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shafter4in51 Posts: 6 Joined: 2002/02/25	2002/03/19, 10:50 PM I'm 19 and I just started to take a protien supplement(whey tek 65) ...I plan to stick with it but it would be a lot easier if the stuff tasted better...is there anything i can do...ooo by the way the flavor is chocolate
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/03/20, 02:40 AM I don't like the choc flavor as well. I stick to the vanilla one. You got lots of diff brands and lots of diff tastes as well so you just have to swallow this one and change brand and taste the next time. What you can do thou is to mix it with milk or some fruits (like banana or strawberries) This might help. -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
shafter4in51 Posts: 6 Joined: 2002/02/25	2002/03/20, 11:34 AM i tried mixing it with a banana and it was a little better...Now i have another question....should i be taking this 2-3 timesa day.. and when should i drink it..i know once after the work out but thats all i know
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/03/20, 12:09 PM You can take it during the day if you feel that you're not taking in enough protein. The general rule is 1-1.5g of protein per pound of bodyweight (per day). So, if you weigh 150 pounds, you need to consume 150-225g of protein per day. Hope this helps... -------------- **_Robert_**
frankamodo Posts: 85 Joined: 2002/03/12	2002/03/20, 05:24 PM Anyone tried Optimum's CHOCOLATE flavored Whey Protein? I bought the 5lbs and I'm stuck with it. Yikes! tastes really nasty......If your protein tastes bad, do what I do..mix it with water, close your nose, and gulp down without stopping....oh and be sure to have a glass of water to wash down the after taste! Good luck.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/03/20, 06:05 PM Yuck!!! I had a bad experience with my first protein shake. It clumped so bad I was actually chewing it more than drinking it! Now I only buy either Nitro-Tech or EAS Simply Whey (vanilla flavor). -------------- **_Robert_**
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/03/21, 01:51 AM Don't know why the choc flavored ones often are so bad..... As I said I only buy vanilla now as well. Anybody ever tried the cappucino, strawberry, banana etc taste?!!!!! All those weird ones that I don't dare to buy since I'm afraid it's too bad and then have to force myself to eat it?!!! -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/03/21, 10:39 AM Nina, we don't have those exotic flavors (cappucino and banana) over here...just strawberry. Anyway, I'm with you...wouldn't want to try those flavor! -------------- **_Robert_**
shafter4in51 Posts: 6 Joined: 2002/02/25	2002/03/21, 08:42 PM arent you supposed to drink those protien drinks in a span of about 30 minutes for better absorbition?,....thats just something i saw once( i think)so it wouldnt do me anygood swigging the stuff down......Oooo..i think im getting used tot eh flavor now....
drjppb Posts: 2 Joined: 2001/11/18	2002/03/22, 01:42 PM i have the pina colada flavored whey from optimum and it tastes pretty good with fat free milk, just as long as i use a shaker to mix it...wonder how it would taste with a little rum? hahaha! nooooooooo :) I to have also heard about the 30 min absortion rule, but i think that depends on how much you have to consume in one sitting.
frankamodo Posts: 85 Joined: 2002/03/12	2002/03/22, 06:23 PM Never heard of that rule. Perhaps something I should look into and do more research about. Thanks.....by the way, wanna trade protein? -------------- ======== ...frank
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/03/22, 06:49 PM Whey-type protein is quickly absorbed by the body, so you do not want to sip the protein drink in a span of 30 minutes. You want to feed those starving muscles right away. I think what you may have read is that you have a 30-45 minute window in which to take your protein drink after your workout... -------------- **_Robert_**
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/03/23, 02:10 AM Just the thought about it... pina colada YUCK!!!! I would never dare to buy it. Okey what do we have; choc, vanilla, strawberry (that's the typical ones) and then cappucino, banana, pina colada and coconut!! (I find it yesterday) I wonder how my pancakes would taste with pina colada powder inside?...... Sorry, don't know about the 30 mins -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....