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Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/19/2006 7:34:43 PM
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bsmith00
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I was in a store the other day and saw a ton of Protein bars and found some that i had taken and some new ones. I know Snickers has one out, Cliff Bar, then there are the ones at GNC. What exactly are the differences in these types of bars.. and what are you suppose to look for when purchasing one, there are soo many out there! Good protein amount, sugars, fat, calories, other nutrients..etc ?
I like to have breakfast lunch and dinner, with shakes and my supps when i work-out, but i also like snacks and would love to start having a bar during the day in between meals and classes or at night.. any options, brands or suggestions?
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/19/2006 8:45:05 PM
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I like bars when i cannot get a meal or mrp in. For exmaple i was out of town and brought a box of bars with me and ate them as needed. Depending on the bar some of them will taste really good. In between solid meals are pretty much the best time as most bars will give u plenty of protein, fats an carbs to comprise a meal.
Bars I Like:
ISS Oh Yeah
ISS Oh Yeah Wafer(Low Carb)
DS Sustain
VPX Zero Impact(sits heavy in stomach)
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/19/2006 8:55:32 PM
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i like the BIG100 bars by metrx
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/19/2006 10:12:44 PM
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Only thing I don't really like about protein bars is the large amounts of fats and carbs they contain. Unless of course you get low carb protein bars, but they're still somewhat high in fats.
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/19/2006 10:53:23 PM
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to be honest, the cost of those things is ridiculous.
id rather make my own than buy them, i only earn $150 a week, and if i bought protein bars goodbye social life as well.
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/19/2006 10:57:42 PM
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Cawchy
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no, they aren't worth it.
chocolate (or whatever you want) protein
+ milk
+ oats
+ natural peanut butter
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/20/2006 6:27:22 AM
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quote:
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I was in a store the other day and saw a ton of Protein bars and found some that i had taken and some new ones. I know Snickers has one out, Cliff Bar, then there are the ones at GNC. What exactly are the differences in these types of bars.. and what are you suppose to look for when purchasing one, there are soo many out there! Good protein amount, sugars, fat, calories, other nutrients..etc ?
I like to have breakfast lunch and dinner, with shakes and my supps when i work-out, but i also like snacks and would love to start having a bar during the day in between meals and classes or at night.. any options, brands or suggestions?
Thanks guys!
They're worth it if you are on the go and do not have time to prepare your meals. The trick is finding one that is actually worth a darn, because so many have such poor and unhealthy ingredient profiles that do not fit the needs of weightlifters. I recommend Designer Supplements Sustain Bars or VPX Zero Impact. Two great bars that are healthy and taste great too.
http://www.supplements101.com/store/Sustain_Bars_p/dessustainbars.htm
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/20/2006 7:23:21 AM
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DestinationNoWur
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Taste Wise I Think Detour Caramel Peanut Are Pretty Good, They Have 15g and 30g protein, I Use Them While Im At Work When I Cant Get A Good Meal In And Need The Calories
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/21/2006 9:11:55 PM
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bsmith00
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anyone ?
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/21/2006 9:21:42 PM
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Taste wise Marathon bars are awesome!
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/21/2006 9:24:34 PM
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Coulaid
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Looks very high in carbs compared to it's protein level.... I still think you can get better even at GNC. I know ISS's bars are there and DS should be at VS. Even Zero Impact will be there.
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/21/2006 9:26:40 PM
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Coulaid
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Taste wise Marathon bars are awesome!
U ever have Oh Yeah bar? The Chocolate & Caramel is a snickers bar! We have some new flavors of the wafer + natural bars coming out let me see if i can send a few out.
Whats the marathon flavor?
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/21/2006 9:51:00 PM
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Coulaid
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quote:
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Looks very high in carbs compared to it's protein level.... I still think you can get better even at GNC. I know ISS's bars are there and DS should be at VS. Even Zero Impact will be there.
Oh I don't claim Marathon bars to be all that healthy, but they're just so darn tasty!
I was talking about the GNC bars.... isnt marathon the snickers bar? Is it flavored like a snickers?
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/21/2006 11:03:25 PM
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protein bars tend to be high in carbs/fat or even worse; both. i forget the kind (maybe i'll look it up) but back in my wrestling days (i hated it back then but now i sorta miss it or maybe i just miss the the great @$$ i had as a result of it) but i have already went into how sloppy i have been getting lately so i will continue. i remember going on a protein bar/water/ diet pills (more for the caffeine to help mask fatigue)/ ibuprofen (for headaches) diet for almost a week; some may say its unhealthy but its better then not eating at all. it really worked well in terms of weight lose (not to be mistaking with bf lose) but somehow i still managed to throw up after losing in my last match but maybe it was more because i had never lost to that kid (had beat him 3-4 times in previous years). whats worse his coach made sure he never went up against me again (he ducked me in our team meet; my coach knew they would pull something like that so he had make 164; i warmed up early and when they sent out some freshmen at 64 we sent out our normal 164 so i had to go out first for 71 and he just sat) and later used it to placed better then me which placed me in the hardest bracket for regionals. my coach argued that he ducked me but their coach laid some bs on how he was sick or something.
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RE: Protein Bars.. are they worth it ? - 11/22/2006 8:58:06 AM
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bsmith00
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ok so what is the amount of fat / calories / carbs / protein & anything else, I need to have when choosing a bar ?
And does that mean by your responses that the GNC Pro Crunch bar is not good ?
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