Protein powder for Women

[LanBanan88]

Hey!

I am a 21 year old girl, about 152cm and weigh about 62kgs. Thinking about having some sort of protein powder for women that is designed for toning the body and assist in losing weight. What do i need to look out for? I only started to get into the workout regime, and have been going well. Its been about a month now that i have been working out consistently. Any good brands or advice relating to protein powders?

Thanks heaps.

[cassiegose]

There really isn't any protein powder designed for toning and weight loss. If you want to lose weight, and essentially look more toned your best bet is to stick to lean proteins like chicken breast, lean red meat, fish, eggwhites, fat free cheese/cottage cheese, soy.... complex carbs like: sweet potatoes, oatmeal, veggies, fruits, whole grains... and healthy fats such as: nuts, nut butter, avacado, olive oil, coconut oil, flax. For the protein powder.. I have 3 different brands right now. Really one brand typically isn't any better than the next, the only thing that typically differs is the taste, cost, and protein/carbs/sugar content. Save the protein powder for post workouts only and for emergencies when you absolutely don't have access to real foods. Oh.. and also for weight loss and "toning" weights and HIIT are best.

Hope this helps. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

Cassie

[LanBanan88]

Thanks heaps for that. I have actually found a form of protein powder designed for women to develop toned muscles and assist in weight loss. Its called "Sculpt" and its by a brand called "Horleys". so far its going well, i researched about it and i received good feedback from this product so im giving it a go. Check it out!

http://www.sculptforwomen.com/ProductView.aspx?id=43

Let me know what you think!

Lana

[Boss Man]

If it is a bit pricier than others, it's probably because of the Vitamins and minerals. Good Carb levels, but it's all Sugar, which isn't appeared to be stated.

I don't understand why the Whey is Concentrate and the Soy is Isolate. Why not have both as either C or I?

Plus they are giving you approximately 1/2 a days worth of Calcium in one serving. Vit D will help the body use Calcium, but I doubt all that would get used in one go. Plus depending on your diet, if you have things like other Soy products, Nuts, possibly Peanuts, Dairy etc etc, in your diet, you might be ingesting too much Calcium per day.

There is no such cast iron point / figure, where you can have is too much, but exceeding 1,500mg a day, (1,000-1,200 vbeing the RDA / suggested average), wouldn't be beneficial, as some say the little Osteoblasts that upload Calcium in to Bones, could get overly taxed from massive Calcium intakes per day, wear out too quickly, function innefficiently when you're older and contribute to Osteoperosis anyway.

Same end result as having too little Calcium.

Frankly, I would say I've seen worse, but I'd just suggest something like a basic Concentrate or Isolate Whey, and if you find one that perhaps has too much Carb in it, choose a low Carb one, and either have Honey, Crushed Oats or both mixed in.

Or use a site like True Protein or Myprotein, depending on where you live, and customise your mix.

As for a powder for women, there's no such thing. Marketing gimmick for sure. The only way I can conceive you could have one for Women, was if most powders contained Growth Hormone and / or Test boosters and that didn't.

All the stuff in it, like Vit B, C, D, E, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Iron etc etc, are all required by men obviously. Possibly the levels of some things like iron, might be a little higher, than some powders with loads of Micronutrients rammed in, but that's because Pre-menopausal Women, menstruate Iron, so they need around 14-15mg's realistically per day. Men need about 7-8 a day.

However a level more beneficial for Women, wouldn't be detrimental for men, unless perhaps it was something quite high, like 60mg's Iron per serve, or a pretty silly amount. I think most people can top out at roughly 40mg's for Iron a day and not get an issue.

All in all, seems okay, but really I contend you don't need something that has all those Micros in it, that will bump the price up. One withoiut would cost roughly 20-40% cheaper, depending on whether it's Isolate or Concentrate.