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08-14-2006, 08:55 PM
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GNC 100% Whey Protein
I'm going on a Daniel fast so I picked up a gainer to supplement calories I'll be missing from the meat I won't be eating. It was BOGO 50% at GNC, so I picked up some chocolate whey protein, since I made the mistake of buying vanilla ON and can't take it all the time.
I didn't expect much since the gainer tasted like shat. But the 100% Whey protein is actually very surprising. First, compared to ON 100% Whey, it actually instantizes a little better than ON. ON stirs well with a spoon but I always had little chunks I had to filter through my teeth and chew at the end. (everyone at once: EWW!) The GNC brand has almost NO chunks. Literally, almost nothing. This is with water, skim milk, or soy milk. Obviously, taste is a big factor for all supplement users, especially for a supp that is taken everyday, sometimes more than once per day. This tastes very similar to the ON brand's Double Chocolate. In fact I think it's a little better. It has a little more chocolate taste to it, where OM is a bit more creamier. I would say GNC has a bit of cookie taste to it. I took it with water and you can almost not notic ethe fact it's water and not milk. This was comforting as I wasn't looking forward to the awful taste of protein in water although I understood the benefits. I used about one and a half scoops and stirred it with a plastic spoon. Tasted fine. In fact I'll probably do it with water more just to save the milk for nighttime stuff or gainer. At any rate, I would probably recommend ON normally, since they are a more reputable brand and everyone raves about the chocolate mint flavor (I couldnt get it in-store.) however, if you buy a GNC product and want to take advantage of a sale, or BOGO, or what have you, then their brand 100% Whey is a very solid choice. 
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08-15-2006, 06:16 AM
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yeah I always used GNC's whey
found it on sale, the price was dirt cheap and the taste was good too.. And like you said, I never had any lumps or chunks in my protein shake either and ive used up plenty of tubs lol... I like GNC Pro Performance products from their creatine to their protein...
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08-15-2006, 04:45 PM
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I'm glad to see this post. I just bought my first GNC 100% whey protein 6lb jug. I was kinda nervous given that I've used ON 100% whey since I began lifting a year ago. Glad that I haven't completely thrown my $$$ away on a GNC product.
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08-16-2006, 04:31 PM
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Not that I'm aware of. But it could exist, might want to check the website. The location I go to is right next to my gym -- but pretty bare. (For example, they only had one flavor ON Whey.)
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08-16-2006, 08:34 PM
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That is a minimal selection.....One flavor. At least it wasnt the vanilla flavor only....yuck!
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08-16-2006, 10:14 PM
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It *WAS* the vanilla. I got the one tub of chocolate I had at the mall. I made the mistake of listening to my girlfriend and bought a huge tub of vanilla -- leading me to buy the GNC brand.
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08-17-2006, 09:18 AM
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i tried the vanilla GNC brand, i liked it as well just when i mix the dextrose and stuff the choc would taste better
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08-17-2006, 09:48 AM
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I liked the Vanilla ON and Chocolate...DONT get the Strawberry or the Rocky Road....rocky road was ok, but only like the first two times.
To finish the strawberry i forced myself to mix it with the chocolate...lol. It still didnt taste that great.
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08-17-2006, 10:02 AM
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never tried GNC, but I have used the vitamin shoppe brand.. Its cheap and does the job.. I also pick one up at Sam's club that lasts me a while.
I love my chocolate whey
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08-17-2006, 11:12 AM
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I tried that GNC 100% Whey Protein and it gave me gas. i was letting them rip to no end. the best one right now that i like is EAS protein powder and i get it at SND. (Sports Nutrition Depot)
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08-18-2006, 01:15 PM
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Dude you need to look at the Cholesterol per serving on the GNC stuff. The taste is good I agree, but it has alot of cholesterol in it.
Get a shaker and mix your ON and it will be fine. GNC is 70mg Cholesterol per scoop ON Whey is 30mg Cholesterol per scoop
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