Ok I hope you can help me figure this out. If a protein company “spikes” their powder, doesn’t it still trigger anabolic building because it still has the necessary BCAA requirement and total protein content? Or let’s say is short on Luicine and you take something with added leucine isn’t that enough then? Thanks ahead of time!
This is a great question, and the answer depends entirely on the company and the nitrogen components they use to artificially inflate protein content. For example, products like Optimum Nutrition Hydro Whey and PEScience include added BCAAs and Leucine in their protein powders, respectively. While these technically inflate the protein count per serving, research shows that such nitrogen-based ingredients can still create an anabolic response-but within a shorter window. In contrast, whole intact protein powders without amino spiking provide a longer anabolic window, offering sustained benefits. Here’s an analogy to simplify it: building muscle is like building a fire. If you want the warmth to last all night, you use kindling and dry wood (whole intact proteins). On the other hand, dumping gasoline on the fire (amino-spiked powders) will make it flare up fast but burn out quickly. With Bucked Up Original Feed, the lack of an amino acid profile leaves a lot of questions unanswered. However, based on their marketing, I don’t believe added BCAAs are being used to inflate the protein content. Here’s a list of nitrogen components commonly used to artificially inflate protein powders: glycine, taurine, creatine, arginine, glutamine, hydrolyzed collagen (or gelatin), lysine, and alanine. These components are inexpensive, making them attractive for cutting costs. However, none can truly stimulate muscle growth by opening the anabolic window. Creatine, for example, helps with ATP production, and collagen has been shown to support muscle growth to some extent. But compared to milk protein, collagen doesn’t even come close in effectiveness. I hope this clears things up for you! Feel free to let me know if you have more questions.
@ Yhanks! So to narrow it down for me, I admit taste and having some fun with my protein is important to My wife and I both, if I am mixing most of the so-so powders with a cup of Fairlife skim, in your opinion will that make up for what may be lacking in these to make a pretty decent combo
@@Grumpyoldman666, using HP Skim Milk does change the profile and taste. Plus, as you shared, it can potentially offset amino-spiked proteins. Believe me, I love the taste of BSN Protein products. But I already know they are amino-spiked.
Thanks for the request. I won't be able to get to it until 2025. I'll examine the standard and grass-fed versions. If you're in a position of a potential deal and wondering whether to purchase either or both protein powders, it's a hard pass on my grading scale. One of the protein lines claims to be "cold processed," yet digestive enzymes are used. Which means it's not 100% cold-processed whey. I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of those brands that use 95% standard whey, blended with 5% grass fed whey. Hope this helps.
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Ok I hope you can help me figure this out. If a protein company “spikes” their powder, doesn’t it still trigger anabolic building because it still has the necessary BCAA requirement and total protein content? Or let’s say is short on Luicine and you take something with added leucine isn’t that enough then?
Thanks ahead of time!
This is a great question, and the answer depends entirely on the company and the nitrogen components they use to artificially inflate protein content.
For example, products like Optimum Nutrition Hydro Whey and PEScience include added BCAAs and Leucine in their protein powders, respectively. While these technically inflate the protein count per serving, research shows that such nitrogen-based ingredients can still create an anabolic response-but within a shorter window. In contrast, whole intact protein powders without amino spiking provide a longer anabolic window, offering sustained benefits.
Here’s an analogy to simplify it: building muscle is like building a fire. If you want the warmth to last all night, you use kindling and dry wood (whole intact proteins). On the other hand, dumping gasoline on the fire (amino-spiked powders) will make it flare up fast but burn out quickly.
With Bucked Up Original Feed, the lack of an amino acid profile leaves a lot of questions unanswered. However, based on their marketing, I don’t believe added BCAAs are being used to inflate the protein content. Here’s a list of nitrogen components commonly used to artificially inflate protein powders: glycine, taurine, creatine, arginine, glutamine, hydrolyzed collagen (or gelatin), lysine, and alanine.
These components are inexpensive, making them attractive for cutting costs. However, none can truly stimulate muscle growth by opening the anabolic window. Creatine, for example, helps with ATP production, and collagen has been shown to support muscle growth to some extent. But compared to milk protein, collagen doesn’t even come close in effectiveness.
I hope this clears things up for you! Feel free to let me know if you have more questions.
@ Yhanks! So to narrow it down for me, I admit taste and having some fun with my protein is important to My wife and I both, if I am mixing most of the so-so powders with a cup of Fairlife skim, in your opinion will that make up for what may be lacking in these to make a pretty decent combo
@@Grumpyoldman666, using HP Skim Milk does change the profile and taste. Plus, as you shared, it can potentially offset amino-spiked proteins.
Believe me, I love the taste of BSN Protein products. But I already know they are amino-spiked.
No amino acid profile, now that's bucked up for sure! 😊 Another great review, looking forward to your syntha edge review.
I'll have it up in December. As well as BSN's Isolate
Thank you for another honest review! Is there anyway you can review axe and sledge farm fed v2? Maybe in marshmallow milk. Thank you!
Thanks for the request. I won't be able to get to it until 2025. I'll examine the standard and grass-fed versions.
If you're in a position of a potential deal and wondering whether to purchase either or both protein powders, it's a hard pass on my grading scale.
One of the protein lines claims to be "cold processed," yet digestive enzymes are used. Which means it's not 100% cold-processed whey.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of those brands that use 95% standard whey, blended with 5% grass fed whey.
Hope this helps.
I’m curious what you consider the best protein powder flavors you’ve tried as you have clearly tried a lot.
@@Mesothelioma420 im a big fan of BSN flavors. Big on flavor, not overly sweet, but it doesn’t taste like a protein shake.