Best Whey Protein - Cost/Taste/Strength

[nymickey]

There is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much info on whey protein. Unfortunately, it comes from sponsors of their particular product. Can I please hear from the experts on this forum as to what brand I should buy and how often to take it?

I am 5' 11" and weigh 235lbs. Just started working out 3X a week (home gym and free weights). Do I only drink this stuff just before and after each workout?

Thanks everyone !

 

[Arnold]

Pure Isolate.

Whey Protein Isolate - 100% Pure

 

[ZECH]

Post workout is the best time. And any other time you need protein will be fine.( ie, when you first get up and when you go to bed.)

 

[janthonyf]

yup! post workout 1st and in the morning are great times to have a whey shake. casein protein is can be taken at night since its digested slower then whey protein.

 

[go4kj]

Pure Isolate.

Whey Protein Isolate - 100% Pure

I haven't tasted it, so I cannot comment on above. I love Optimum Nutrition's Cookies & Cream whey protein. Tastes almost like a regular milk shake in my opinion. Reasonable price from a company that is well respected.

 

[zombul]

My most used is this ON 100% Whey Gold Standard 5lb

 

[tucker01]

Yep Optimum Nutrition for the win

 

[PreMier]

muscle milk for me

 

[zombul]

Yep Optimum Nutrition for the win

Seems thats always the case.

 

[majorpain]

All The Whey has a really good tasting flavor they call Cinnamon Bun. Not sure if it matters to you, but ON 100% Gold Standard is a whey blend. For cost comparison ATW is whey isolates but is also available in a blend.
I use both, ON 100% Gold Standard chocolate flavor and ATW cinnamon bun flavor.

 

[bigsahm21]

I'm digging Isopure lately.

 

[Arnold]

Not sure if it matters to you, but ON 100% Gold Standard is a whey blend.

right, ON contains isolate and concentrate.

IronMagLabs whey is pure isolate.

 

[P-funk]

I like Muscle Milk too.

I also like the Ironmag Labs whey protein. I have only tried chocolate, but it mixes very well and tastes a lot better and is not as thin as most of the other whey protein isolate brands that I have tasted in the past.

 

[Gazhole]

I honestly think that the protein my gym sells is the best tasting and best value protein ive ever tried. 3kg for £25 is a damned good price, the stuff mixes immediately with just stirring, and has no sweetners or anything that make most commercial brands so sweet i puke.

Unfortunately theres only one Dave's Gym, so its not really available to the greater weightlifting community .

If anybody trustworthy wants some i could be a middle man though, i guess, lol.

 

[zombul]

Im not a picky person when it comes to protein I just normally stick with ON. I was never sold on MM taste like everyone else and I stay away due to fat contents at times. I had some of the Isopure RTD'S and didn't like the taste of them but have had the powder and liked it.

 

[MCx2]

I use ON now, only because a local store sells it at basically the same price it costs me to order online + ship. It tastes pretty good too.

 

[zombul]

I also use alot of the Vitamin World brand protein. Protoplex I believe they call it. It's cheap and don't taste or mix too bad.