Poll: ***The all new gymrats thread***

[Ironic Namesake]

Looking for some whey protein I can have a few times a day. Ideally, I'd want to spend up to £30, possibly a little more, for as much as possible.

Found a 5kg tub on ebay for something like £29.99. Worth getting something like that, or investing in the more expensive brands, etc? Thanks.

Just a few posts up

Originally Posted by Steedie View Post
Unflavoured:
http://www.myprotein.co.uk/bulk-supplies/unflavoured-protein/impact-whey-protein-(unflavoured)/

Flavoured:
http://www.myprotein.co.uk/bulk-supp.../impact-blend/

Yes Casein is best before bed, you could just drink your normal protein with milk instead of water for the same effect, but it probably works out cheaper to just get the casein as well

 

[Shicky]

Isnt that French lad very young? I imagine puberty played a massive role

 

[PAz]

How the heck can you gain that much in such little time without juice?

Looks insane.

Clean diet, hard training, lots of rest and excellent genetics. And probably no alcohol

 

[G-MAN2004]

Just a few posts up

Originally Posted by Steedie View Post
Unflavoured:
http://www.myprotein.co.uk/bulk-supplies/unflavoured-protein/impact-whey-protein-(unflavoured)/

Flavoured:
http://www.myprotein.co.uk/bulk-supp.../impact-blend/

Yes Casein is best before bed, you could just drink your normal protein with milk instead of water for the same effect, but it probably works out cheaper to just get the casein as well

Ah, thank you. Will probably order some later.

 

[tom_e]

If you stick "www.sports-nutrition.net" into the price matcher http://www.myprotein.co.uk/?page=online-price-matcher you can get it a bit cheaper and if its your first order MP32093 will give you an extra 5% off

 

[Morba]

well, did some deadlifts today. had to use the oly bar that is normally used for squats only.... no knurling on the bar at all! so smooth it was horrible. no chalk and no straps meant hard work gripping

anyway, wrist held up fine, shame the grip didnt. Wanted a few reps at 100kg (nothing special, but a good starting point), ended up doing 130x5x2 before giving up for the pants grip!

other back work was so so so weak. possibly due to me doing cardio this morning and not really eating much during the day, most probably due to just not working out much this last few months.

Will keep plugging at it though, the strength will come back :]

 

[G-MAN2004]

If you stick "www.sports-nutrition.net" into the price matcher http://www.myprotein.co.uk/?page=online-price-matcher you can get it a bit cheaper and if its your first order MP32093 will give you an extra 5% off

Ohh, thanks also.

 

[oddjob62]

well, did some deadlifts today. had to use the oly bar that is normally used for squats only.... no knurling on the bar at all! so smooth it was horrible. no chalk and no straps meant hard work gripping

All the bars at my place have next to no knurling . I should have nicked the one from my uni gym when i left, man that was lovely, you almost had to tear your hands off it after a set.

 

[Morba]

yeah, the sort that rips your hands apart, perfect

really annoyed me, but thats life. the other better bars were being used :/

 

[Dj_Jestar]

My hands are always in tatters after back day because of the knurling. Need to get some wrist straps as well.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

Isnt that French lad very young? I imagine puberty played a massive role

The title of the video posted is a give away.. 16 years old.

 

[Mansize_tissue]

I was just wondering if anyone could give me a very rough idea how many calories they think are in the following in total please:

Protein shake (60g oats, 30g whey protein, water), banana

Bowl of bran flakes with semi-skimmed milk

2 chicken rolls, yoghurt

Protein shake (60g oats, 30g whey protein, water), handful of dried fruit and nuts

Spaghetti Bolognese (large portion), 2 oranges

Protein shake (60g oats, 30g whey protein, water), handful of grapes

 

[Ben M]

a 30g scoop of whey protein from myprotein is 20.5g protein and 98kcal
tubs of yoghurt will say on them
oats you can probably find on the supplier website

nutritional info of chicken:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/poultry-products/701/2

nutritional info of spaghetti:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/foods-spaghetti020000000000000000000.html

google will get you the rest, but you get the idea...

I wouldn't say much over 3kcal at a guesstimation.

 

[oddjob62]

yeah, the sort that rips your hands apart, perfect

really annoyed me, but thats life. the other better bars were being used :/

Well i've as yet never lost a max deadlift due to grip so the lack of knurling at my current gym doesn't bother me too much

 

[Shicky]

The title of the video posted is a give away.. 16 years old.

Apologies I wasn't paying full attention, i'll ask for 10lashings tonight as punishment....yet the point is still valid

 

[Morba]

Well i've as yet never lost a max deadlift due to grip so the lack of knurling at my current gym doesn't bother me too much

cant be that bad then
this one was as smooth as the smooth sections lol
the one in the cage is great!
the ones on benches are generally bent! good fun lol

 

[Ben M]

I was feeling adventurous, so I just made the smoothie/drink that I thought up yesterday:

2x wheetabix : 127kcal 4.3g protein
2x low fat yoghurt pots (125g ea): 225kcal 9.8g protein (i used pineapple, mm)
200ml skimmed milk: 69kcal 6.8g protein
1 scoop whey: 98kcal 20.5g protein

total: 41.4g protein
519 kcal

all in a blender, give it a few buzzes (to keep texture)

it's gooood. the wheetabix give it a nice texture, and the pineapple/ wheetabix flavour is ace

it's quite thick, so I might add more milk next time.... or maybe just one bix.

 

[Buffman]

skimmed milk? bleurgh got to be semi skimmed at least .

 

[Ben M]

skimmed milk? bleurgh got to be semi skimmed at least .

It's 500kcal in a pint glass, why stick extra kcals of pointless fat in there?

 

[Buffman]

It's 500kcal in a pint glass, why stick extra kcals of pointless fat in there?

fair enough but fat isnt that bad for you and I'd rather have better taste and add water if you want to bulk it up.