Help please - advise on protein powder

[jamiezzz]

Hi all,

Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this - I'm a newcomer to this forum & also to bulking up :P

I want to invest in some good protein powder, but I have no idea what to look for. Is there anything I need to be mindful of??

My wife bought me PhD's unlimited delivery so I've been looking at their products but yet to make a decision and I suppose I'd be willing to branch out to other brands too.. any beginner help would be great, thanks guys

Jamie

[DougyF7]

First, you don't need to use protein powder. If it helps you meet your protein goals, then go for it.

I like Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Natural because it's sweetened with Stevia which is from a plant as opposed to Sucralose or Ace K which are artificial sweeteners. If it's something you use every day than you'll really want to consider what you're putting in your body.

Personally, I've been trying to get away from using protein powder as I think it'd be healthier to get my food from a less processed source. I do like it for smoothies though so that's what keeps me coming back.

[desslok]

Hi all,

Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this - I'm a newcomer to this forum & also to bulking up :P

I want to invest in some good protein powder, but I have no idea what to look for. Is there anything I need to be mindful of??

My wife bought me PhD's unlimited delivery so I've been looking at their products but yet to make a decision and I suppose I'd be willing to branch out to other brands too.. any beginner help would be great, thanks guys

Jamie

Never heard of that service, tried to get to their site on my phone but their mobile site is basically unusable. Anyways, see if they have a decent whey isolate protein and find a flavor that you think you might like and try it.

[jamiezzz]

Thanks both, will have a look and try something out!

[paulinkansas]

I like Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Natural .

That's what I take.

[EliKoehn]

That's what I take.

Me too, though I'm not sure it's "natural" if their branding is separate for that product.

[merlen90]

Never heard of that service, tried to get to their site on my phone but their mobile site is basically unusable. Anyways, see if they have a decent whey isolate protein and find a flavor that you think you might like and try it.

+1, thats the only one that I use all my life.

[DougyF7]

Me too, though I'm not sure it's "natural" if their branding is separate for that product.

It actually says "Naturally Flavored" now. It used to say "Natural" but someone must have called them out. I like the chocolate.

Anyways, I have that and regular flavored Gold Standard Mocha Cappuccino now. I use that more sporadically.

[AdamWW]

I actually prefer plant-based ones... but, I'll give a few recommendations:

Dairy-Based:
PES Science
Dymatize ISO-100
Optimum Gold Standard
MyProtein The Whey
Ryse Protein
Core Nutritionals

Plant Based
Alani Nu
JYM
Nutrex
BEAM
BowMar