Cytosport Complete Whey: a serious alternative for you ON junkies

[cakedonkey]

Firstly, I will say that I have never used another protein powder that has mixed better than this. Literally, you stir for like five seconds and it's completely dissolved. "InstaPro" is certainly not a gimmick, apparently. This stuff also tastes pretty damn good--probably the best one to date that I've tried (ON, SciFit, Vitamin World, Syntrax Matrix, etc.). I got Strawberry/Banana and Cookies 'n' Cream. Both taste good in milk and water (I was surprised the Cookies 'n' Cream still had decent flavor in water).

The prices are pretty much the same ($27 vs. $29 for 5lbs.). Cytosport also claims a 50.3% BCAA to EAA ratio, which is always a good thing. The nutrition facts:

Cytosport Complete Whey
Amount Per Serving:

Calories 92
Calories from fat 10
Total Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 40mg 2%
Potassium 130mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 2g < 1%
Dietary Fiber <1g 0%
Sugars 2g
Protein 18g 36%

Ingredients:
Special Ultrafiltered, Non-denatured, Ultra High Quality Whey Protein Concentrate, Pre-Digested, Ion-Exchange Whey Protein Hydrolysate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Beet Powder, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium.

Essential Amino Acids:
(grams of Amino Acids per 100 grams of Pure Protein)
L-Leucine [BCAA (11.5 g)], L-Isoleucine (BCAA) (6.5 g), L-Valine (BCAA) (6.2 g), L-Lysine (9.6 g), L-Threonine (6.8 g), L-Methionine (2.2 g), L-Phenylalanine (3.5 g), L-Tryptophan (1.8 g)

Total of BCAA (24.2)/Total of EAA (48.1) =
50.3. Conditionally Essential Amino Acids:
L-Arginine (2.5 g), L-Histidine (2.0 g). Non-

Essential Amino Acids:
L-Alanine (5.2 g), L-Aspartic Acid (11.2 g), L-Glutamic Acid (12.5 g), L-Glycine (1.9 g), L-Proline (5.9 g), L-Serine (4.9 g), L-Tyrosine (3.2 g), L-Cysteine (2.6 g).

[cakedonkey]

Quick bump. On a side note, I can't wait for tomorrow's carb-up. I'm gonna try 2 scoops Cookies 'n' Cream whey + 2 cups milk + 1 tbsp. natrual peanut butter, blended. That sounds incredible.

[nextteenamateur]

yea man Cytosport is the only whey I buy. I get it $19.99 for 5 lbs. GREAT for a college budget

[kevin9870]

good info. i'll try it after my ON

[onehawaiian]

i liked the cocoa bean.
i'm normally not one to compare chocolate flavors, but this is better than ON.

[schafdog28]

Wow thats pretty cheap, I expected it to be really expensive like muscle milk.

[Peter LeDrew]

I mentioned this awesome product a few months back... amazing price here in Canada, good taste and the BEST mixable protein bar none.

[aceman0920]

1 scoop Cytosport= 18 grams protein
1 scoop ON Whey GOLD=24 grams protein

Cytosport=103 22 gram servings
ON whey GOLD=74 30.4 gram servings (off ON website)


Which one do u figure is cheaper?

[aceman0920]

ON whey=1,776 grams of protein (5 lbs)

Cytosport=1,854 grams of protein (5 lbs)

[cakedonkey]

When you get down to that, it's kind of just splitting hairs. Both are great proteins, it just depends which one you prefer in terms of taste and mixability.

[JoPe]

Great writeup cakedonky, The great people over at CytoSport should give you a gift certificate or something for bringing attention to their product. I will certainly keep it in mind the next time I order.

[cakedonkey]

Great writeup cakedonky, The great people over at CytoSport should give you a gift certificate or something for bringing attention to their product. I will certainly keep it in mind the next time I order.

Nice dude. You will like it. I guess my write-up was alright--nothing too groundbreaking.

I was also just reading the tub, and check this out:

Late research has shown that the exact whey fractions plentiful in Complete Whey Protein help increase IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) which enables your body to burn fat and increase lean muscle at the same time.

The secret to enhanced muscle growth and improved protein synthesis is Complete Whey Protein's incorporation of very low, low, medium, and high molecular weight whey peptides. Short and long chains of amino acids bonded together by a selective hydroslate process present the essential nutrient (nitrogen) in the most ideal condition to be absorbed into the human metabolic process.

If this is true, that is some very cool stuff, although it might just be marketing. I wonder if there are any stuides out there that support this.

[cakedonkey]

Quick bump. On a side note, I can't wait for tomorrow's carb-up. I'm gonna try 2 scoops Cookies 'n' Cream whey + 2 cups milk + 1 tbsp. natrual peanut butter, blended. That sounds incredible.

Comfirmed. Amazing. Add some ice and you're in for a good time.

[wantstobeinshap]

yea man Cytosport is the only whey I buy. I get it $19.99 for 5 lbs. GREAT for a college budget

where the heck do you get it for that cheap?

regards

[Gags]

looks good, the only thing is ON has 24 grams of protein per serving and this one has 18. little bit of a draw back

[Bammy]

where the heck do you get it for that cheap?

regards

Good question

[wantstobeinshap]

looks good, the only thing is ON has 24 grams of protein per serving and this one has 18. little bit of a draw back

yeah, that's the only thing that turns me off...I'm getting sad though cause I think the protein I get is being discontinued. I've been using the whey from costco called pro-rated for like a year and three months and its been working well for me. I like it, plus its 19.99 for 5lbs. So now i'm looking for protein that will replace that one which was a pretty good deal.

yup

[wantstobeinshap]

yea man Cytosport is the only whey I buy. I get it $19.99 for 5 lbs. GREAT for a college budget

Thanks for the link bro...good stuff on here!

[wantstobeinshap]

sorry for so many posts but has anyone tried the Strawberry banana flavor of the cytosport whey? Any good?

regards

[cakedonkey]

I got Strawberry/Banana and Cookies 'n' Cream. Both taste good in milk and water [...]

Lonny also has a review on it if you search for it.

[wantstobeinshap]

FOUNDS, thanks

regards

[nightfly71]

I've tried both cocoa bean and butternut crunch. Both were EXTREMELY good tasting abnd mixed easily. Unfortunately, I only had the 1 lb. of each. I got to where I'd crave them...not common or proteins mixed in water. I'd love to know where it's 19.99 for 5 lbs.

[Lonny]

Lonny also has a review on it if you search for it.

Thanks for the refferal.

I second this as being a good alternative to Optimum or Dymatize. The serving size is a bit lower and the protein content per serving is lower, but there are more servings and its $10 cheaper here in Canada (Optimum is the next cheapest 5 lb whey) so its a damn good deal. The banana/Straw definitely tastes really good in milk.

The next protein i buy is gonna be the Cookies and Cream, although i've read conflicting reviews on it.

[Dosquito]

Thanks, I wish I'd read this a few days ago

[the shredder]

BUMP TO CYTOSPORT WHEY it tastes like nestle quick in milk and also in water hell its pretty cheap i buy mine at sam's for 18.99 5 pounds , huge props

[wantstobeinshap]

pm me if you'd like to know where to get for 19.99

cheers

[cakedonkey]

This is incredible:

2 scoops strawberry/banana whey + 2 cups milk + 2 cups Special K red berries

[Halfroman]

This is a friggin steal, I had no idea about this protein... Thanks alot guys.

I'll just add four scoops for Post workout lmfao to compensate for the lower protein

Lonny, SND does not appear to have 5 pounds of chocoate, which according to their online pricing is only 5$ more expensive than two pounds!

Think they'll have it in store?

Oh, and chocolate is good to go? I am grabbing this baby when I go down for some more Nectar..

Oh one more question, Cocoa bean is not chocolate, right?

[Halfroman]

*bump* :d

[RocketShip]

This stuff is truely amazing. ON Tastes like **** compared to this stuff. I recently switched, and I no longer have to chug a protein shake to get it down.