Muscle Milk is one of the most versatile and popular protein supplements on the market today. It contains a high quality protein blend and an impressive amino acid profile. One of of the selling points is the inclusion of the fat blend that has been scientifically backed to help promote fat burning and muscle growth. While this is a good blend for between meals or a pre-workout meal, it is far from an ideal choice for post workout.
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- Tastes Great (63)
- Builds Muscle (54)
- Good Beginner Protein. (38)
- Good For Bulking Or For Meal Replacements (33)
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- High Calories (24)
- High Carbs/fat (21)
- A Bit Pricy (17)
- Not Enough Protein (16)
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Reinger
 Age: 31
Joined: 2/2011
Reviews: 15
Reputation: +825
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February 9, 2011
Overall: 9 |
Effectiveness: 9 |
Value: 8 |
 Absolute best tasting protein out there with a wide variety of flavors. Find deals online and it can be well worth the price tag. 32 grams of protein per serving, and do not be scared away by the fat content. These are healthy fats. for optimal results I use this as a morning shake or late evening, and use Monster milk for my post work out shake. Cyto Sport all the way for great tasting, high quality products. Just make sure you shop around for your best value.
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- Builds Muscle
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- Good For Bulking Or For Meal Replacements
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Manimal
 Age: 19
Joined: 11/2009
Reviews: 41
Reputation: +2839
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February 16, 2010
Overall: 2 |
Effectiveness: 2 |
Value: 1 |
 Have taken lots of Muscle Milk in my day. Mostly in my highschool days. Have gotten no results or muscle gains from Muscle Milk. its garbage for sure and you are a Newb in weight training, supplements, and diet all together if you say different. The nutrition label says it all. I was very surprised at how bad the taste was considering its all fat and carbs and sugars like BSN syntha 6 (Which is garbage too but very tasty). If you want real results from real Protein powders, Go with GNC amplified Wheybolic or pretty much any Protein from Optimum Nutrition.
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- Bad Taste
- Garbage.
- Not Enough Protein
- Pricy
- High Calories
- High Carbs/fat
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Reply #1:
| You have taken lots of Muscle Milk in your day? If you had no results, why did you keep taking lots of it? Doesnt make sense to me |
BEASTIE
Joined: 3/2009
Reviews: 2
Reputation: -1
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Reply #2:
| If youve taken lots of it and thought it was garbage, why did you keep taking it? |
BEASTIE
Joined: 3/2009
Reviews: 2
Reputation: -1
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Reply #3:
| Please take the time to look at the lables and match the aminos, fats, and sugars with any of the Proteins i listed. Aminos is where its at when it comes to recovery. |
Manimal
Joined: 11/2009
Reviews: 41
Reputation: +2839
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Reply #4:
| I agree with BEASTIE. Everyone is different and you may not of responded well to it. I do agree about the BCAA content though when compared to other products. AMP Wheybolic Extreme 60 is great Protein. |
matt77h
Joined: 3/2010
Reviews: 21
Reputation: +51
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Reply #5:
| Because muscle milk is a meal replacement made from a calcium caseinate. Not good for post workouts such as a hydrolyzed. |
AngieW5361
Joined: 12/2011
Reviews: 19
Reputation: +75
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| @Angie:
Do you honestly think I didn't know any of this? This was one of my first reviews written almost 2 years ago on the Original muscle milk that was all fats/sugars. This stuff was awful upon it's arrival into the industry and now after 2 or 3 re-formulations, i'm still not a fan of it.
You know what's good post workout? Food. I don't even use shakes anymore unless I really don't have time for food but food should always be eaten over protein powders.
If you really wanna get into the bro science that you spatted out, in the latest "bro research" it shows that a whey isolate combined with casein is best post workout, not pure isolates. |
Manimal
Joined: 11/2009
Reviews: 41
Reputation: +2839
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Reply #7:
| Oh my lol.
I'll leave that one.
Can't respond to you message as I don't have the proper credentials to respond to PMs hun. |
AngieW5361
Joined: 12/2011
Reviews: 19
Reputation: +75
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Reply #8:
| I thought this was stuff was good, so i bought another tub. Now i keep seeing all these bad reviews, i heard theres all types of random garbage in this stuff, im finding it hard to find a decent protein that doesnt burn a hole in my pocket, the guy at gnc said i should try the wheybolic stuff next time i might do that, thanks for the review |
Metallover
Joined: 11/2011
Reviews: 1
Reputation: -1
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craknhelmets
Age: 23
Joined: 5/2012
Reviews: 5
Reputation: +3
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May 22, 2012
Overall: 9 |
Effectiveness: 9 |
Value: 10 |
 My stay at SC included COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MUSCLE MILK. Our team was sponsored by cytosport so we had ready to drink muscle milks all damn day. I probably drake about 2-3 of these a day for 4 years. Before and after morning lifting I would slam one then after practice I would bang one down too.
Each scoop has 24 grams. My favorite flavor is chocolate. It tastes a little chalky, but doesn't all protein.
Musclemilk doesn't stray away from carbs and fats which was fine with me because I needed the energy before and after lifting. Each ready to drink has between 6-12 grams of fat, depending on which type (light, collegiate, or regular).
Overall: 9/10
Muscle milk helped maintain peak energy levels and helped with recovery after intense training. I don't know what else to say besides its great prices, effective, delicious, and nutritious!
Only thing I don't like about this product is it has calcium carbonate which is essentially msg disguised.
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- Builds Muscle
- Tastes Great
- Cheap
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- Calcium Carbonate Is Msg!
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AS79
Joined: 6/2011
Reviews: 0
Reputation: +73
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LucKyG
Age: 20
Joined: 4/2012
Reviews: 3
Reputation: +2
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April 17, 2012
Overall: 7 |
Effectiveness: 9 |
Value: 6 |
 Muscle Milk is pretty good easily dissolved for the most part and isn't to chalky when mixed up with water so taste is ight in my book. One thing I wished was more pointed out as I read the container an that the Retailer failed to point out to me was that it is a Casein Protien when I was looking for something during work out but it has very good results I'm happy with buying it as long as it is on sale. I've gained Muscle weight without losing too much definition but as something that feeds your muscles throughout the day n over night it is a good choice.
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- Builds Muscle
- Awesome With Milk!
- Healthy
- Helps Promote Good Health
- Good For Bulking Or For Meal Replacements
- Good Beginner Protein.
- Tastes Great
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- Not Enough Protein
- A Bit Pricy
- Loss In Definiton
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GodofSerbia1
Age: 24
Joined: 3/2012
Reviews: 23
Reputation: +87
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April 6, 2012
Overall: 7 |
Effectiveness: 7 |
Value: 7 |
 I felt compelled to write this review after seeing some 'experts' slam Muscle Milk. Muscle Milk has been a staple of my supplement routine for over 5 years. I will be reviewing MuscleMilk Chocolate today, the 4 lb tub, which I purchased 2 tubs for less than $30.
**Let me just throw out that while I am writing this review I am slamming down my 'Morning Starter' shake which is 1 1/2 scoops Muscle Milk Chocolate, 1 cup coffee, 1 cup milk, teaspoon of sugar**
The 4 lb tub stats:
-Flavor: Chocolate
-Serving size: 1 scoop
-protein per serving: 16 g
-types of protein: Casein and Whey for instant and time-released protein absorbing.
-carbs per serving: 9 grams
-huge amino acid profile
I took Muscle Milk Chocolate as followed:
-1 scoop before my workout mixed with creatine and pre-workout. **the carbs mix well with the creatine and l-arginine and help with giving you a sustainable energy throughout your workout**
-2 Scoops after my workout. I just love the taste so much when mixed with milk.
-1 scoop before bed mixed with milk.
Conclusion: MuscleMilk Chocolate mixes pretty well but just tastes SO GOOD that it is super convenient. It is great for not really replacing meals but getting you through class or work after a workout. I believe ISOPURE or 0 calorie whey Isolate proteins are BULLS*** and don't work. I love a protein with some carbs and some calories to really help me get an extra energy boost before workouts and to recover after workouts. The mix of Casein (time-released muscle feeding protein) and Whey(instant released muscle feeding protein) combines for a great overall protein that is EXTREMELY VERSATILE. All-in-all most proteins are the same and don't really work all that well but MUSCLE MILK IS THE BEST MIDDLE GROUND PROTEIN BETWEEN A 0 CALORIE ISOLATE AND A WEIGHT GAINER SHAKE!
Definitely great for all athletes too!
Also, Costco is the place to get your Muscle Milk!
Fair and Honest,
GodofSerbia1
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- Builds Muscle
- Tastes Great
- Healthy
- Awesome With Milk!
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| I agree overall. It is a decent product but at the price you pay, you might as well ball out a little more for personalized high quality products |
Gaels2009
Joined: 3/2012
Reviews: 2
Reputation: 0
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DMPMan
Age: 16
Joined: 3/2012
Reviews: 1
Reputation: +2
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March 3, 2012
Overall: 8 |
Effectiveness: 9 |
Value: 6 |
 I recently just finished my second tub of Cytosport Muscle Milk, chocolate.
Overall: 8
I saw some significant gains, not all were muscle though. I gained about 15 pounds total. Keep in mind in order to do so, I had to consume a lot of extra calories aside from the protein shake. Anyone that thinks you can gain 15 pounds solely from a shake is an idiot -_-
Effectiveness: 9
I gave this product a 9/10. Solid product. The only reason I didn't give it a perfect 10 is because you have to take the shake religiously every day in order to see results. Can't just casually take it now and then. I can't say that all of my lifts went up solely because of this product. My recovery was greatly sped up though.
Value: 6
I gave this product a 6/10 in value because it is rather pricey for what you get. If you only do 1 scoop then you get your moneys worth, but 16g of protein is not enough for me. Double the scoop is double protein, but you cut the total amount of servings in half.
Overall a good product. Try to watch the prices though, cytosport.
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- Builds Muscle
- Tastes Great
- Good Beginner Protein.
- Good For Bulking Or For Meal Replacements
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- Pricy
- High Carbs/fat
- Not The Best Value
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thavens2760
Age: 16
Joined: 10/2011
Reviews: 3
Reputation: +11
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January 29, 2012
Overall: 6 |
Effectiveness: 5 |
Value: 9 |
 As I ran out of my usual Optimum 100% Whey, I was forced to run to the grocery store and pick up this 1 pounder of CytoSport's Muscle Milk, so that I would't be without a protein drink while waiting on my Optimum package to arrive. Here's my review on a product that I would generally recommend only for beginners:
Taste 4/10: I decided to go with the standard chocolate, which I had bought from my local 7/11 whenever I couldn't get home in time to make a shake. The taste of the pre-made Muscle Milk is that completely different of the make-it-yourself powder. It honestly tasted like wood chippings so I made sure to add as little liquid as possible so I could down it quicker. Not sure if the other flavors have the same texture and lack of flavor but chocolate just wasn't doing it for me.
Effectiveness 5/10: For someone new to the weight room this would be a great starting point protein drink. But with only 32g of protein I really didn't feel myself getting any stronger from this product. I was also unhappy with the high amount of calories (310) and carbs (18g) in just one serving of Muscle Milk.
Value 9/10: Probably the only good thing that I can say about this product is that it is dirt cheap compared to more popular brands in the world of fitness products. You can run to your local grocery store and pick this up for less than $20.
Overall: Great product for anyone looking to begin a career in the weight room, but I wouldn't stay dependent on it for too long, as it lacks the essentials and BCAA's that most protein shakes would come with.
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- Cheap
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- Not Enough Protein
- High Calories
- High Carbs/fat
- Bad Taste
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Kicka
Age: 33
Joined: 6/2009
Reviews: 21
Reputation: +18
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January 10, 2012
Overall: 8 |
Effectiveness: 8 |
Value: 8 |
 I've gone through several jugs, vanilla and chocolate. I like the flavor, mixed with water, always take double the amount like it says to do, I experment with water level, usually less is better as far as thickness of the drink. Taste great for me!Taste even better with milk, in a blender with a banana and a scoop of peanut butter. Im a true believer that combo will make any protein powder better! adds extra protein to the shake as well :) I do notice good recovery as well. Normally wait until I see it on sale at GNC and snatch it up. Not the best stuff ever but its not awful by any means. I do notice I have good recovery, I never lift with out pounding a shake right after, I cant say for sure if i get crazy muscle rips and gains, but Im in the gym normally 5 days a week and steady change my workouts, so Im always improving and getting stronger. Overall I think this is a good protein to use, and always try to find it on sale. Thats my 2 cents
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- Tastes Great
- Good Beginner Protein.
- Cheap
- Awesome With Milk!
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cdruz32
Age: 18
Joined: 12/2011
Reviews: 14
Reputation: +8
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December 17, 2011
Overall: 7 |
Effectiveness: 6 |
Value: 6 |
 Ill make this short and sweet. If you are new to weightlifting and want to start taking supplements then this would be a good first choice to get you started. If you are an experienced lifter and are looking for a protein to take, dont take this one. Whenever I hear about people getting results with this stuff its always someone new to lifting but when experienced lifters I know take this they get nothing out of it. So I say again, if you are new to lifting then start of with this and if you are an experienced lifter then keep looking for something else. The only thing I love about this is that it tastes great
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- Builds Some Muscle
- Tastes Great
- Cheap
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- Better Products Out There
- Not Enough Protein
- High Calories
- High Carbs/fat
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Reply #1:
| I agree, it seemed to work for me at first but now it doesnt work the same magic plus i heard theres a bunch of garbage in it |
Metallover
Joined: 11/2011
Reviews: 1
Reputation: -1
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rmcdade
Age: 32
Joined: 10/2011
Reviews: 3
Reputation: -3
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November 19, 2011
Overall: 9 |
Effectiveness: 8 |
Value: 7 |
 Awesome stuff and tastes great... and now its everywhere. I heard that they have to change their name cause its not really milk!
whatever, it has what my muscles need. It is a great way to get an extra meal in really quick or sometimes I drink half a scoop at the end of the meal to get some more quality calories.
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