Help me choose a product.

[jlamarel]

I need to buy a new protein powder and I can't decide what is a high quality product that will fit my needs. I am 5'9"ish about 145lbs and I'm trying to pack on muscle quickly, but without gaining too much fat. I work out at least 6 times a week.

For the last few months I have been using amplified wheybolic extreme 60 up until now and I had no problems with it. When I was ready to purchase more I went to GNC and they recommended the beyond raw mass gainer. The problems I have against the beyond raw is that it has much less arginine and it has problems with clumping even after a blender. The beyond raw server size is also about 3x as much as the extreme 60. 243grams as opposed to 79g.

So my question to you is should I suck it up and finish the beyond raw because it is what I need, or is there a better muscle building powder I should buy?

[josh001122]

GNC products are all bad.

For your protein go with myofusion, xf whey, or trutein.

[jlamarel]

GNC products are all bad.

For your protein go with myofusion, xf whey, or trutein.

I saw the GNC label when he recommended it to me and assumed it wouldn't be good. But I can return it with no charge even after opened so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try.

[winning11]

Myofusion! Taste is awesome.

[josh001122]

I saw the GNC label when he recommended it to me and assumed it wouldn't be good. But I can return it with no charge even after opened so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try.

Go return it and don't buy weight gainers, just buy protein powders.

[AwhYeah]

Myofusion! Taste is awesome.

^ This. MyoFusion all the way. Vanilla is what I'm sippin' on currently.

[cardocki]

I mean dude they aren't bad like everyone is saying they are calorie dense and contain a good blend of amino protein carbs and fats. The truth is to gain clean mass you are gonna have to go on a nice clean bulking diet that will be above what your maintence calories are. If you work a diet and need a weight gainer to hit your macros then to each there own brother. I personally am bulking right now and use no weight gaining supplement i just have a very good diet formualted. And throwing muscle fast is a joke you can gain on AVERAGE 2 lbs of muscle a month which is a ton if you think about it. And to those who will say the above statement is incorrect this may be true this is just my opinion which i believe to be true after reading many articles from differrent authors as well as my own personal experince!! and OP maybe think about taking some creatine as well as some BCAA to help pack on the muscle. Good luck and train hard!!

[jlamarel]

It seems like everyone I talk to that I am friends with is recommending that I buy ON Whey and ON Casein. What are your thoughts on those. Would it be better if I included the Optimum Platinum Hydrobuilder or HydroWhey?

[josh001122]

It seems like everyone I talk to that I am friends with is recommending that I buy ON Whey and ON Casein. What are your thoughts on those. Would it be better if I included the Optimum Platinum Hydrobuilder or HydroWhey?

None of them.

[meik]

I'm not very fond of weight gainers and such but i was given a free bottle of monster mass from cytosport and that thing did wonders. I gained i good 3-5 lbs as i remembered from using it. It blends just like any other normal protein powder and goes down just the same. I would really give it a try if you are having a hard time with the weight gain.

[josh001122]

I'm not very fond of weight gainers and such but i was given a free bottle of monster mass from cytosport and that thing did wonders. I gained i good 3-5 lbs as i remembered from using it. It blends just like any other normal protein powder and goes down just the same. I would really give it a try if you are having a hard time with the weight gain.

Gainers usually don't have the best macros, you can make your own shakes with better macros and much cheaper.

Whole milk, oats, peanut butter, protein powder, olive oil, etc..

[winning11]

Gainers usually don't have the best macros, you can make your own shakes with better macros and much cheaper.

Whole milk, oats, peanut butter, protein powder, olive oil, etc..

this! you will save a lot of money and get better macros.

[jlamarel]

None of them.

Why do you say that? I don't know enough to answer myself. Everyone here seems to be recommending myofusion. But when I look at the label it doesn't have any BCAAs, shouldn't I be looking for a powder with the amino acids as well?

[josh001122]

Why do you say that? I don't know enough to answer myself. Everyone here seems to be recommending myofusion. But when I look at the label it doesn't have any BCAAs, shouldn't I be looking for a powder with the amino acids as well?

Protein is made up of amino acids, ON just lists theirs on the label so people who don't know much about supplements think that they're getting something special.

Also ON uses ion exchange, which denatures some of the PH sensitive amino acids.

[AlphaTauMuscle]

Only thing that really varies on protein is taste and the form of protein. Both are subjective, so just try them all out

[PeteyFunk]

Why do you say that? I don't know enough to answer myself. Everyone here seems to be recommending myofusion. But when I look at the label it doesn't have any BCAAs, shouldn't I be looking for a powder with the amino acids as well?

Just listen to Josh, and stop listening to GNC and your friends. At least when it comes to protein.

[jlamarel]

Just listen to Josh, and stop listening to GNC and your friends. At least when it comes to protein.

Will do. I'm about to head to GNC to return the powder I have right now, I'll grab the myofusion but that will leave me with about 20 dollars in store credit that I'll need to spend. Should I just grab another container of myofusion or something like casein protein, or Fish oil?

[PeteyFunk]

Will do. I'm about to head to GNC to return the powder I have right now, I'll grab the myofusion but that will leave me with about 20 dollars in store credit that I'll need to spend. Should I just grab another container of myofusion or something like casein protein, or Fish oil?

Check that sale rack.

[josh001122]

Will do. I'm about to head to GNC to return the powder I have right now, I'll grab the myofusion but that will leave me with about 20 dollars in store credit that I'll need to spend. Should I just grab another container of myofusion or something like casein protein, or Fish oil?

No need for a pure casein product, buy some creatine with that money if you don't already have any, Also I would recommend getting fishoil and a multivitamin. Make sure the fishoil has a high concentration of EPA/DHA per pill, for your multi I would get orange triad, but they don't sell it there. Buy all of your supplements online from now on, much much cheaper than GNC.

[jlamarel]

No need for a pure casein product, buy some creatine with that money if you don't already have any, Also I would recommend getting fishoil and a multivitamin. Make sure the fishoil has a high concentration of EPA/DHA per pill, for your multi I would get orange triad, but they don't sell it there. Buy all of your supplements online from now on, much much cheaper than GNC.

Ok, thank you for the advice. Sorry if I was a little stubborn about what I thought I knew.

[Patriots25]

go for Optimum Whey Gold Standard....for gaining mass check out their Optimum Serious Mass ... i currently have Optimum Whey Gold Standard Cookies and Cream and i love it !

[josh001122]

go for Optimum Whey Gold Standard....for gaining mass check out their Optimum Serious Mass ... i currently have Optimum Whey Gold Standard Cookies and Cream and i love it !

[jlamarel]

Here is the serious question that needs an awesome answer. Whats the recipe for the best chocolate myofusion shake and how do you make it cold instead of just under room temp.