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Any ideas on how to build muscle really cheaply-e.g protein shakes are quite expensive!
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  • Andy1608
    Andy1608 Posts: 14 Forumite
    If your looking for cheap protein try supplement centre, I get matrix products off there and when you work it out per serving it's actually very cheap.
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  • iAMaLONDONER
    iAMaLONDONER Posts: 1,669 Forumite
    Andy1608 wrote: »
    If your looking for cheap protein try supplement centre, I get matrix products off there and when you work it out per serving it's actually very cheap.

    Is it good quality- in terms of taste and effectiveness
  • myprotein.com - whey concentrate protein is very cheap, and a good source of protein.

    Go for unflavoured its cheaper then use milkshake powder if needed.

    If your bulking, throw some oats in your shake too and some extra virgin olive oil for the extra cals, there good fats.
  • Any ideas on how to build muscle really cheaply-e.g protein shakes are quite expensive!

    Do shedloads of bodyweight exercises.

    HBS x
    "I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another."

    "It's easy to know what you're against, quite another to know what you're for."

    #Bremainer
  • IanW1983
    IanW1983 Posts: 34 Forumite
    Make any shakes with full fat milk instead of water, gold top if you can afford it!
    MFW: Original May '16 £203,995
    Current £200,837.58
  • I get my protein from here:


    http://www.olympushealth.com/olympus-health-premium-protein-5kg.html


    Great quality and price - I'm using Cookies and Cream at the moment, yum yum!
  • Swampy3k
    Swampy3k Posts: 187 Forumite
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    bodybuilding.com it is a supplement site which reviews and sells probably over a thousand products for reasonable prices, all rated and feedback. But it branches out into profiles, diaries, as well as having professional tips and interviews, best way to build muscle is to actually go to the gym and smash the weights, protein shakes etc will aid in recovery/ some gain but not as much as eating, sleeping and working out properly will.

    If you go to the gym 5 x a week for an hour a week, thats 5 hours out your WHOLE week. what do you think you eat & sleep? you should focus more on these as they are a bigger part of your lifestyle.
  • Oscar_24
    Oscar_24 Posts: 53 Forumite
    discount supplements, groupon do deals aswel
  • LiveOnce
    LiveOnce Posts: 476 Forumite
    myprotein.com and the unflavoured whey protein 5kg is top value for money.

    I don't think any other supplement site beats them on that product. Also it tastes like milk when blended with water so taste is fine.

    Other than that, eat lots of eggs, things like cottage cheese etc are also good sources of protein for value of money.

    But above all, all this advice is useless if you aren't serious about fitness. You will waste money if you aren't into committing yourself to fitness.
  • Jimibeee
    Jimibeee Posts: 163 Forumite
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    That is mainly soya protein
    I get my protein from here:


    http://www.olympushealth.com/olympus-health-premium-protein-5kg.html


    Great quality and price - I'm using Cookies and Cream at the moment, yum yum!
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