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I can try on Tuesday! (Off work moving house at the moment, national holiday on Monday, and the good shop is near the office...) I know Protein Haus make their own Bounty-type bars though, so may not stock the "official" ones. I'll have a look.
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I think the original question is a good one, and I think it's a shame when discussions derail... So I'm going to try and rewind this a bit and chuck in some thoughts that might not have made it through the chatter yet. This is in the context of an existing relationship, right? A relationship that you mutually get into…
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Well THAT was disappointing! :s Mars... Negligible amount of caramel, nougat of that protein-y consistency that we're all trying to avoid, chocolate that tastes more American than British (i.e. NOT LIKE CHOCOLATE!). So basically they've taken a lovely, delicious Mars bar and reduced it to a fairly bog standard protein bar.…
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I thought they were great too (used to get them online from Cardiff Sports Nutrition or at my old Nuffield gym) until I tried Grenade Carb Killas. I can't believe I'm the only one who's mentioned them so far. They will blow you AWAY. Better than Quest, better than Nutramino Lean, better than Reflex R-bars, better than…
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I can *totally* buy one of each of the Mars and Snickers from my local branch of Protein Haus at lunchtime and let you all know later ;) Caveat: I'm in the UK, so can only compare the UK versions to the UK standard. From experience, US Snickers taste pretty different anyway (because whatever's on the outside isn't what I'd…
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I get my PT to do 7-site skin fold on me every few months. At the moment it puts me at 16.6% which seems stupid low, so I'm focusing on the fact that it dropped 2.6% from November to March. (I want to see my abs just a little bit, so this is my main metric for now...) I have too many bits of metalwork in my ankles for the…
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I want to see my abs... I'm already 16.6% body fat according to the calipers, but my abs just aren't bulgy enough to show through at the moment! So working on a lot of ab and oblique work with my PT to see if we can get them to pop. I'd also like to be able to bench press more. My single rep PB is 45kg at the moment, so…
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I find I need some kind of structure, or things slip. Now, that's macros and aiming to see my abs, so a bit more body fat to lose to make that happen. Also, I want to up my bench press, so I have that to work towards too. I found it really hard having no goal at all, so if you're someone who likes a goal to feel motivated…
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Grenade Carb Killa all the way. Genuinely, properly taste like they're bad for you. The banana one on my desk right now is P23, F8, C2 (impact carbs anyway - there's polyols which I take off!), 217kcal Even my boyfriend likes them, and that's saying something. I used to be really in to Quest bars until I found Grenade. I…
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Basically yes, but the calories recommended by MFP may not be right, depending what your goals are. Also, how and when you choose to get those calories will have a big impact on how you feel. For example, eating ALL of them in chocolate in a single sitting would probably make you feel pretty ill, and not wanting to do…
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- People who don't strip the bars when they're finished. You might squat 150kg and that's great for you, but I'd like to use the bar for overhead press without having to shift 120kg of your plates off it first, thanks. - People who hog all the 2.5kg weights to use under their heels, instead of using the proper wedges…
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- Why do my quads hurt so much when I roll them? I bet no-one else's hurt this much. I should roll my quads more. Ow. Ow ow ow. - Oooh, bench press is free. Go go go. I can totally crank out another 3 reps without dropping this on my face, right? - Can I work in with that guy on the lat machine? - Other guy on lats is…
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I'm in the look rather than weight category. I mostly just want a flat stomach, and not to look too scrawny. From prior experience (top level coxing for rowing), I start looking pretty unattractive at a certain point. I've also been dangerously obsessed with my weight in the past, when I had to be weighed before every race…
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MFP gave me terrifyingly low numbers! I'm on 1,800 on a rest day (C135, F80, P135) and 1,965 on a training day (C210, F65, P135) I'm 36, just under 5'6" and about 62kg, but my most recent caliper measurements put me at 16.6% body fat, so I'm smaller than my weight implies! I dropped 2.6% body fat between November and…
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I paid too! I wanted to be able to set different targets for training and non training days, and also to enter my macros (protein, fat, carbs) as grammes rather than as a percentage. I also needed to disconnect my fitbit and other exercise calories, as the macros my trainer gives me takes them into account already. I can't…
