Power Protein: is it meant for females?

i'm into some weight training and as per the various articles, i gathered that i should try protein powder. Well, there's a Universal Nutrition shop near my place, and i was wondering if those products esp Power Protein are meant for guys only or can female take them too? On their products nothing is said whether they are unisex or 4 males

What makes power protein different than regular? Protein is for use by anyone that does serious weight training. Or not-so-serious. Male or female.

well, i kinda heard that Universal Nutrition made stuffs for guys and that girls shud avoid these things. 'course i was doubtful abt this and then i always see guys on their ads. so i prefer ask 4 a second opinion.
anyway,thxxx

Do you have a product link?

Well, i tried http://www.universalnutrition.com if that replies to ur question.
but i didnt get my answer. I just fear that it might contain some male sex enhancement stuff. 'course nothing as such is mentioned on the ingredient list,but i much rather be prudent

Oh, I understand. I was just wondering if there was a specific product that you were looking at. By and large, some things are more "women" oriented, and some are more "men". Mostly this is marketing.

http://www.refresheverything.com/refres ... everything

Pepsi Max: The Diet Cola for Men.

Give me a break!

By and large, 'men's' supps (if anything) will have creatine in them to aid in muscle growth. 'Women's' may have calcium. I use men's protein*. (:

* I'm hella manly and buff. Also it was on sale.

The only possible issue with some protein powders, would be if they contained ingredients with things like bol, drol, ol, diol, dione or other similar sounding suffixes in the ingredient name, as they could be hormone based ingredients.

Most if not all however shouldn't contain these things.

Even if a powder, (and some do), contained Creatine. That is a natural component of Meat and Fish, and shouldn't cause issues to anyone in small doses.

Creatine will only cause issues if it's consumed too greatly, or consumed with a poor water intake, or if you drink Alcohol whilst on it, as Alcohol dehydrates, Creatine creates water retention, so opposing effects.

Creatine can convert to Creatinine, a toxic byproduct also produced by the Kidneys, but even then, for Creatinine levels, men have normally 0.7-1.2 ng /dl ,(Nanograms per Decilitre), a Nanogram being a billionth of a gram.

Women have normally around 0.6-1.1 ng/dl, Creatinine. So almost identical.

Toxic levels would be 10 ng /dl.

So a Protein powder would not cause issues for most, even with Creatine in it.. The only problems to be aware of is the fact Protein contains Nitrogen, which converts to Uric Acid, and Uric Acid in high and daily sustained, life long concentrations, can cause Gout, and high Protein ingestion can cause Kidney Stones. However the Gout can be contributed to by Nitrogen in Saturates, and Xanthines in Methylxanthine sources, like Caffeine, Theophyline and Theobromine, (Tea, Coffee, Guarana, Kola Nuts, Chocolate etc etc).

So if you had Gout, a Protein powder would be no-go. Low Protein diet then, conditional until otherwise relaxed.

Also if you had something like Phenylketonuria, a reaction to Phenylalanine, an essential Amino Acid, and a condition that occurs at birth for those who have it, a protein powder might be a slight issue.

Also if you had a Herpes Virus, as whilst Lysine helps with such things, Arginine hinders, so again, a possible problem.

That would include an active Simplex or Zoster, (Shingles, formally chickenpox), Virus, but shouldn't be an issue with a latent one, (a virus displaying no symptoms). I had Chickenpox in the past, never had Shingles, and no Protein powder, or moderately high Protein intake, has caused my any negative effects, that I have encountered.

There aren't any other contraindications with such a supplement, that I know of, but then this condition would be placed on high protein foods and liquids like Milk too, so don't worry about a Protein powder .

today i went to Universal Nutrition and got a 1 serving Power Protein bag. I went through the ingredients and i noticed it contains gamma oryzanol,octacosanol,and beta-sitosterol. Acc, to ur posts these are potentially hormone-based supplements.
Do u think it is wise to take that stuff or discard it?

No need to worry. I was not sure about those, except a hunch about the last one, which was confirmed after having checked those.

The Gamma Oryzanol is derived from Rice Bran. The Octacosanol seems to be derived from some grain sources, mixed with a healthy Oil. The Beta-sitosterol is a plan Sterol, which are cholesterol lowering substances, as I suspected, this being a Sterol might be the case with this ingredient, which it was, so no, in this instance there is no need to be concerned.

I see no reason to doubt this product.

I have a question:

I just bought EAS Soy Protein Powder. Are there advantages or disadvantages to Soy Protein Isolate versus Whey Protein Isolate? I'm not too sure this is a good powder. It ha 17 gr. sugar, no Vit. A or C, only 4% Daily Intake for calcium. 300 mg Potassium, 190 Sodium, and 20 gr. protein.

Hey thxx a lot for all your posts.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/totalprotein.htm

All kinds are listed there. Whey is ideal for muscle repair, becuase it has a lot of branched chain AAs. Soy is awesome as well, since it is vegetarian (whey is from milk). Either should be fine. I take a combination protein 1g fat 27g protein 1g sugar. Mine has whey, whey isolate, soy and casein. I like it because it's *cheap*. I like you because you are fun and neat (:

Hope this helps!

Soy contains substances called Lignans or Phyto-eostrogens, found in things like Whole-grains and Flax.

Genetically similar to Eostrogen, they bind to receptors, and could help prevent excess Eostrogen problems, like Blood Clots, Breast Cancer and Gynocomastia. Also they are useful for potentially blocking DHT, (Di-Hydro Testosterone), a product of excess Testosterone, which can lead to baldness in Men.

The one in Soy, called Genestein, is also classified with a group of anti-oxidant type substances called Flavanoids. Genestein subclassified as an Iso-flavone.

However Whey is also a good product.

I prefer whey, but that's probably just because I can spend the entire time I'm blending on an internal dialogue consisting entirely of "No Whey!" *pause* "WHEY!"

Ugh. I used to be an honor student. Yeesh.