Saw this at my local Costco today and also looked up the price online. 6.2lbs of the MusclePharm protein powder (chocolate milk flavor) is $42.99 shipped, but in store it is cheaper at $35.99.
MP Combat Chocolate Milk Protein 6.2lb $42.99 [costco.com]
6.2lbs
5 Protein Blend
25g Protein per scoop
130 Calories
BCAAs & Glutamine
Ingredients:
Microfiltered Protein Blend (Whey Protein Concentrate, Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Hydrolysate, Egg Albumin), Dutch Process Cocoa, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Inulin, Purified Sea Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, L-Glutamine, Potassium Citrate, L-Leucine, Protease, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine, Lactase
For reference, compare to
Amazon [amazon.com] at $42.06 for 4.2lbs
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Nothing wrong with that. Now if it included Soy, I might think about my purchase.
Nothing wrong with that. Now if it included Soy, I might think about my purchase.
I would argue that any product that uses a proprietary blend is garbage you shouldn't spend money on, though. They don't want to tell you amounts of each ingredient because they're underdosing and you're not getting the therapeutic benefit 11 times out of 10. Avoid like the plague.
We just bought a bag of ON whey at Costco recently since Myprotein jacked their prices up like crazy and it's as solid as I ever remember it. I'll probs pick up some Combat Powder too as the price also caught my eye, bonus if it's on sale. Their bars were awesome in the past.
I would argue that any product that uses a proprietary blend is garbage you shouldn't spend money on, though. They don't want to tell you amounts of each ingredient because they're underdosing and you're not getting the therapeutic benefit 11 times out of 10. Avoid like the plague.
We just bought a bag of ON whey at Costco recently since Myprotein jacked their prices up like crazy and it's as solid as I ever remember it. I'll probs pick up some Combat Powder too as the price also caught my eye, bonus if it's on sale. Their bars were awesome in the past.
As for it being a blend, I don't mind so long as it's affordable and I'm getting the amount of protein advertised ( 25g/1 Scoop (37g) in this instance). Many powders advertise a high protein amount on the packaging, but when you look at the serving size it requires two or more scoops. At the end of the day when I'm tracking and entering macros, I care more about the total amount of protein I'm getting per day versus the source or type of protein. The cheaper I can buy the protein, the better. I thought this was a good deal considering this 6.2lb tub at $42.99 from Costco is still cheaper than a 4.2lb tub on Amazon [amazon.com].
As for it being a blend, I don't mind so long as it's affordable and I'm getting the amount of protein advertised ( 25g/1 Scoop (37g) in this instance). Many powders advertise a high protein amount on the packaging, but when you look at the serving size it requires two or more scoops. At the end of the day when I'm tracking and entering macros, I care more about the total amount of protein I'm getting per day versus the source or type of protein. The cheaper I can buy the protein, the better. I thought this was a good deal considering this 6.2lb tub at $42.99 from Costco is still cheaper than a 4.2lb tub on Amazon [amazon.com].
I agree with your thoughts. It sounds like we think alike.
Did you ever come across this [reddit.com] thread on Reddit from the guy who analyzed different powders in a lab to assess advertised vs. actual protein content? Lots of folks questioned the methodology and that's of course fine but I always found it terribly interesting. I couldn't believe the one company just straight up had like no protein at all in their "protein powder." That should be criminal.
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Good for you man. Sounds like you're working with some pretty experienced people. Hopefully you learned a lot and they are decent people as well.
Did you ever come across this [reddit.com] thread on Reddit from the guy who analyzed different powders in a lab to assess advertised vs. actual protein content? Lots of folks questioned the methodology and that's of course fine but I always found it terribly interesting. I couldn't believe the one company just straight up had like no protein at all in their "protein powder." That should be criminal.
MusclePharm 6.2lbs, 77 servings with serving size of 37g.
Optimum Nutrition 5.47lb, 80 servings with serving size of 31g.
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