I have been weightlifting for a year now, but only recently have I started to get serious. I have lost 40 lbs, but part of my weight-training goal is to gain strength and I certainly wasn't accomplishing this goal through weight-lifting alone. I started to research how to clean up my diet and this brought me around to searching for a protein supplement. After finding several other protein shakes to be distasteful, I was advised to look at Syntha-6. After trying a sample (which is rare enough to find in a GNC) I knew I had found my protein shake. In this month, I have noticed incredible results in strength- it's like my body was completely prepped but lacked the proper building blocks.
Positives: Many, but here are some that appealed most to me.
-Taste: The strawberry milkshake is fantastic mixed with water (preferably ice Cold to simulate an actual milkshake). I have heard and often used the comparison to a McDonald's strawberry milkshake- which is quite a leap above many other protein powders. I thought my sweet-tooth would be a huge handicap in achieving my fitness goals, but this protein shake really feels like I am treating myself after every workout. My 20 oz shaker bottle is usually empty by the time I am leaving the gym parking lot.
-The nutritional value in a double serving can serve as a quick meal on-the-go (although I am currently at 6 small meals a day, one of these is usually a protein shake and possibly something small).
-Going from a protein bar to Muscle Milk, I found a slight decrease in my recovery time. My first run with Syntha-6, I completed a brutal leg workout that I thought would have me wincing at the mere sight of the stairs in my house the next day. Although I still felt the work-out, I was able to complete my second day of training with some cardio thrown in without issue. Syntha-6 has not let me down yet for improving recovery time.
-This was the perfect price for me. After searching other stores (bodybuilding.com, GNC, etc.) I found Amazon to have the best price and with free shipping it was a no-brainer. To give a good idea, using 4 servings daily (early day and post-workout) the 5.04 lb lasted just over a month (roughly 5 weeks). Time to get more!
Negatives: The few and far between.
-Mixability. I will be the first to admit that this is a rough shake to mix up. With a spoon and a glass it is nearly impossible. I had success with a blender, but I didn't really want to bring a portable electronic blender to the gym. This was a very quick fix however, as I got a blender bottle (recommended to purchase on Amazon or Wal-Mart) with the little wire ball and... Boom. Mixes great, although if the bottle is damp (recently washed) the powder has a tendency to absorb the droplets and congeal to those spots and sometimes mixing those out can be tough.
-What to mix with? I recommend ice-Cold water, but I did try it with both regular and soy milk. I was REALLY hoping the taste would come through in the soy milk, as it has greater nutritional value than regular milk. That was the only time I had to choke down a syntha-6 shake. In regular milk, it tastes similar to the Nesquik strawberry milk.
-Scoop size. I know this is dumb, but the scoop is considerably large. I am going to estimate it to be about 3/4 of a cup (more or less?). I think this is part of the problem that people have with mixing it up. It suggests 8 oz of water per scoop and I have to dilute it a bit more than that... But this also helps get in my daily quota of H2O.
Would I recommend this? Definitely
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