Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey

I've been using this product for the last few months and have found it to be one of my favourites. It has a good taste and consistency, and always mixes easily.

The flavour is exactly as described on the bag, and is pretty easy going. This is in comparison to other products I've tried such as Matrix Nutrition's whey protein powder, which has a very strong flavour and isn't as easy to consume.

I tend to lean towards the chocolate flavour as I have a love of chocolate, but I have also tried the vanilla and the strawberry flavours of this powder and they all taste spot on in my opinion.

The effectiveness of this product all depends on whether or not you follow the suggested supplementation pattern, which I believe is to use it 1-3 times daily, pre and post-workout mixed with either water or milk.

I personally prefer to mix it with low fat milk as it adds a little bit more of a milk shake consistency to the shake.

The product has all the key components for building lean muscle while using it along side a good weight training routine as well as having a balanced healthy diet. It has a low fat and carbohydrate content with only 1g of fat, 1g of sugar and 3g of carbohydrates.

It also contains 5.5g of BCAA's. These Branch chain amino acids make up 35% of our muscle mass and need to be present for the development of said muscles. They aid in the repair of the muscle tissue after exercise, so 5.5g per shake is a good amount to help you recover faster.

Below is the product label so you can see the content for yourself.

I used this product for around 2 months before Christmas and managed to gain around 1.5kg in weight while using it. This may be due to the fact that I have only trained properly for around a year and a half to two years.

I believe this product to be an all round good product from taste to effectiveness and for this reason I would give it a solid 8/10, due to it being quite a pricey product in the first place.

I tend to buy this product either off of Amazon, or Discount Supplements, due to these being fast with postage and have a relatively low price for this product in comparison to other websites.

The newest limited edition flavour, caramel frappe, for this protein is next level, it tastes amazing!
I'd recommend getting yourself a tub before they stop doing it!