Supplements the debate/discussion thread

Psycho Sonny · 13 Aug 2011 at 13:01

Ultra_Extreme said:
Not always, the squeeze that can be achieved at the top of many reps can help to stimulate hypertrophy, its entirely dependent on the movement.

that's why i said "most" exercises, but usually people lock out on every exercise, which is bad, then they wonder why they get injuries. locking out is bad, unless your deadlifting, etc.

Hedge · 14 Aug 2011 at 14:44

Psycho Sonny said:
as a brand name they aren't regarded very highly, it's also a UK company selling just to the UK market, therefore its a rather small company.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=134004621&highlight=omni+hardcore

i would trust gaspari over them tbh, nothing against british companies or them being small, but the most famous one is maximuscle, and we all know how much of a con they are.

take a look at the iso synergy deal on at holland and barret, someone posted it earlier in the thread, about 20-30 posts back

Lol mate I was the one that actually brought up the Synergy thing in the first place

I will continue with the Sci MX stuff for now as I actually like the taste and the price aint bad via ebay.

Might consider the synergy anyway as its a decent price. Gotta check my finances.

hux · 14 Aug 2011 at 15:05

Good to know it's good, i have reflex osx and im not getting on with the taste at all.

Psycho Sonny · 14 Aug 2011 at 15:31

Hedge said:
Lol mate I was the one that actually brought up the Synergy thing in the first place I will continue with the Sci MX stuff for now as I actually like the taste and the price aint bad via ebay.

Might consider the synergy anyway as its a decent price. Gotta check my finances.

lol

im skeptical about sci mx, a lot of companies sell rubbish, they may or not be one of them, i prefer to go with someone more reputable and a lot of backing behind them.

Psycho Sonny · 14 Aug 2011 at 15:33

hux said:
Good to know it's good, i have reflex osx and im not getting on with the taste at all.

the best tasting decently priced shake is myofusion, cheapest supplier is cheapuksupplements or monster supplements usually, if taste is a factor, i highly recommend trying some, once you go to myofusion, you never want another brand ever again.

Phaser · 14 Aug 2011 at 15:49

I've been using USN Muscle Fuel Anabolic for the last couple of months, one in the morning alongside my breakfast and one after my workout. I've noticed some good gains, more so than when I was using Hurricane XS from MP.

The downside is my belly is now getting bigger so I was thinking of ditching the all in ones and going for something different with the aim of mainly protein. Would Recovery XS be a good bet or there's also Total Protein on MP, 46g per serving sounds ideal, the only thing is I'm worried about ditching the creatine totally...

Before taking Hurricane XS I was on a mix of just whey protein and scottish oats but didn't feel it did anything for me, used to always feel bloated and it got to the point where I dreaded taking them.

So in a nutshell, Total Protein or Recovery XS?

tom_e · 14 Aug 2011 at 17:04

If you're worried about ditching creatine pick a bag up from MP along with your order it's cheap as dirt and personally I'd go with the Total Protein as I like to be able to take it anything extra as and when I want rather than being stuck with pre mix.

hux · 14 Aug 2011 at 18:36

Been there tried it, alarm bells start ringing as it's too sweet to match the macro's

They've been busted for telling porkies before, and are currently being chased up by the fda.

I've been training for quite some time, so i know what to buy and where, but thanks all the same.

Plus i've been through nearly all of them anyway, i'll probably buy iron science and stick with them, mp have changed suppliers and a lot of folk now hate their protein.

Psycho Sonny said:
the best tasting decently priced shake is myofusion, cheapest supplier is cheapuksupplements or monster supplements usually, if taste is a factor, i highly recommend trying some, once you go to myofusion, you never want another brand ever again.

Phaser · 14 Aug 2011 at 19:20

tom_e said:
If you're worried about ditching creatine pick a bag up from MP along with your order it's cheap as dirt and personally I'd go with the Total Protein as I like to be able to take it anything extra as and when I want rather than being stuck with pre mix.

I think this is what I'm going to do. I've ordered some jack3ed which has creatine in but would like to bump it up a little. Would Creapure off MP do the job, I was thinking of taking it first thing in the morning.

Psycho Sonny · 14 Aug 2011 at 22:59

Phaser said:
I think this is what I'm going to do. I've ordered some jack3ed which has creatine in but would like to bump it up a little. Would Creapure off MP do the job, I was thinking of taking it first thing in the morning.

be careful with powdered creatine, it tastes horrible, capsules may be needed, its a hold your nose and chug type deal, or maybe it was just the creatine i tried was bad.

Psycho Sonny · 14 Aug 2011 at 23:01

hux said:
Been there tried it, alarm bells start ringing as it's too sweet to match the macro's

They've been busted for telling porkies before, and are currently being chased up by the fda.

I've been training for quite some time, so i know what to buy and where, but thanks all the same.

Plus i've been through nearly all of them anyway, i'll probably buy iron science and stick with them, mp have changed suppliers and a lot of folk now hate their protein.

they learnt their lesson from that ordeal and their figures were only slightly off if i remember correctly, like instead of 26g of protein per scoop it was 22g.

i dont think they will want to ruin their reputation by cutting corners now

Cristian · 14 Aug 2011 at 23:31

Psycho Sonny said:
be careful with powdered creatine, it tastes horrible, capsules may be needed, its a hold your nose and chug type deal, or maybe it was just the creatine i tried was bad.

creatine mono hydrate is fairly tasteless. the phosphate one and others might taste bad though.

Psycho Sonny · 15 Aug 2011 at 01:42

Cristian said:
creatine mono hydrate is fairly tasteless. the phosphate one and others might taste bad though.

i dont know which one it was, i got a tub for free with an order and it was awful, i binned it.

i have got some decent stuff now, but not stated taking it yet, hopefully it is tasteless as you say or else i will get a capping kit.

Zefan · 15 Aug 2011 at 01:51

I'm with you on the creatine tastes bad point. Same for Glutamine.

Eugh

Steedie · 15 Aug 2011 at 07:33

Creatine Mono is completely tastless, which is a HUGE bonus as I previously came from CEE, which tastes like garbage

Saying that though, apart from Sizeon and Superpump, all supplements are fairly high on the bad taste scale to me, but I just neck them back as fast as I can

Cristian · 15 Aug 2011 at 17:19

Zefan said:
I'm with you on the creatine tastes bad point. Same for Glutamine.

Eugh

pfft pansy.

Glutamine tastes a tad weird but I can easily chug a scoop with half a glass of water. Try doing that with BCAAs

speaking of BCAAs I gave up the capping when I discovered orange squash. Bear in mind that this needs to be done in a bottle/shaker, but a reasonable amount of orange squash +BCAA is quite ok. I have a capping kit and lots of caps but I simply can't be bothered now that I discovered the holy squash.

regulus · 15 Aug 2011 at 18:23

^^

What he said. Glutamine compared to BCAA, there's no comparison. Usually chug the two together, one after another. Always go for BCAA first and then Glutamine as Gluta taste positively divine after the nasty hell that is BCAA

Sam · 15 Aug 2011 at 20:15

Just ordered 1000 Omega caps http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/omega_3 ... Tell you what My protein take the ****, been waiting for Super Omega 3 for 2 weeks now and they have told me twice that it was coming into stock. Bad stock control, good way to lose loyal customers. From what i hear they have gone downhill bigtime since the takeover.

Sam

PAz · 17 Aug 2011 at 17:40

I'm going out to the US again early Sept. Whats the best site to order cheap supps over there?

T1Cybernetic · 17 Aug 2011 at 18:06

I could do with some more impact whey, I used myprotein before once and it was great but since prices have changed and they were taken over is it still worth a go or should I try elsewhere?