good value, cheap whey - where + what

[Keo]

I find these guys to be pretty cheap, and they have a bricks & mortar store too.

http://www.aaasupplements.com.au/

I know you weren't being serious, but egg whites are quite inefficient for protein/dollars Best to make a meal of it and omelette them.

+1 on aaasupps
been buying my protein there and love it currently, using iso 100

Gonna go talk to the manager this week to try organize y'all a bit of an ATARNotes discount.

i just brought some animal pak too
this will be amazing if you they accept!!

[slothpomba]

I use protein direct ( http://www.proteindirect.com.au/ ). They were the cheapest non-dodgy looking place for the kind of sizes i needed (i dont plan to go through bags and bags of the stuff, theres  a lot of evidence that says protein supplements either dont do much at all or the boost is kind of minmal, so i half the dose a lot of the time).

Careful of the ebay stuff, you have no idea what it could be loaded with or where it came from. Just sayin' screwing up your body will hurt you more than an extra $20 bucks. Really you have no idea what they could adulterate it with or any impurities in there. Remember, this is concentrated protein, they take the whey or milk or what ever their base is and concentrate it down, this also concentrates down all the other crap in there too...cholesterol (quite high in some proteins from whey for instance), fat, pesticides, heavy metals, ect.

Make sure if they provide labels to check how much protein is actually in the protein. Whatever is in the bag isn't 100% protein.

See:

Even in the natural/unflavoured whey the difference between the amount of powder in a scoop and the amount of protein in that is about 10 grams, thats pretty significant, its a 25% loss roughly, 25% of your money is being spent on filler or whatever other stuff is in there.



32.5g of protein in 41g. (~79%)

No idea why chocolate takes up so much more room than the other flavours but the same principal applies here. In a 5kg bag of flavoured vs unflavoured, there'll always be more protein in the unflavoured one. I still got flavoured but chose vanilla because a) vanilla rocks and b) it had the least difference in protein content between it and the unflavoured variety.



33.1g of protein in 45.5g. (~73%)

So, if one company is cheaper than another, it could be cheaper simply because theres more filler. You can pretty easily divide how much your paying by how many grams of protein are in the actual pack and this is what i did to compare. Its a shame not all companies publish things like this though.

All good with the protein direct stuff though, very cheap, literally melts into the water so you dont need to use a concrete mixer to stir it and no unwanted health impacts.

Here is also a good list - http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/where_to_buy_supplements

[kensan]

Very nice, $70 for 5lbs and 89% protein by weight.
Compared to what I am using now ON gold standard.
$85 for 5lbs and 79% protein.

"100 Percent Whey Gold Standard is made of an exclusive blend of: - Micro filtered Whey Protein Isolates - Ion- Exchange Whey Protein Isolates - Ultra filtered Whey Protein Concentrate - HYDROWHEY Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides."
Also it has 4g of glutamines in each serve ( I know you can buy glutamine supplements on their own).
So worth switching over?

Have you ever tried the natural? I wonder if you add it to water would it just taste like water??

[slothpomba]

To be honest, as i said, im not hard-core about it or anything. I'm mainly an endurance runner rather than a body builder per se, so i dont go bananas over it like some people.

Never tried natural but i don't think it would taste just like water. It still would probably taste like something, what that something is i cant say but i'd wager...vaguely milky? It's basically milk they've distilled down to get the protein out of but i hear it isn't the nicest taste in the world. You could probably stomach it though if you dont be a little girl about it, i've never heard about unflavoured protein being impossible to drink, just not so nice.

For me, i just wanted it nice and conveniently pre-flavoured.

I did a fair amount of research and i think its definitely worth it. Even if it cost slightly *more* i would still by it. As i said, if you're concentrating the protein down, you're concentrating the other shit down as well. 89% to me simply represents less crap and high standards.  It also shows integrity to me that they're willing to actually give you this information.

Theres a lot more on my pack, i can snap a couple shots if you feel like you could use them.

Definitely one of the best suppliers i reckon though.

[kensan]

Nah it's all good
I'll check them out after I'm done with my Gold Standard

[WhoTookMyUsername]

what's the ON gold standard %?

[kensan]

79% I mentioned it 2 posts above

[gymsesh]

I find these guys to be pretty cheap, and they have a bricks & mortar store too.

http://www.aaasupplements.com.au/

I know you weren't being serious, but egg whites are quite inefficient for protein/dollars Best to make a meal of it and omelette them.

+1 on aaasupps
been buying my protein there and love it currently, using iso 100

Hey keo , 
What are thoughts on iso 100? It is likely to be my next protein, how is it taste wise and mixability ?
Thanks

[WhoTookMyUsername]

I use protein direct ( http://www.proteindirect.com.au/ ). They were the cheapest non-dodgy looking place for the kind of sizes i needed (i dont plan to go through bags and bags of the stuff, theres  a lot of evidence that says protein supplements either dont do much at all or the boost is kind of minmal, so i half the dose a lot of the time).

Careful of the ebay stuff, you have no idea what it could be loaded with or where it came from. Just sayin' screwing up your body will hurt you more than an extra $20 bucks. Really you have no idea what they could adulterate it with or any impurities in there. Remember, this is concentrated protein, they take the whey or milk or what ever their base is and concentrate it down, this also concentrates down all the other crap in there too...cholesterol (quite high in some proteins from whey for instance), fat, pesticides, heavy metals, ect.

Make sure if they provide labels to check how much protein is actually in the protein. Whatever is in the bag isn't 100% protein.

See:

Even in the natural/unflavoured whey the difference between the amount of powder in a scoop and the amount of protein in that is about 10 grams, thats pretty significant, its a 25% loss roughly, 25% of your money is being spent on filler or whatever other stuff is in there.

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32.5g of protein in 41g. (~79%)

No idea why chocolate takes up so much more room than the other flavours but the same principal applies here. In a 5kg bag of flavoured vs unflavoured, there'll always be more protein in the unflavoured one. I still got flavoured but chose vanilla because a) vanilla rocks and b) it had the least difference in protein content between it and the unflavoured variety.

(Image removed from quote.)

33.1g of protein in 45.5g. (~73%)

So, if one company is cheaper than another, it could be cheaper simply because theres more filler. You can pretty easily divide how much your paying by how many grams of protein are in the actual pack and this is what i did to compare. Its a shame not all companies publish things like this though.

All good with the protein direct stuff though, very cheap, literally melts into the water so you dont need to use a concrete mixer to stir it and no unwanted health impacts.

Here is also a good list - http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/where_to_buy_supplements

can you be sure the ingredients are high quality though compared to ON etc.?

[taiga]

These two are great

http://www.aaasupplements.com.au/products/Prostar-Whey-2.27KG.html

http://www.aaasupplements.com.au/products/100%25-Gold-Standard-Whey-2.3KG.html

I believe I'm meeting with the dude from AAASupps next Monday

[aiming_95]

taiga you're a legend.

[taiga]

It's looking like I might not be able to get an ATARNotes specific discount, but more likely is a discount for another group which I can pass on to you lot

[taiga]

Guys just a heads up chemist warehouse is doing pretty well for Whey proteins this week.

Best I saw was 60$ for USN 100% Whey 2kg. Macros are 24/2.8/3 for protein/carbs/fat.

Read reviews before buying.

[JellyDonut]

[matt123]

Ive used honestly maybe 8+ brands and types properly ... meaning for a long period of time
I can say so far i am most happy with vital strength hydroxy ripped or launch from chemist warehouse ... its 50 bucks for a kilo .. but its good stuff.
taste good  , mixes great and ive seen results with them.
having said that .. the reality is supplementing dosnt do all that much anyway ... so yeah

as a general statement . i think they are all the same . as long as they have more than 65g protein for every 100g .... dont waste 50 bucks for a couple extra grams... realistically your body wont absorb that much anyway.
supplements are ok .. dont rely on them or expect them to do anything magical.
dbol , sten , anvar , prop , winstrol , clen , synthol .. you may see magical changes ... but i highly dont recommended them.