Posts by Alexander Walker56

slydriver52 said:I actually feel bad for you...
The people on this forum are selling you that stuff just because it’s cheap. Now tell me—please—where on the bag does it even list the actual ingredients?
Do you realize you can sell basically any junk in England because their laws allow it? It's pretty much the same as in the USA. Goods sold in other EU countries have to meet specific standards, so products from the USA get specially packaged for the EU—except for the UK, where the laws are more like what we have here in the States. So why on earth does MyProtein sell its stuff in plastic tubs with clear labels showing the powder composition at much higher prices? Matrix? You can just search online and see that it isn't even popular over there—and from what I hear, the taste is garbage. If you know anything about protein, you know flavor is everything... that's how you actually move product.😉
Go ahead, ask those guys if they can order you MyProtein whey in plastic packaging with a clear label and ingredient list—the 5lb tub version—and see what kind of price they'll quote you.
Why do you think none of our local suppliers bother bringing in that Matrix or MyProtein for our market when it's supposedly so cheap?
Are you aware that in these cases, the goods have to go through strict quality control at customs first? Our dietary supplement laws are incredibly tight—they actually enforce them. Ask that guy from San Francisco who legally imports Polish Olympian and he'll explain it to you. He sells that Matrix too, sure, but ask him if that Matrix ever passed a quality control check at the public health institute... ask him to show you the paperwork.

And then you'll probably tell me it's better to drink SciTech whey for maybe $250 10lbs just because it's from a local store.
Look, if taste matters that much to you, you're clearly looking at this the wrong way...
Send me that guy's number in a DM if you don't mind—I'm dying to see the quality control reports for Matrix.
Thanks in advance.

slydriver52 said:Ugh, please—not that GNC stuff again🤦
The stuff you see being hawked through local classified ads is sketchy at best... they come in bags without any actual ingredient lists, just some little sample packet they hand you. They do have bottled versions where the label actually tells you what's inside, but the price is identical to the big-name brands, so if you use even a shred of logic, you'll realize something is off.😉

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products...t_whey_protein

or this

http://www.supplementcentre.com/Prod...ic-Protein.asp

($173 -> 5kg, also imported, brand new, sealed)

How is this "sketchy" if it's factory sealed and hasn't been opened?
I drive over to Austria to pick this up and it ends up being dirt cheap.
If you're too lazy to make the trip to Austria, you can just buy a full, sealed bag from a guy and I don't see the issue...😉 (and I'm not talking about random classified ads or loose bags, but people from the fitness forums who have a massive list of happy customers)
The only thing you and all the other geniuses are actually paying for is the brand name. 😉

P.S. Speaking of prices, I guess you probably buy your chicken at Walmart for like $20 a pound? 🙂

@ Steven Lopez35

That fried "chicken" at the campus dining hall isn't even chicken...
It’s just greasy trash—pretty much the same stuff you'd find at McDonald's.
Better to hit the slow-cooker station instead—pick out a decent cut of beef, pork, or chicken, grab some sides and veggies...
The grab-and-go stations are garbage 😉

As for the protein powder, you can grab 5kg bags for around $15...$173.
Stick to the reputable sellers with massive track records and happy customers.
Honestly, I doubt you're training hard enough yet to actually notice a difference in your whey brands. (Not that I'm any better, just so we're clear 😁 )