What protein you guys using?

Posted by: @potential661

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ro, im itching to see more pics of you ! if your 250lbs as you were saying, geez you must be a beast, even at 6'3! when are you getting more picks you long haired- women slayer

Hehe..even higher by today's scale. 262 lbs. I'll try to get my girlfriend to take some pics with her camera this week. I don't look like some of you guys, I admit. Some of the pics I see of you guys in here..Jesus..some of you are ripped like crazy..where I just kinda look like a big bastard. Fairly cut in the arms, with a large chest..but not competitive and polished-looking like some of you guys.

I think my BF is over 20% now, so I've been reluctant to pose for more pics...I took some abuse with those last pics. Lol.

Posted by: @fasttwitch

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Hehe..even higher by today's scale. 262 lbs. I'll try to get my girlfriend to take some pics with her camera this week. I don't look like some of you guys, I admit. Some of the pics I see of you guys in here..Jesus..some of you are ripped like crazy..where I just kinda look like a big bastard. Fairly cut in the arms, with a large chest..but not competitive and polished-looking like some of you guys.

I think my BF is over 20% now, so I've been reluctant to pose for more pics...I took some abuse with those last pics. Lol.

your bf is not above 12% in the last pics. and your bodyweight is no where near 260, not even close bro.

unless you have plate's in your pants 🙂 who cares tons of guy's post bulking pics! my pic's got slammed pretty hard when i took em at 160lbs

but i still took em, still posted them. got bashed ehre and tehre (even though iw as cut) and since then i've put on 50lbs, in 10 months. so that's not too bad for me!

Bro.

This pic. Is not a 262lb guy ! im 205 and im atleast this big! if not bigger?

Posted by: @potential661

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London

Excellent Post! A much more techinal explanation of what I was getting at! I was under the impression the body was anabolic at night, and used the protein to rebuild muscle tissue at night (growing), and assuming you didnt have a serving of casein before bed or in the middle of night would they not be used up? or already "synthesized?"

off the top of my head, assuming i remember my stats correctly... with casein, circulating amino acid levels increase about 50% for a matter of 8 hours or so after ingestion while concentrate or isolate the duration is much less but the aplitude of amino acid fluctuations in the bloodstream is 100%+... so essentially, with any protein source, circulating aminos return to baseline in 8 hours or less meaning that after that time, protein degradation should exceed protein synthesis because there isnt enough or any aminos left to be used for tissue repair

Posted by: @potential661

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Bro.

This pic. Is not a 262lb guy ! im 205 and im atleast this big! if not bigger?

That's me at 225 lbs, 6'3.. Very thin in that pics. Not sure what my BF was there. But it was low. Probably under 10 % ?? That pic is at least a year old.

A lot of my weight comes from my legs which a very muscular from carrying 385 lbs around for 20 years. My legs are massive, and a large source of my weight. One one, and I mean no one can guess my weight. I'm always 30-40 lbs heavier than they guess. My legs, which they can't see with my shorts on ...are the source of the weight.

Again. That pics is at least a year old. Probably older. I hate to keep restating that Bro. That is my skinny-cut self at 225. I weighed yesterday at 262. I don't even think I want to know my BF as of right now. Probably 22-24 %.

Posted by: @fasttwitch

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Amen Bro!

Doing 7-8 dozen a week. At work they're calling me the Eggman. Lol.

Sounds good.

I just dont buy into the protein hype put out by the supplement companies anymore. There is so much misinformation floating around these boards that gets reposted time after time...

allthewhey. usually i mix 2 scoops with 2 whole eggs, a cup of 2% milk, and 2 tbs of natty butter.

optimum nutrition, tastes decent to me, offer plenty of flavors, priced right, mixes well. I may try all the whey soon so i cant compare the two.

I go with the cytosport whey protein.....it is about $25 on supplementdirect.com for 5 pounds and it dissolves really well in either water or fat free milk...no clumps at all. Tastes pretty good too....i ususlaly just get the vanilla but i am going to try the cookies and cream as soon as my latest order gets here....
i just switched back over to cytosport.. i get the 10lb tub for $43.. was using optimum choc whey..but was giving me gas!

I'm poor, so I get the cheapest stuff I can. Doesn't matter to me what it tastes like. It all comes out the same.

Posted by: @bigwill

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Sounds good.

I just dont buy into the protein hype put out by the supplement companies anymore. There is so much misinformation floating around these boards that gets reposted time after time...

I use muscle milk but I"m with ya. The crap these supp guys put out is shocking. I stick to eggs, chicken and steak. but when I go for supps I use MM.

The best gains I have made in my life have come from listening to guys like BW and LW. They are giving great advice. Best thing in the world is eating real food. The protein supps are ok but dont lose sight of real food. For my morning I normally have a protein blend with all sorts of other crap mixed n because I am too lazy to cook. Then I eat about an hour later after showering and getting to work.

Posted by: @enanthanator

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The best gains I have made in my life have come from listening to guys like BW and LW. They are giving great advice. Best thing in the world is eating real food. The protein supps are ok but dont lose sight of real food. For my morning I normally have a protein blend with all sorts of other crap mixed n because I am too lazy to cook. Then I eat about an hour later after showering and getting to work.

Great advice for sure! I've actually developed a basic nutrition plan year round based on alot of the things they preach (along with Data's idea's of course) and it's basically like this

5 real food meals a day.

Usually chicken/tuna/steak/fish for protein
either oatts/whole wheat pasta/or brown rice for carbs
and piles of veggies.

This is my core nutrition! If im bulking like now, i'll add in more shakes/protein bars, free food that i come across, plus up the healthy carbs and protein a bit! plus eat a shake in the middle of the night. I want to use shakes as a "supplement" not a replacement for proper nutrition!

and as long as im taking in the same round about 5 meals a day, I can eat whatever else i want to add some more weight if need be! 🙂

I came here in Feb of 04. At that time my best was 205lbs pretty lean, 5'11". This year I looked the best I have ever looked at approximately 22-25lbs heavier with a much lower BF%. I attribute a lot of it to what I learned here. My diet needed adjustment big time. I depending a lot on shakes and bars at that time and my thinking has done a total 180. I limit shakes to no more than 2 per day now, and instead of them being my main meal they are just additional cals.

Posted by: @getreal

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i just switched back over to cytosport.. i get the 10lb tub for $43.. was using optimum choc whey..but was giving me gas!

The only thing i have noticed with this stuff is i get massive shits.....its like i am giving birth to the next antichrist........