Boss Man wrote:What sort of Powders have you used? Concentrate, Isolate, Casein, Soy etc etc.

I've used Designer Whey from the store and ON Whey Protein Gold Standard stuff, the double chocolate one.

cassiegose wrote:Do you have the same problems with milk/cheese? I wonder if you might have an intolerance to dairy products?

No, I have no problems with milk or cheese. I eat a lot of both with no problems.

Everytime I've tried them, doesn't matter what brand, I get really bad gas/diarrhea. I give up. Protein bars don't do it to me. Does it make a difference?

I guess the simple question I have right now is how many sets and how many reps are good to start? Should 1 set of 8 reps (to fatigue) be the goal? Or 2-3 sets of 10-12 (to fatigue) be the milepost?

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