Yeah, but this would replace roughly 60g of protein from whey which would be ~280cal at 1/3 of the calorie cost. And it would be more anabolic taken as a preworkout.
So ~95 Cal of Pro17 gets me the equivalent of 60G of whey and saves ~190 cal and will be more anabolic when take as a preworkout!
I can put those cal to carbs to drive the workouts more!
I am stoked!
@Mike Arnold I am assuming if we count macros, we would count this as ~60g of protein, correct?
It's actually a little more than 60 grams, if I remember correctly, but 60 is pretty close. Personally, I tend not to look at the product as a protein replacement. Certainly, you can do so, but I think it is better viewed as an anabolic optimizer within the context of pre-intra workout nutrition. Of course, it also functions well when used prior to fasted cardio...or at any other time the body requires a rapid infusion of EAAs (such as someone who hasn't eaten all day and needs to stop protein breakdown as quickly as possible).
Basically, the product should be used whenever the goal is to optimize anabolism and halt catabolism as quickly as possible. Even with whey protein (which is the fastest digesting protein powder), it still takes a minimum of 60 minutes before ANY of the aminos within it even start to enter the bloodstream. And it takes several hours before all of the aminos within whey protein have been fully digested and absorbed into the bloodstream. Several hours! While that's way faster than something like red meat, even whey simply cannot compare to the rate at which free-form aminos enter the bloodstream.
When taken on an empty stomach, it doesn't take more than 30 minutes for ALL the aminos within ProSyntheis-17 to be fully absorbed and escorted to muscle cells. This is why even tiny doses of EAAs (6 grams) have been shown to outperform 30 grams of whey protein, in terms of stimulating protein synthesis. When consuming massive doses of EAAs, such as those found in ProSynthesis-17, the spike in amino acid blood levels is so massive, that the body's capacity for stimulating protein synthesis (via amino intake) is totally maxed out.
We NEED slow digesting proteins throughout the day (and before bed) to keep the body in a muscle building state all day long. This is critical when attempting to maximize muscle growth. Absolutely critical. However, when we need to ramp up the body's muscle building machinery as much as possible, slow digesting proteins (or even protein shakes) cannot do it.
Keep in mind that this Q & A was only for ProSynthesis-17. ProSynthesis-BUILD is even more potent, from both an anabolic and anti-catabolic standpoint. I'll add additional information to the ProSynthesis-BUILD Q & A. ProSynthesis-17 is already awesome by itself, but the BUILD version is going to be extremely potent. Because BUILD contains ingredients which work through additional pathways, it is even more anabolic nd equally important, more anticatabolic. Whichever product someone buys, they can be certain that it will out perform any other EAA product on the market.
The days of EAA products being comprised of nothing but 3-10 grams of EAAs, is just about over. A new era in amino acid products is just beginning. I do believe that is the truth. I think we are now watching the end of an era, after which a new breed of amino acid product will flood the market. Gone are the days when companies thought that selling 250-500 grams of aminos for $45-$50, was OK. People will begin to demand more.
Furthermore, I think we are now nearing the end of the EAA "prop blend", as EAA products are probably the WORST possible products to use a prop blend for. With certain things (such as stimulant blends), it's not nearly as big of a deal, as that category of supplementation is judged almost entirely on subjective opinion, but when it comes to EAA products, there better not be a prop blend anywhere on the damn label...because that means the company could be selling you garbage without you ever knowing it.
With proper amino acid ratios being so vitally important to an EAA product's effectiveness, I don't see why anyone would continue using a product that didn't specifically disclose how much of each amino acid it contains. I've seen a TON of products that contain anywhere between 10-50 mg of methionine. I'm not kidding. Still, MANY people aren't aware of how detrimental this is to their product's effectiveness. They really have no idea that up to 95% of their product is unusable unless they consume additional methionine (and often tryptophan) through food or protein powders. I mean, who wants their product's label to read
"I'm not telling you whether this product works or not"! What kind of crap is that?
Anyway, I don't think it will be long before the low-dose prop-blends are a thing of the past. What incentive is there to continue using them? I seriously doubt that I will be the only person releasing high-dose, fully disclosed EAA products. Maybe it will be this way in the beginning, but all it takes for other companies to follow suit is for them to begin losing sales. At that point, they are either forced to change, stop making EAA products, or be content making barely any sales.
I have a lot of ideas for the ProSynthesis line-up. I have at least 2 more ProSynthesis products (after the "17" and "BUILD" versions are released) in the works and all of them will be great deals and highly effective. I am likely going to release a fat-loss specific version next...but we'll see how things go. I am also working on a comprehensive pre-workout version, but before I do that, I want to make sure that the energy and focus component is off the charts. I want it to be something never seen before.
