I just finished a container of Muscle Milk protein powder. Not sure what to think of it. It was very expensive, as protein powders go, so I don’t know if I’ll get it again. I had the chocolate one and I really liked the taste of it. Even though Body Fortress protein powder, which is also sold at Wal-Mart, is much cheaper, it tastes gritty, and quite foul.
Muscle Milk has a quite a bit more fat than regular protein powder and you need a couple of scoops to get the same amount of grams of protein as in other powders’ servings, so it really is quite pricey per scoop. If any of you have used it, maybe you can comment on it – did you see greater muscle growth while using it?
It’s funny, I don’t see myself as a big supplement taker, but I recently stocked up on a couple of supplements from Puritan’s Pride when they had a Columbus Day sale. I was stunned at the noticeable improvements I felt not only within my body, but also emotionally. Within 24 hours I felt like I had so much energy and I felt so good! And what was I taking? Well for the last few months I have just taken a daily vitamin, but I had just purchased a vitamin B complex and some Co Q10.
I swear my hair is shiny again – it had been looking a little dull – and I don’t feel so tired. The good thing with Puritan’s Pride is that their products are value for money. With their Columbus Day sale I got three bottles for the price of one! A real bargain. I got my hubby some Fish Oil capsules and we have enough for about a year! Personally I like to use Barlean’s lemon flavored Omega Swirl which is so delicious you will swear it is liquid candy, not fish oil! My daughter begs me to give her fish oil every day – how many kids do you know that do that? This stuff is beyond yum, with no after taste.
Well enough of what sounds like a sales pitch [go get yourself some!] and back to the Muscle Milk.
I think I have seen more muscle, or what appears to be muscle under some flab! But it’s hard to say. I took the Muscle Milk each time I worked out over a two week period – just one scoop each time. That translates into 16g of protein, which with ‘regular’ protein powders is less than I would usually take.
So now I’m wondering whether I should buy some more or just go back to the EAS protein powder I get cheap[er] from Costco. At least I can afford to make that stuff into smoothies. I’m thinking I’m gonna go on a Costco run tomorrow…
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