Greg's Running Blog

I ran out of Nature’s Best Low Carb Isopure, Dutch Chocolate so I had to make a decision. Do I buy more of this stuff or do I try something else? The Isopure wasn’t bad, it was actually the most decent stuff I have found so far. I have had some store brand protein, both vanilla and chocolate from the local grocery chain that was pretty bad, clumped terribly and the taste was not very good either. It was also loaded with too much carb and too little protein. I have also tasted a friend’s Vitamin Shoppe brand chocolate protein which was just way too sweet. But it wasn’t a good sweet it was that fake Splenda sweet that lingers in your mouth forever. So the Isopure was the best stuff I have tasted so far. The only thing that bothered me is that while my friend’s 7.5lbs tub tasted really good the 3lbs tub I bought had a bit saltier taste to it. It wasn’t a huge difference but it was noticeable.

This same friend who got me onto Isopure told me that a friend of his was raving about another protein powder that is just phenomenal and blows everything away. my friend hasn’t tried it himself but I figured I’d give it a shot. So I went to GNC and signed up for their Gold Card and got a tub of this stuff: GNC Pro Performance AMP Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60. The name is ridiculous. It was clearly thought up by some moronic marketing idiots who were probably locked in a room with nothing to eat or dring other than this protein shake until they came up with a name so ridiculous that would blow the competition away. Mission accomplished. Regardless of the name the content seems to be decent. It contains 60 grams of protein per serving, but a serving is 3 scoops of the stuff and there is only 17 servings in a 3lbs tub. It’s marketing gimmick again. Isopure had 50 grams of protein per servings and a there were 21 servings per tub. So while Isopure sold you 1050 grams of protein, GNC is selling you 1020 grams of protein per tub.

I guess the real question is how did it taste? I can see how some think the AMP Wheybolic Extreme is the best thing since sliced bread. It is much more creamy and less chalky than the Isopure Low Carb stuff. It is also less salty which is a good thing in my opinion. It smells like cocoa powder when you open it up. It dissolves great, even better than Isopure and I thought Isopure was awesome to start with when I compared it to the other junk I have seen. The only negative I have found is that the AMP has a bit more Splenda taste to it than I would have liked, it leaves a bit of aftertaste in your mouth, nowhere near as bad as the Vitamin Shoppe stuff. The flavor has a bit of a nutty taste to it which I personally like. My friend also had a chance to taste it and he wasn’t overly impressed by it. We both agreed that it’s a pretty decent tasting protein mix but based on the fanfare and expectations it has fallen short of being the cat’s meow. I won’t be returning the stuff, It’s definitely likable. I’ll report on my final decision once I got to the bottom of this 3 lbs tub.