Protein Powder Selector Charts

Basic Types of Protein Powders

Below is a chart that goes over the basic types of protein and what time of day they are best suited for.

Protein Type	Morning	Between Meals	Pre-Workout	Post-Workout	Bedtime
Whey Protein
Egg Protein
Milk Protein
Casein Protein
Time Released

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Worst Protein Choice =

Protein Powder Recommendations

These three charts below show what types of protein powders you might want to take depending on your goal, time of day and activity level.

Beginner Protein Selector Chart

(A beginner would be someone just starting out with protein powders and not yet into a regular fitness routine.)

The beginner recommendations are based on simplicity and convenience. When you are starting out, you want your fitness program and your supplement program to be as easy as possible. That is why we created the beginner protein powder chart with as little protein changes as possible. While its not the most customized program of the group, it should give you the least thing to remember :)

Our Recommended Beginner Protein Powder Picks

• Time Released Protein: Mutant Pro
• Weight Gainer Protein (Moderate Calorie): Interactive Lean Gainer
• Weight Gainer Protein (High Calorie): Mutant Mass

Intermediate Protein Selector Chart

(An intermediate would be someone who has used basic protein powder before and has some type of regular exercise schedule)

In the intermediate protein powder selector chart we get more specific and start to recommend protein powders that are best suited for better absoprtion throughout certain times of the day. See how at night we have switched to more advanced and slower digesting Casein Protein and adjusted the Pre-Workout Protein and Post-Workout Protein to be more faster absorbing proteins such as Whey Protein.

 Our Recommended Intermediate Protein Powder Picks

• Casein Protein: Optimum Nutrition 100% Casein
• Time Released Protein: Mutant Pro
• Weight Gainer Protein (Moderate Calorie): Interactive Lean Gainer
• Weight Gainer Protein (High Calorie): Mutant Mass
• Whey Protein: Maxx Essentials Whey Maxx

Advanced Protein Selector Chart

(Advanced would be someone who is really serious about fitness, getting the best results and is extremely dedicated to his or her program)

Overall the advanced protein is not a ton different overall to the intermediate program, but where the difference really lies is the choices of protein within each type. While whey protein is whey protein to a certain extent, there are definitely major differences between some of the proteins in quality, purity, mixability and taste. In the advanced program the recommendations are the best of the best.

 Our Recommended Advanced Protein Powder Picks

• Casein Protein: Optimum Nutrition 100% Casein
• Egg Protein: Optimum Nutrition 100% Egg Protein
• Time Released Protein: Magnum Quattro
• Weight Gainer Protein (Moderate Calorie): BSN True Mass
  
• Weight Gainer Protein (High Calorie): Mutant Mass
• Whey Protein: PVL Iso-Gold