Supplements the debate/discussion thread

Deception · 27 Jul 2012 at 11:46

N19h7m4r3 said:
For BCAA's I prefer Scivation Xtend, tastes amazingly as well.

But at €55 for 1.1KG it's quite pricey. Will be wating until I scrape the last few spots of powder from the tub before buying again.

I just get the normal stuff and mix it with juice. Got to the point where I dont even taste it anymore.

Just looked at the one you mentioned and it seems to be only £5 different from MP's normal BCAA. Also has some added bits too, so might be worth looking at.

N19h7m4r3 · 27 Jul 2012 at 11:50

Deception said:
I just get the normal stuff and mix it with juice. Got to the point where I dont even taste it anymore.

Just looked at the one you mentioned and it seems to be only £5 different from MP's normal BCAA. Also has some added bits too, so might be worth looking at.

That £5 is another reason it sells to me, I pay €55 and that's with free postage, while shipping from MP is about £6 for me and it doesn't have those extra bits and the nice flavours.

If you are looking into it, do make sure you're looking at the New formula one.

Deception · 27 Jul 2012 at 11:52

N19h7m4r3 said:
That £5 is another reason it sells to me, I pay €55 and that's with free postage, while shipping from MP is about £6 for me and it doesn't have those extra bits and the nice flavours.

If you are looking into it, do make sure you're looking at the New formula one.

Which one is that? This is the one I just saw from doing a google shopping search.

N19h7m4r3 · 27 Jul 2012 at 11:58

Not sure about that one, looks like the old formula judging just from the weight on it and it's price cut.

Here's where I get mine from if I order supps directly in Ireland

http://www.unsportsnutrition.ie/supplements/product/6/Scivation_Xtend_1.1kg

Compare the stuff and get the cheapest in the end really. As even the old formula was still very good.

Cristian · 27 Jul 2012 at 12:06

Deception said:
it seems to be only £5 different from MP's normal BCAA.

that's because you are doing it wrong.
1. go to myprotein.co.uk
2. click on price matcher
3. paste following link: http://www.oneon.co.uk/store/products,whey-protein-max_26.htm
4. purchase 1kg of EAA for £23.94
5. profit!

As for the taste it is pretty bad. Robinsons' orange squash with no added sugar is your friend and a 0.5 bottle. Mix, shake and it's perfectly acceptable.

Deception · 27 Jul 2012 at 12:18

Cristian said:
that's because you are doing it wrong.
1. go to myprotein.co.uk
2. click on price matcher
3. paste following link: http://www.oneon.co.uk/store/products,whey-protein-max_26.htm
4. purchase 1kg of EAA for £23.94
5. profit!

As for the taste it is pretty bad. Robinsons' orange squash with no added sugar is your friend and a 0.5 bottle. Mix, shake and it's perfectly acceptable.

Actually, im doing it right, you just read my post wrong (Im looking at BCAA and not EAA

). Also, I use Ironscience.co.uk in the Price Matcher too.

Syla5 · 27 Jul 2012 at 13:11

You can use more then one site at a time to price match

Deception · 27 Jul 2012 at 13:23

Syla5 said:
You can use more then one site at a time to price match

I know, I have a few I use, it just depends on what I need.

Cristian · 27 Jul 2012 at 13:30

There will be plenty of people who will argue that EAA's are better than BCAA's, when BCAA's are £35 pricematched and EAA's are 40% cheaper it really is a no brainer which one you should get.

Deception · 27 Jul 2012 at 13:50

Cristian said:
There will be plenty of people who will argue that EAA's are better than BCAA's, when BCAA's are £35 pricematched and EAA's are 40% cheaper it really is a no brainer which one you should get.

I use BCAA because I do my training in the morning, fasted. So, thats the only reason I really use it.

Deception · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:02

Just an update. Got an email though saying that One On have a 20% discount code available:

OLYM12

Excludes Whey Protein Max.

Maxeh · 27 Jul 2012 at 15:28

Impact Whey Protein just came in the post, will see how it goes!

BennyC · 27 Jul 2012 at 16:27

Cristian said:
As for the taste it is pretty bad. Robinsons' orange squash with no added sugar is your friend and a 0.5 bottle. Mix, shake and it's perfectly acceptable.

An open mouthed swallow mixed with cranberry juice was the only way I could get them down. Think I capped them in the end. Leucine not being water soluble doesn't help!

Cristian · 27 Jul 2012 at 17:15

Swallowing is not so good, I used to cap them as well but it's fairly time consuming.

I have 4 small scoops of BCAA and 2 of Leucine in a 0.7L capella bottle, shake like there is no tomorrow for a few seconds, leave to settle for a couple of minutes and it mixes fine. There will be the odd grit here and there but it will be perfectly acceptable and nowhere near as rank as chugging them down.

hux · 29 Jul 2012 at 17:15

If you all think bcaa's are bad, trust me they pale compared to ostarine.

That stuff is pure death.

Maxeh · 29 Jul 2012 at 17:20

Do you lot drink your stuff at the gym straight after or is it ok to have it at home half an hour after training?

hux · 29 Jul 2012 at 17:24

Maxeh said:
Do you lot drink your stuff at the gym straight after or is it ok to have it at home half an hour after training?

Tbh i don't think it makes much difference, i do try and have it when i can.

But i do believe in having a good meal an hour or so afterwards, to me that does make a difference to recovery.

elmarko · 30 Jul 2012 at 08:29

Regarding creatine,

What time do you guys take yours?.

I've decided to do the "slow load" of 6g per day over a 20 day period, I tried doing the quick load method but it just gave me stomach aches (also eating 20 giant pills a day is pretty tragic)

Currently I'm just taking the 3g in the morning, but does it really make much difference when you take them?.

I'm currently working through a bottle of creative mono-hydrate (pills ... urgh... first mistake...) - I'll be getting the powder as soon as they have run out, but don't want to waste them so I'll use em till they are done.

I was considering doing 3g in the morning then another 3g before my workout/after work.

Cristian · 30 Jul 2012 at 10:01

hux said:
If you all think bcaa's are bad, trust me they pale compared to ostarine.

That stuff is pure death.

Maybe but the serving sizes seem to differ quite a lot, since the average BCAA serving seems to be 200 times bigger.

RobSmith · 30 Jul 2012 at 13:53

For the people who use Rhodiola rosea here, i'd be interested to know which product you use and how much/how often you take it.. and do you find it works?

Since my last lot ran out I've never got round to ordering any more but speaking to some guys down about it, it's sparked my interest again.