What do you think of 100% Whey by CytoSport?

iwishiwasbatman
iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
Hello,
I currently weight 122 lbs and have 19.5% body fat.
My goal is to reduced my body fat to 10%. I have recently purchased 100% Whey by CytoSport (creators of Muscle Milk) and it has a great taste (vanilla, 6lbs). I shally take it after my workout, but sometimes I take it before and after my workout.
I was wondering if any of you take it too and have any comments on it.
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  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    Usually*
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    i have used it, and the chocolate flavor. they arent too bad - i usually make a big shake in the morning with it + greek yogurt, milk, fruit, etc. sometimes i mix half a scoop in some oatmeal, with other flavorings.
    im not a big fan of it mixed plain with milk but will do it if i have to. i recently bought some chocolate Optimum Nutrition and its way better than cytosport, but has a higher price tage
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    it's a powdered (mostly) protein.
  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    Thank you both!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    I like the muscle milk. Hacnt tried the whey as I like the amino acid supplements. Nice to know it tastes fine.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    It's a good protein powder, but it's just a supplement. But understand it will help you get protein in your diet, but it won't help you lose fat or anything.

    But how tall are you?
  • lseed87
    lseed87 Posts: 1,105 Member
    I use it. Have also tried the vanilla one.
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  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    psulemon wrote: »
    It's a good protein powder, but it's just a supplement. But understand it will help you get protein in your diet, but it won't help you lose fat or anything.

    But how tall are you?

    I'm 5"6'
  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Hold on, you're a male that is 122 lbs and 19.5% looking to get down to 10%??? How tall are you?

    That's right. I'm 5"6'
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    Considering you are almost borderline underweight, have you ever considered you aren't getting results because you don't have enough muscle?
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  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    Mhm. Well, my personal trainer said I should try going up to 140 lbs within a year and not worry about burning fat, but idk...
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    Mhm. Well, my personal trainer said I should try going up to 140 lbs within a year and not worry about burning fat, but idk...
    It may be beneficial to look into a slow bulk if you are afraid of gaining too much fat. A solid heavy lifting routine would be beneficial (preferably, I like a hypertrophy style). But I would agree with your training in some aspects, but just not the time frame.

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  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    psulemon wrote: »
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    Mhm. Well, my personal trainer said I should try going up to 140 lbs within a year and not worry about burning fat, but idk...
    It may be beneficial to look into a slow bulk if you are afraid of gaining too much fat. A solid heavy lifting routine would be beneficial (preferably, I like a hypertrophy style). But I would agree with your training in some aspects, but just not the time frame.

    Well, my goal is to build lean muscle and have abs (like every other guy) mostly because I'm trying to work for a modeling company.
  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    MrM27 wrote: »
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    Mhm. Well, my personal trainer said I should try going up to 140 lbs within a year and not worry about burning fat, but idk...

    I'm going to go out on a limb and say your trainer probably thinks you lack lbm and shouldn't be losing weight. I would agree with that. The time frame is something else. That is up to you but you should still do it.

    You are already thin. You say you are somehow 20% bf, if that is somehow true then getting to 10% would either make you look completely emaciated or land you in the hospital even before you get there.

    Also, can you post a picture because I'm having a really hard time seeing how you are 19.5% at 122 lbs.

    Yeah, I'll post a picture in a bit (before I go to the gym).
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    edited February 2015
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    Mhm. Well, my personal trainer said I should try going up to 140 lbs within a year and not worry about burning fat, but idk...
    It may be beneficial to look into a slow bulk if you are afraid of gaining too much fat. A solid heavy lifting routine would be beneficial (preferably, I like a hypertrophy style). But I would agree with your training in some aspects, but just not the time frame.

    Well, my goal is to build lean muscle and have abs (like every other guy) mostly because I'm trying to work for a modeling company.

    Well you can't have abs if you don't have muscle. And if you want to build muscle,then you need a progressive lifting program and a surplus.
  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
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  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    We measured my body fat and it came out to 19.5%, whats an lbm?
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    lean body mass. I'm no expert, but I agree, you need to work on adding muscle. When you lose weight, you lose fat AND muscle, you'll just end up 'skinny fat' though at your weight, you're already there.
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  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    Thanks to both.

    So you'd recommend to gain weight, ya?
    Would that burn fat and build muscle too?
    My workout consists of weight lifting (upper body) 3 times a week plus 10 - 20 minutes of running, and abs and lower body 2 times a week, would this still be a good workout even if I gain weight or would I need to change it up?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    MrM27 wrote: »
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    We measured my body fat and it came out to 19.5%, whats an lbm?

    It's not 19.5%

    LBM = lean body mass. Which includes muscle. You lack the muscle.

    This is what I am thinking.

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    Thanks to both.

    So you'd recommend to gain weight, ya?
    Would that burn fat and build muscle too?
    My workout consists of weight lifting (upper body) 3 times a week plus 10 - 20 minutes of running, and abs and lower body 2 times a week, would this still be a good workout even if I gain weight or would I need to change it up?

    Drop your current routine for a well designed program. Look at full body routines that work a lot of the major muscle groups. Maybe one like the lean muscle diet could be beneficial. But generally, you want to work upper and lower body so you have balance.

    In terms of diet, up your calories until you start gaining weight at .5 to 1lb per week. Protein should be around 1g. per lb of desired lean body mass.

    But before you do anything, spend a week or two looking at programs and getting knowledgeable.

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It's whey protein...not sure there's a whole lot more to say about it. I used to use it and always thought the taste was just OK. I use Optimum Nutrition whey isolate now...simply because I like the taste better and it's reasonably priced at Costco.

    I'm with others, you don't need to reduce BF...no way you are 19.5% BF...you need to get on a progressive lifting program and eat big and lift big.
  • iwishiwasbatman
    iwishiwasbatman Posts: 44
    MrM27 wrote: »
    iwishiwasbatman wrote: »
    Thanks to both.

    So you'd recommend to gain weight, ya?
    Would that burn fat and build muscle too?
    My workout consists of weight lifting (upper body) 3 times a week plus 10 - 20 minutes of running, and abs and lower body 2 times a week, would this still be a good workout even if I gain weight or would I need to change it up?
    Stop worrying about burning fat. Worry about bulking a blend adding muscle. You need to training properly and eat a a surplus. You need to start doing some real strength training. Nit just upper body 3x per week. When do you train legs????

    Forget the model with abs goal for the near future. You've got a long road ahead of you.

    Start here:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10049766/bulking-a-complete-guide-for-beginners/p1

    I train legs when I train my lower body.
  • freqzinbigd
    freqzinbigd Posts: 56 Member
    lbm = lean body mass. 20% or so probably isn't far off-- maybe high by a point or 2.

    Get some carbs with that stuff after your workout...and by workout I hope to God you mean "lifting heavy stuff frequently" and not "I just did 3 hours on the elliptical"
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