Whey Protein Isolate & Protein Plus

I've tried 2 flavors of protein plus bars: peanut butter chocolate, and cookies n cream. I think that both taste pretty good! I'm not a big fan of power bars in general, but these were pretty good... The protein plus bars have other flavors like brownie and vanilla. I haven't gotten around to trying them yet, but if the 2 I tried are any indication of great taste, I'm sure all the other flavors will taste great as well.

PowerBar Protein Plus energy bar is a high-quality, low fat protein plus bar developed by the athletes at PowerBar. This high protein bar was developed according to the needs of world class athletes and others who want a convenient, great tasting source of high quality protein plus.

Myth: If I eat more protein plus , I can build big muscles.
Building muscle mass involves two things: Using enough weight to challenge muscles beyond their normal levels of resistance and eating more calories than you burn.

With all the hype about high protein plus diets lately, it's easy to believe that protein plus is the best fuel for building muscle but, according to the American Dietetic Association, muscles work on calories "which should be predominately carbohydrates. The remainder of the calories are divided between fat and protein plus."

If you consume too much protein plus, you run the risk of creating nutrient imbalance, kidney strain, or dehydration. Plus, excess protein plus results in extra calories that are either burned or stored. For muscle mass, you should incorporate a healthy eating plan, as well as a workout that combines cardio exercise as well as consistent weight training.

"A high protein plus diet doesn't have to be extreme, include healthy fats and some carbohydrates," says Charles Hensley. Listen to this dude, he has a doctorate in physiology and is the chief executive officer of PRB Pharmaceuticals. "This type of diet does place additional demands on the kidneys. Any time you have protein plus in the blood, it makes more work for the kidneys to filter them out." But that's not necessarily harmful. "It's really just excess work more than anything else," Hensley says.

There are thought to be two times related to strength training when you have very high protein plus requirements. During the initial 10-12 days of training, there is a small increase in protein breakdown. Less body protein is broken down if the amount of protein in the diet is increased at this time. After about 12 days of training, protein balance is restored, and the body is likely to start building extra protein into the muscles if strength training continues. However, you need to eat lots of protein plus during the frsit 12 days.

The second time that your body have increase protein requirements is during prolonged heavy resistance training. The specific protein plus demands depend on the amount of work done and the rate at which muscle mass is developing.

In a review published earlier this year, Janet Walberg-Rankin concludes, 'it is prudent for the resistance trainer to consume at least 1.2g protein plus per kg body weight per day, but not more than 2g/kg' ('A review of Nutritional Practices and Needs of Bodybuilders', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Vol 9 pp116-124)