Simply Whey

[batista]

I was at GNC and I was looking at protein powders and saw Simply Whey and they have changed the name to MyoPro. Is this stuff any good?

 

[Peace Division]

I was at GNC and I was looking at protein powders and saw Simply Whey and they have changed the name to MyoPro. Is this stuff any good?

I've tried Simply Whey and it taste OK. It's not nauseating, and it's not good either. My personal opinion is get chocolate when trying out a new protein powder. Also, whey should be used before, during, or after a workout. It's fast acting, and can provide you with a spike in insulin. You may wanna check out this article: http://t-mag.com/html/body_119prot.html
It talks about different types of protein, although t-mag does like to pimp it's products. With that being said, their protein powders do taste good. Peace.

 

[JoeMoore]

Not the best quality whey but if you're on a budget, its fine. Go with 100% whey isolate if possible.

 

[lionel]

but i read somewhere that whey is absorbed very fast. This means your amino acid pool will run out quickly if you take it after you workout.. doesn't this mean a shortage of amino acids for recovery?

isn't a protein concentrate a better choice since it will constantly provide a steady flow of amino acids throughout the day?

or is whey better cos its fast acting and needed to replace all the amino acids lost during the workout quickly?

 

[Grizzly]

Let's see if I can do this topic justice. No, I'm not going to be able to. Simply put, the fast digesting stuff causes a greater rate of muscular growth. Leastways, this is what I've read.

 

[lionel]

so its really a highly debatable topic? whey or a slower acting substitute?

Hey, anybody care to share what their post workout meal or shake is like? Thanks ya'll

 

[Peace Division]

so its really a highly debatable topic? whey or a slower acting substitute?

Hey, anybody care to share what their post workout meal or shake is like? Thanks ya'll

I use a whey protein with carbs (Met-Rx) sipping it slowly throughout my workout. My next shake comes about 10 minutes later after I get back to my office. That is also whey with carbs and then I take creatine which also has about 18g of simple carbs. About 1-2 after the postworkout shake, I either have some tuna or chicken with some complex carbs (multi-grain bread, etc.) or a shake with whey protein, milk protein, and casein protein. Casein is long acting and takes a while to get through your system. It's the protein that's in cottage cheese. Hope this helps. Peace.

Oh yeah, read everything by this guy:

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/index.htm

 

[lionel]

Where do you get all the simple carbs for your protein shakes from since most whey proten powders contain very low amounts of carbs.

Also, shouldn't creatine be taken a few minutes before the whey since ingredients like alpha lipoic acid in creatine powders would cause an insulin spike; therefore the better absorption of the protein taken later?

 

[Willi]

Also, whey should be used before, during, or after a workout. It's fast acting, and can provide you with a spike in insulin.

How can a Whey protein, or any other protein for that matter cause an insulin spike? Insulin release is caused by the ingestion of carbohydrates, not protein.

_Willi

 

[Peace Division]

Where do you get all the simple carbs for your protein shakes from since most whey proten powders contain very low amounts of carbs.

Also, shouldn't creatine be taken a few minutes before the whey since ingredients like alpha lipoic acid in creatine powders would cause an insulin spike; therefore the better absorption of the protein taken later?

Lionel, I've been using the following:

3) Creatine supplementation plus whey protein is superior to creatine and carbs or whey alone. (Abstract #2239, Cribb et al)

In this study, subjects strength trained for 11 weeks and received either creatine plus carbohydrate, whey protein, carbohydrate alone, or creatine plus whey protein. While all groups increased muscle cross sectional area, total lean mass, and muscle strength, the whey protein and creatine group did better than the whey group, which did better than the creatine and carb group and carb group alone. Interestingly, the increases in muscle cross sectional area correlated well with the strength gains.
http://www.t-mag.com/nation_articles/273real2.html

Also, I only use r-ALA for Protein and Carb meals other than pre-,during, and post-workout and I add dextrose to my shakes when needed..

 

[Peace Division]

How can a Whey protein, or any other protein for that matter cause an insulin spike? Insulin release is caused by the ingestion of carbohydrates, not protein.

_Willi

I understand what you're saying. But I'm going by what happens to me. Whenever I ingest whey with my oil supps, I get hypoglycemic. So I tried just whey without oil supps and I still get hypoglycemic. This led me to believe, that at least in my situation, whey caused an insulin response which lowered my glucose levels. I have only found anecdotal evidence to support this. With that being said, I believe I have read studies that certain amino acids have insulinogenic properties. Off the top of my head I think they were valine, leucine, and some others. So that's why I keep my whey only shakes to pre-, during, and post-workout. All other times, if I have a shake, it's a combo of whey and casein. Prior to bed it's casein. Peace.

 

[bigkb]

Batista, and anyone else who shops at GNC...

Bros, I just recently found out about a website that sells sports supplements for waaaay cheaper than GNC. It's DPSNutrition.com. I have wasted 100s of $$ at GNC. I just wanted to let you all know.

Batista, I use EAS's MyoPro. I think it's a good product.

KB

 

[lionel]

Is myopro the new name for simply whey? But if you take that post workout, where do you get your carbs needed then from?

 

[Ronin_]

Not the best quality whey but if you're on a budget, its fine. Go with 100% whey isolate if possible.

for pre, during and post workout whey isolate is superior. Add glucose to the whey post workout, and if needed during to keep energy up.

The rest of the time slow acting protein is much better