferred compabies shall we say

shanejer said:There all the same

brownbear said:
What are your preferred compabies shall we say

shanejer said:There all the same

PAGAN said:
This is far from an exhaustive list but off the top of my head ...
Myprotein
Bulk Powders
The Protein Works
I'm basing that on price as well as perceived quality.