what is this grit?

red5260 · Feb 28, 2009

I ran out of Synthepure and ordered more. But until it came, I've been taking protein powder from Walmart (Body Fortress). Yes I know it is lousy cheap quality. So it has this grit in it. What is that? Filler?

HawaiiMuscle · Feb 28, 2009

Creatine monohydrate...its shit protein...nitrotech knock off.

Silver4Judas · Mar 1, 2009

DUDE! Old Roy would do you better. That's dog food!

FuriousFarmah · Mar 1, 2009

Silver4Judas said:
DUDE! Old Roy would do you better. That's dog food!

Plus it actually tastes quite good if I do say so myself. If you're ever in a pinch, dog food is cheap, tasty, keeps well, and is convenient to eat on the run.

SacToSD · Mar 1, 2009

ahh man, someone else asked the question I didn't want to... "is walmart protein (body fortress) good stuff?" I don't know, man, the shit is cheap, yes, but I don't know about the quality, either. It's nutrition label says that it's good whey (isolate or filtered or whatever), so I've been buying it... but I suspect that it's not the good stuff. I don't know how much of a difference this makes, or not, in terms of protein utilization in the body, but I drink that sludge all the time. I know the grit you're talking about, too... at the bottom of the glass, it's kinda like sand. Hmm. I'm a cheap bastard when it comes to supplements, because I don't think that it's worth an extra 30 bucks for my protein, but who knows? Have they ever run any tests on low end protein vs. high end protein? I'd be curious about this.

RONJON · Mar 1, 2009

yea i was never a fan of body fortress

SacToSD · Mar 1, 2009

I thought you all might want to know I'm drinking body fortress right now. Hahaha. I'm such a protein cheap ass

Big A · Mar 2, 2009

HawaiiMuscle said:
Creatine monohydrate...its shit protein...nitrotech knock off.

True pure creatine monhydrate is far from gritty. It dissolves as soon as it hits water and it's tasteless.

papapumpsd · Mar 2, 2009

HawaiiMuscle said:
Creatine monohydrate...its shit protein...nitrotech knock off.

Why is it "shit protein"? Is it not whey protein? And if someone says, "Ya, it's whey protein...shit whey protein", please, explain.

red5260 · Mar 2, 2009

Silver4Judas said:
DUDE! Old Roy would do you better. That's dog food!

That's hilarious.
All I can say is I am very glad my Synthepure arrived. I need to be more careful and not run out. If you're asking "is Body Fortress protien all that bad", try Synthepure and your question will be instantly answered. There is a HUGE difference in quality. I will never go back to anything else.

papapumpsd · Mar 2, 2009

red5260 said:
That's hilarious.
All I can say is I am very glad my Synthepure arrived. I need to be more careful and not run out. If you're asking "is Body Fortress protien all that bad", try Synthepure and your question will be instantly answered. There is a HUGE difference in quality. I will never go back to anything else.

What are you comparing? Taste? Lean mass gains? Mixability? Fat loss? Quality assurance documentation?

?????

Big A · Mar 3, 2009

papapumpsd said:
Why is it "shit protein"? Is it not whey protein? And if someone says, "Ya, it's whey protein...shit whey protein", please, explain.

You have WPC and WPI. WPI is superior. Then you have various WPIs - CFM, Ion Exchange, etc. Then each one of those WPIs is available in 5 grades of quality.

The higher the quality, the purer the product and more usable/absorbable protein in it with less fat and acrbs and no lactose.

SynthePURE that they are talking about in this thread is the highest possible grade of CFM WPI that exists.

abolish the weak · Mar 3, 2009

fuck all that, just drink it bro. Get what you can afford and save the money for the chicken and fish. Are there better brands, probably. Is it going to make that much of a difference? Hell no!! Look at the way some of these bodybuilders have looked for the past 40 years, hard as nails and big. And what do you think they had for protien powder? Only difference between back then and now is GH and peptides. supplement industry has taken off, but funny how anyone who isn't running steroids or GH never really looks better than someone who didn't run anything 20 yrs ago....despite all these new scientific findings!!

Big A · Mar 3, 2009

abolish the weak said:
fuck all that, just drink it bro. Get what you can afford and save the money for the chicken and fish. Are there better brands, probably. Is it going to make that much of a difference? Hell no!! Look at the way some of these bodybuilders have looked for the past 40 years, hard as nails and big. And what do you think they had for protien powder? Only difference between back then and now is GH and peptides. supplement industry has taken off, but funny how anyone who isn't running steroids or GH never really looks better than someone who didn't run anything 20 yrs ago....despite all these new scientific findings!!

Actually some of the current genuine top naturals would beat IFBB pros from 20 years ago. Also, GH has been rife since the 80s in high dosages and most pros even now do not touch peptides.