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My review on USN Pure Protein IGF-1 based on Cappuccino flavour

This is actually my first USN supplements review I have ever made. I have seen USN in just about every supplements shop I have ever been to and also every supplement website I have been on, yet I have never actually bough any of their products. So, I have decided to do so…

I came across USN’s Pure Protein IGF 1 while I was looking for a good quality protein blend and possibly something to replace my usual CNP Pro Peptide or Boditronics Midnight Express for a pre-bedtime protein shake. I have heard so many people mentioning this product in the past but only asking if anyone else had tried it, so I think it is a fairly forgotten about or over looked product.

The more I read about USN Pure Protein IGF 1 on their product description and nutritional profile the more I realised I could have stumbled onto a cracking protein blend, if the flavours could match up to the nutritional profile. Each serving, approximately 56g of USN Pure Protein IGF 1 delivers roughly 40 grams of protein from five different sources: isolate; concentrate; calcium caseinate; soy and egg albumen with only 2.2 grams of carbohydrates as well, and including vitamins and minerals plus 17 grams of BCAAs (branch chain amino acids)! All in all, a great profile.

Taste wise, I bought USN Pure Protein IGF 1 in cappuccino as I love the taste of coffee, however, when you first open the tub there isn’t any hint of cappuccino flavouring at all, it just smells like a generic protein powder flavour. Although as soon as you mix the protein powder with water or milk then it is a different story, you get a rich, but not too strong, cappuccino flavour that I could personally drink all day long.

Mixibility – No problem what so ever. May froth a little to start with due to the whey isolate but soon settles down leaving a smooth liquid.

Overall I am very impressed with this product and if I can break away from using Maximuscle Promax Extreme I would definitely try USN Pure Protein IGF 1 whey.

In Summary:
Taste 9/10
Mixability 9/10
Texture 9/10
Overall 9/10

CNP Pro-Mass is a mass gainer that has been firmly established on the market for quite some time now. Pro-Mass is not the most intricate formula, instead it has earned its value in the simplicity of the product itself which it portrays to be backed up by sound, scientific reasoning to add muscle to your frame.

Every 100gram serving delivers you with 394 calories. Included, is a 35g ample release of slow, undenatured micellar casein protein and whey protein concentrate. The quality of the protein content is hard to dispute in Pro-Mass. However, where uses may be more cautious is the Maltodextrin included in the formula. CNP appear to believe that for gaining sheer mass, maltodextrin works most efficiently due to its rapid digestion. On the contrary, lean gainers may be looking for a more prolonged, low G.I blend of complex carbohydrates that others in the industry offer. Despite this, it’s difficult to argue that maltodextrin isn’t an effective tool for “hard gainers” and those looking for a nice hit of calories. As we said, the simplicity in this formula has increased its popularity. For fat content, CNP have been wise with Pro-Mass and opted for a large dose of MCT oils in the formula, retaining credibility for the renowned good taste. Alongside this is also a fair serving of fibre, which may go some way to aiding the product’s efficient digestion.

Overall, CNP Pro-Mass can be utilised as a very effective tool for adding lean mass but as stated may also have potential drawbacks to the formula. It isn’t the cleanest gainer in the industry, which may see it suited better to those with fast metabolisms, hard gainers or people who are simply looking to rapidly add some weight. Pro-Mass can be a useful additional to a mass building arsenal.

A high-performance muscle growth bar to support your strength, size, power and recovery goals.

Cyclone bars are a convenient muscle & strength snack. They’re guaranteed to help you optimise the results you get from your weight training and nutrition plan.

How Cyclone bars can help you

High protein for lean muscle growth

Packed with 23g of high quality protein per bar to support lean muscle growth and recovery.

Creatine for strength and power – to support gains in strength and power

Each bar is loaded with 5g of creatine monohydrate to support gains in muscle and strength.

Glutamine for growth and recovery

To aid muscle repair and recovery, each Cyclone bar contains 2g of glutamine which is condsidered by many nutrition experts to be an important nutrient for anyone taking part in regular intense exercise.

HMB® to prevent muscle breakdown

HMB has been included to prevent muscle breakdown and assist muscle repair after exercise.

Recommended Use

For best results eat two bars per day as mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks in between meals.

A high-performance muscle growth bar to support your strength, size, power and recovery goals.

Key Ingredients

Peptide Fusion is an equal split of Micellar Casein, Egg White Isolate and whey protein with all protein fractions present and proven in the laboratory. Proteins that will both switch on protein synthesis and limit muscle breakdown.

Micellar Casein – Perhaps the least processed of all the milk derived proteins. Micellar caseins unique digestion properties allow for a slow release of protein into the blood stream for up 7 hours reducing any potential muscle breakdown and creating an ideal environment for muscle growth.

Egg White Isolate – Up until very recently, egg white was the king of all proteins with a biological value of 100 (only whey beats it with a score of 104). Egg is absorbed by the body at a medium rate of digestion providing all essential amino acids for growth and repair. The great thing about egg white protein is that it contains virtually no fat or carbohydrate.The egg white used in Peptide Fusion® is of the highest quality, made from certified European eggs that are guaranteed free from Salmonella.

Undenatured Whey Protein – Preferentially selected whey protein is derived from ultra filtered sweet dairy whey and fresh skimmed milk. It is very carefully processed at temperatures that preserve whey peptides and is spray dried with a lecithin coating to ensure easy mixing. Reflex Nutrition secure only batches that meet our strict criteria which account for higher levels of protein and lower levels of fat and lactose. The whey protein in Reflex Peptide Fusion is tested to ensure that all whey fractions are present in their undenatured form.

All Reflex Nutrition products are made in their state of the art factory here in the U.K in accordance with IS09001 procedures.

They independently drug test and protein test random batches of Peptide Fusion along with all Reflex products in accordance with ISO17025. Reflex Nutrition cares for the environment, the electricity used at our factory is 100% green renewable energy, and its container is recyclable.

Pharma-gain is not a run of the mill mass gainer. Gone are the high glycemic sugars and in their place come a complex mix of low-impact carbohydrates, low glycemic fruit sugars, Essential fatty acids, large amounts of dietary fibre and a 7-way protein blend for the ultimate mass gainer. PhD believe that Pharma-Gain is a mass-gaining innovation. We believe that at last we have an intelligent mass-gainer that can be used by every athlete seeking to increase quality body mass.

The PhD approach to quality mass gaining!
When creating Pharma-Gain, we at PhD were steadfast in the type of product we wanted. We outlined key areas we wanted to avoid when creating a mass gainer for those seeking to gain healthy, quality mass. Essentially we believe that current mass-gainers are great for one type of athlete, the hard gainer who isn’t too concerned about what kind of body weight he gains, as long as the scales keep telling him his weight is on the rise.

This is great to an extent and Pharma-Gain is ideal for this kind of athlete, but what about the others? What about the majority of us who want to increase quality muscle mass, without gaining too much body fat?

Creating the formula for Pharma-Gain involved heavy market research and outlining the major mistakes and corner-cutting made by the majority of mass gainers on the market, we called this: destroying the mass-gainer myths

Heres how PhD destroy the mass-gainer myths and create the new rules!!

Pharma Gain