myprotein.co.uk - what's the difference?

MonkieMann

MonkieMann

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Hi All,

Just a quick question really, could anyone please tell me the difference between these two products:

Impact Whey Protein (Unflavoured) - Undenatured - Found under the Bulk Supplies section. 4.54kg @ £31.75

and

Impact Whey Protein - Undenatured - Found under the Bulk Powders section. 5kg @ £39.99

As you can see the first one is quite a lot cheaper that the second, but i can't really see what the difference is... :confused:

I've never taken protein shakes before, so any help would be a great help, thanks :)

Cheers,

MunkieMann

EDIT: FYI i'm buying unflavoured :)
 
None its just cheaper for them to have it prepacked into pouches ready to send out as they dont have to mess around with flavourings and things.
If its your first order use MP32093 for 5% off
 
thanks :)

that's probably why i couldn't see any difference, I'm still in two minds about whether or not to buy any, it'll probably be better for me to sort my diet out first.

cheers,

monkiemann
 
blitz2163 said:
It all comes in MP pouches these days. Definately sort your diet first mate whey is a supplement and thats how it should be used :)
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yea i know, i don't have a bad diet, but i could really do with planning it out better, some days i'll have enough of what i need, and others i'll get no where near, hence me thinking supplements might be a good idea, just for the days when i can't get enough protein.

cheers
 
blitz2163 said:
None its just cheaper for them to have it prepacked into pouches ready to send out as they dont have to mess around with flavourings and things.
If its your first order use MP32093 for 5% off
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Cheers for the code too mate, i've decided to order some because my brother wanted some too so we went halves on the cheaper bag, cheers again :)
 
I took the impact whey isolate, either adding water or milk depending how I feel. Don't go overboard on supplements, a decent natural diet is key especially something you should be maintaining for life not just a few months.

I only use it when I can't have food or won't have any for at least a couple of hours after a good weights session.

*edit* unflavoured is best, can add it to foods like oatmeal.
 
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zain said:
I took the impact whey isolate, either adding water or milk depending how I feel. Don't go overboard on supplements, a decent natural diet is key especially something you should be maintaining for life not just a few months.

I only use it when I can't have food or won't have any for at least a couple of hours after a good weights session.

*edit* unflavoured is best, can add it to foods like oatmeal.
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Agreed 100%.

I do use whey but endeavour to keep my diet up to scratch as much as possible. I can understand vegetarians supplementing with whey more than an regular diet as they won't get the benefits of protein ingestion from meat and fish.
 
Thanks for all the feedback,

Just wondering whether or not this sounds like a good gym and diet plan?

I've been doing this plan for the past couple of weeks and it seems to be pretty manageable, I mix it up a little bit too,
for example, for my lunch i'll have tuna / chicken / salmon / turkey but always with pasta, salad and 2x boiled eggs.

I'm 6' 3" and weight roughly 80kg.

My rough gym routine:

Monday
20 Min Cardio
Shoulders
Chest
Triceps

Wednesday
20 Min Cardio
Biceps
Back

Friday
20 Min Cardio
Legs
Abs

Saturday or Sunday
30 - 60mins of Cardio

Rough Diet Plan

8:00
Oats - 5g Pro
SS Milk - 10 Pro
Low Fat Yoghurt / Eggs - 10g / 17g
25g - 32g Protein

11:00
150g Cottage Cheese - 17g Pro
17g Protein

12:30
Tin of Tuna - 25g Pro
Pasta - 6g Pro
Salad - 2g Pro
2x Boiled Eggs 17g Pro
50g Pro

15:00
150g Cottage Cheese - 17g Pro
17g Pro

Pre-Workout
Banana - 1g Pro
1kg Pro

Post Workout
Protein Shake - 24.6g Pro
Meal with meat and veg (Usually with fish or steak) - 40g Pro
64.6g Pro

Total Protein
174.6g - 181.6g

I've not actually started taking my protein shake yet, so at the moment i only get around 156.6 g Protein a day.

Cheers,

MonkieMann
 
156g of protein a day isn't far off what you need anyway. You weigh 176lbs, if you're @ 10% bodyfat it means your lean bodymass will be around 158lbs or so. In general people go for 1g per lb up to 1.5g per lb of protein per lean body mass. I personally fell that 1g per lb is more than enough. I tend to eat around 200g or so per day without shakes, and with shakes I generally up to 240g - but I've found that leaving my intake to around 200 seems to feel better for me.
 
cheers mate, so would you say that diet is pretty good for my current weight? i'll probably only take my protein shakes on days when i don't (can't be bothered) to have all that food, for example replace my 15:00 meal with a shake, i assuming doing that is okay?

like i say, i'm fairly new to this, and i really appreciate the help :)

cheers
 
MonkieMann said:
cheers mate, so would you say that diet is pretty good for my current weight? i'll probably only take my protein shakes on days when i don't (can't be bothered) to have all that food, for example replace my 15:00 meal with a shake, i assuming doing that is okay?

like i say, i'm fairly new to this, and i really appreciate the help :)

cheers
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If you stick at that diet for 2 or 3 weeks I think you'll find that not being bothered with a meal is not a problem, I eat around every 3 hours and I am really actually hungry by the next meal time.

Your metabolism will increase so you will be hungry :)
 
MonkieMann said:
cheers mate, so would you say that diet is pretty good for my current weight? i'll probably only take my protein shakes on days when i don't (can't be bothered) to have all that food, for example replace my 15:00 meal with a shake, i assuming doing that is okay?

like i say, i'm fairly new to this, and i really appreciate the help :)

cheers
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That's a good attitude to have. I also add extra protein via shakes on lazy days or days when my diet aint' great. You could probably add a bit more food depending on how hard you push yourself in the gym.

I would suggest you do the cardio AFTER your weight session though - personal preference as I like to be 100% fresh for intense lifting. :)

Jonny L said:
If you stick at that diet for 2 or 3 weeks I think you'll find that not being bothered with a meal is not a problem, I eat around every 3 hours and I am really actually hungry by the next meal time.

Your metabolism will increase so you will be hungry :)
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Your metabolism really increases the more lean body mass you gain - feeding yourself small quantities of food regularly is a good way of reducing your body's propensity to store energy as fat.
 
Jonny L said:
If you stick at that diet for 2 or 3 weeks I think you'll find that not being bothered with a meal is not a problem, I eat around every 3 hours and I am really actually hungry by the next meal time.

Your metabolism will increase so you will be hungry :)
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well it's funny you should say that, because i'm already hungry and i have to wait until 11:00 for my cottage cheese :p

should i be worried about my calorie intake with this diet? or is about 20minutes of cardio plus weights during the week and 60 minutes at the weekend enough to keep me from getting fat? also, i don't snack on rubbish and i only drink on special occasion now.
 
Freefaller said:
That's a good attitude to have. I also add extra protein via shakes on lazy days or days when my diet aint' great. You could probably add a bit more food depending on how hard you push yourself in the gym.

I would suggest you do the cardio AFTER your weight session though - personal preference as I like to be 100% fresh for intense lifting. :)



Your metabolism really increases the more lean body mass you gain - feeding yourself small quantities of food regularly is a good way of reducing your body's propensity to store energy as fat.
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Ah thanks for clearing that up FF :)
 
MonkieMann said:
well it's funny you should say that, because i'm already hungry and i have to wait until 11:00 for my cottage cheese :p

should i be worried about my calorie intake with this diet? or is about 20minutes of cardio plus weights during the week and 60 minutes at the weekend enough to keep me from getting fat? also, i don't snack on rubbish and i only drink on special occasion now.
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The calorie count isn't too high, I can't really work out the fat and carb macros you've got there but it seems fairly balanced. Do you snack on fruits, and nuts too in between meals? You have hardly any fats in your diet, remember you do need some good fats too. :)

I'd say that you're not likely to pack on any weight with that diet, but it's a good maintenance diet and certainly with the cardio you're not likely to get fat.
 
cheers, i snack on bananas and apples, but not nuts, is there any particular nuts i should be eating? if so, how much should i roughly be eating a day?

oh and that cottage cheese was lovely :p
 
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