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2003/01/31, 12:34 AM
My trainer recently siad to me that I needed to start on a Protein Supplement. So I went down to GNC, and completely forgot what type of protein supplement that I was looking for. So the guy in there told me about this Isopure. It sounded pretty good, so I bought. So, what I am asking is, Is this Isopure any good, and what is a protein supplement supposed to do for me?
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2003/01/31, 12:41 AM
A protien supplement is taken to enhance your daily needs of protien. A person who is actively doing resistance training, or any type of muscle work-out needs protien to help build and repair muscle tissue. Which means 1-2grms of protien per lb of bodyweight. It is the main building block of our lean tissue.
I am not familiar with the specs of Isopure so I can't help you on that part, but if the fat and carbs are low and the protien count is above 25grms per scoop, you should be ok.
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2003/01/31, 12:46 AM
The specs on this stuff are:
2 scoopfuls as the serving size, 0 fat, 5mg cholesterol, 320mg sodium, 750mg Potassium, 3g Carbohydrates, 2g Dietary Fibers, 50g Protein. And a whole bunch of vitamins.
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2003/02/03, 05:56 PM
Most protein supplements are created equal. I've never tried Isopure, but I'm pretty sure that Isopure is an MRP. That means it's likely a casein-whey-milk/egg protein blend (check the ingredients). I vastly prefer MRP's to straight whey in all situations other than PWO. Isopure's not necessarily the best, despite what the GNC folk may have told you, but there really is no real clear cut 'best,' go with taste. Just an FYI - GNC is usually horrendously overpriced, check out online suppliers (I use netrition.com) and compare what you paid.
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2003/02/03, 06:59 PM
I agreee use a MRP which have a blend of protiens. If you got the ISOPURE I think you did, 50 grams of 100% Pure Ion Exchange Whey Protein Isolate, then that is good to use right after a workout because whey protien absorbs much faster. I personally use Myoplex plus deluxe MPR's. A cheaper place to shop online then netrition.com is http://www.dpsnutrition.net/ Good luck.
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2003/02/03, 11:20 PM
The isopure is great tasting...the one problem I have with that stuff though is any pre made drink I shy away from. I do not know how they were made, what is really in them,how old they are, etc. I prefer to mix myself.
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2003/02/06, 12:11 AM
NOOOOOOOOOO... Isopure is good stuff, but it's way over priced. The best regularly priced deal I have found is Optimum Nutrition's 100% Whey Protien which you should be able to find for $25-$30 for a 5 lbs. tub. It's 77 servings of 22 gr. of protien with only 3 gr. of carbs.
After several years of using protein supplements, I have determined that the best protien is the one on sale. I try to keep an eye out for really good deals and then I stock up. As much as I hate GNC's, you can find some rare smoking deals. In all the Chicago GNC's about a year ago, they had their TwinLabs stuff at %75 percent or more off. I loaded up on Mega Whey Fuel protien mix and bought 6 $59 500 gram tubs of TwinLabs Glutamine Fuel for $14 each, which should last me two years. You got to be pretty diligent to catch stuff like that, or just plain lucky.
I like low-carb protien, because it's easy to add carbs just by drinking fruit juice. For example, there is 30 grams of carbs in 8oz. of apple juice.
Don't be fooled by marketing and advertising and whose protien has the most inside. Compare serving sizes and carbs/protien grams on the nutritional lable. I think Isopure boasts 40 grams of protien per serving in thier mix and Twinlabs boasts 44 grams of protien in thier "protein shake in a box" stuff, but if you compare serving size versus protein, it all comes out to be pretty much the same. If you have a 30 gram shake, you can't possibly have more then 28 or so grams of protien in it. Does that make sense here?
One other thing I have learned is that your body can only absorb somewhere between 20-30 grams of protien per serving/meal, so it doesn't make sense to slam down a 44 gram protien beverage. It makes more sense to drink half now, and half later.
I have also "heard" that taking some ginger root can allow absorption of larger amounts of protein, but I have no idea if that is true. I used to read and post regularly at www.fitnessboard.com (Sixpack, where are you man?:)and that's where I heard all of this stuff about protien absorption and I think most of it makes sense. I would welcome anyone elses opinions on this stuff whether you agree or disagree. I think I'll post this under a new heading to get a good discussion going.
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