Quick Question

h901 · 02-19-2009, 07:44 PM

Hi,

I just joined the gym and want to take some whey protein to bulk up

i've done a bit of research and found that BSN syntha-6 and optimum whey 100% are the best

but i don't know which will be suitable for me

i go to the gym 3 times a week if that helps

also can somebody recommend some places in the uk where i can get it from (online or instore)

thanks

tylerp · 02-19-2009, 07:50 PM

just depends on how much you want to spend. Syntha6 is actually a blend of a few proteins so its not soley whey like optimum. Syntha6 tastes amazing but overall they are both good proteins.

h901 · 02-19-2009, 07:52 PM

i dont really mind how much it costs as long as it reasonable
and good

**prime52** · 02-19-2009, 07:55 PM

dymatize elite whey protein isolate
salvation 100% whey
gold standard 100% whey

h901 · 02-20-2009, 07:34 PM

ok thanks

i want to gain some weight and bulk up aswell

what does syntha-6 do for you? (whats its main purpose)

and what does optimum whey 100% do? (what is main purpose)

**mikeh40+** · 02-20-2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by h901

ok thanks

i want to gain some weight and bulk up aswell

what does syntha-6 do for you? (whats its main purpose)

and what does optimum whey 100% do? (what is main purpose)

you need to understand that protein powder is not the magic bullet so to speak for bulking up, bulking up has more to do with your diet, increase your total intake of carbs/protein and fats, protein powder will help but your success in bulking is going to come from whole foods, chicken breast/tuna/brown rice/ oatmeal.. you know regular foods, the protein powders should be used pwo like Whey and then casein protein powder at night if you prefer that over cottage cheese,

**prime52** · 02-20-2009, 07:58 PM

^^cosign
first thing rookies ask me in the gym "what supplements do u take" first question i ask them "how many times are u eating a day" most common answer is "3"

**mikeh40+** · 02-20-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by prime52

^^cosign
first thing rookies ask me in the gym "what supplements do u take" first question i ask them "how many times are u eating a day" most common answer is "3"

yea then the say ,, man i tried everything and i just cant seem to grow!!

**prime52** · 02-20-2009, 08:07 PM

these are true life events. I get these questions all the time. its not very common when ive gotten asked what or how is my diet in the gym lol.

**mikeh40+** · 02-20-2009, 08:14 PM

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these are true life events. I get these questions all the time. its not very common when ive gotten asked what or how is my diet in the gym lol.

yea i hear ya prime, i was helping a guy out from work, and he was so set on using a PH because he just could not put on any muscle, so i asked him what he ate a day and it came out to be around 1,200 calories.. tried to set him straight but ended up being a waste of my time since he went the PH route and still didnt increase his daily food intake,, go figure no gains using the PH either,, must be just bad genetics.. lol

h901 · 02-21-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by prime52

these are true life events. I get these questions all the time. its not very common when ive gotten asked what or how is my diet in the gym lol.

what does your diet consist of?

**chrispghmuscle** · 02-21-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by h901

what does your diet consist of?

Prime has a training log & his food intake is in there I believe.

h901 · 02-21-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by chrispghmuscle

Prime has a training log & his food intake is in there I believe.

ok, thanks

**chrispghmuscle** · 02-21-2009, 10:24 AM

Prime is the member of the month on the front page.. Click on it and it will bring everything up

**prime52** · 02-21-2009, 03:46 PM

haha man chris just gave out the secrete of the month...how to get big....click on the log haha

**chrispghmuscle** · 02-21-2009, 03:48 PM

^^^HAHAHAH..

h901 · 02-21-2009, 06:45 PM

ok,
i decided to get ON 100% gold standard

im also looking to get a weight gainer, is it okay to take ON Gold standard with a weight gainer? if so which is the best weight gainer to get. (only want to use it for about a month)

thanks

**mikeh40+** · 02-21-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by h901

ok,
i decided to get ON 100% gold standard

im also looking to get a weight gainer, is it okay to take ON Gold standard with a weight gainer? if so which is the best weight gainer to get. (only want to use it for about a month)

thanks

depends on what your looking for, you want to bulk up or just get in some extra protein in your diet? i would go with the whey since you can increase your intake of foods if your bulking

h901 · 02-22-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeh40+

depends on what your looking for, you want to bulk up or just get in some extra protein in your diet? i would go with the whey since you can increase your intake of foods if your bulking

i'm looking to bulk up and put on some weight, don't seem to get enough good food for putting on weight, with school and that

is it okay to take whey protein and weight gainer?

i was looking a bsn true mass and already just got on 100% gold standard

so could i take both of them

also what about bsn true mass is it any good

thank you

**mikeh40+** · 02-23-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by h901

i'm looking to bulk up and put on some weight, don't seem to get enough good food for putting on weight, with school and that

is it okay to take whey protein and weight gainer?

i was looking a bsn true mass and already just got on 100% gold standard

so could i take both of them

also what about bsn true mass is it any good

thank you

i`m not actually a big fan of weight gainers myself, but you can certainly take them both through out the day, bsn makes excellent products so i would just shop around and see which ones have the best cost to serving ratio

h901 · 02-23-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeh40+

i`m not actually a big fan of weight gainers myself, but you can certainly take them both through out the day, bsn makes excellent products so i would just shop around and see which ones have the best cost to serving ratio

thanks for your help

just wondering why are you not a fan of weight gainers? is there anything wrong with them?

**Blitzkrieg** · 02-23-2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by h901

thanks for your help

just wondering why are you not a fan of weight gainers? is there anything wrong with them?

There's nothing wrong with gainers IMO, but most of them have very high amounts of sugar and they can add unwanted fat rather quickly if you don't have a very clean diet, which is fat you'll ultimately want to cut later on so.. might as well make it easy on yourself now right? It's up to you though, food of course is #1.

**mikeh40+** · 02-23-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg

There's nothing wrong with gainers IMO, but most of them have very high amounts of sugar and they can add unwanted fat rather quickly if you don't have a very clean diet, which is fat you'll ultimately want to cut later on so.. might as well make it easy on yourself now right? It's up to you though, food of course is #1.

well you said it best "" very high amounts of sugar and they can add unwanted fat"" thats what is wrong with them..

**Blitzkrieg** · 02-23-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeh40+

well you said it best "" very high amounts of sugar and they can add unwanted fat"" thats what is wrong with them..

Well yep, I guess I did contradict myself. Since I have used gainers in the past while keeping a relatively clean diet I had no problem cutting some fat, my metabolism is super fast though.

**mikeh40+** · 02-23-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg

Well yep, I guess I did contradict myself. Since I have used gainers in the past while keeping a relatively clean diet I had no problem cutting some fat, my metabolism is super fast though.

haha,,reps for you straight forward attitude bro!!