Protein Powders, Meal Replacement and Workout/Recovery Shakes…What’s the Difference?
Protein powder, meal replacement powder (MRP), workout/recovery shake…these are all supplements that I recommend, but there is a lot of confusion surrounding them. Most people think they are all the same, “I just buy a big bag/jug of protein powder from Costco/Gold’s Gym/GNC and use it for everything.” This maybe a step in the right direction, however, they each have their unique purpose. All these supplements contain protein, but they vary in type of protein, absorption rate, carb content as well as fiber content and vitamins and minerals additives. There is...
read moreSupplements are they just a bunch of crap?
I get hit up all the time to attend a meeting to check out “some new, miracle juice company…with an ‘optional’ business opportunity.” The self-proclaimed “nutrition experts” rhapsodize about how the secret ingredient cured their aunt’s incurable cancer, helped Little Timmy grow back his severed leg and that it could even help me file my taxes. Or, I get clients bringing in bottles of pills and powders they bought from a local vitamin store asking me if they are any good. My point is, is that supplements are a huge part of my industry...
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