PS. No offense to anyone who works at GNC that knows their ***. But I have just had bad experience in the past with employees of GNC that dont know the game and look like couch potatoes.

So it's terrible like most Optimum nutrition products then right? Because ON is the maker of all the GNC brand Proteins...

I didn't say that it was a terrible product. I said that it was a terrible buy due to the price compared to other products that are out there. GNC brands tend to fit this trend.

Thought I'd reply since I'm on the product page already...

I'll agree with you on the price! 3 pound for 45 - 60 bucks is way too much. But I have nothing bad to say about this product, other than the price.

It has levels of arginine that are sufficient, I can actually say that I felt more vascular after using this supplement.

I know what you mean about the flavor, and I hate ALMOST all GNC products. The taste of this product is terrible, but if you want a great recovery shake, then try out the "AMPLIFIED Wheybolic Extreme 60" the flavor is bad, but it has a great protein profile and you'll feel very little to no soreness.

If taste is what you care about, consider Dairy Queen.

Um... seriously Blade? Rude much? It's not that I expect them to taste great. However I also expect it to not taste like rancid baby vomit, and wheybolic most certainly does. There are lots of shakes out there with basically the same stuff as wheybolic and not nearly as nasty. So my review is that it vile. You don't have to agree. Kudos to you on the supremely immature reply though. :)

I'm not a big GNC supporter but, I've heard a lot of great things about Lean Shakes, they're supposed to taste really good and they helped a lot of people lose weight and control their weight.

Taste isn't a big thing for me, but if you wanna get some tasty drinks I'd hit up some Lean Shakes, supposedly they taste way better than yoohoo haha.

I'm actually drinking Total lean shakes now. I had a canister of that first. No shakes taste "good" in my opinion, but there is a difference between bad and disgusting. Wheybolic I had after the total lean.

I love dairy queen, it's so tasty.

i hate to say it but blade is right. a lot of what we take in during this lifestyle will not taste like it says on the bottle. for example try some beef amnios or beef protein isolate by dymatize.

Of course I am right Hulk. We aren't trying to satisfy the appitite, we are trying to fuel the body. I couldn't care less how things taste.

compare this to fruit punch carnivor and this was dairy queen

Did you mix this with milk or water? I thought Wheybolic Extreme tasted fine, you might want to check the expiration of your milk container if it was that bad. Oh and thanks for the detailed review, did you even finish a container of this product? That is actually required in order to post a review, but judging on your attention to detail you probably missed that too.

I agree with it being a bit pricy, it's actually not the most expensive protein around but still a lot. BOGO on a GC week is they way to go with this. Anyways, this is actually one of the best tasting protein powders gnc has to offer imo. I love the Banana flavor and its 3rd on my list of favorite protein tastes, after Myofusion cinnamon roll and Syntha 6 Strawberry. Weird

Seems to me like this place has some rather immature individuals. Because my review is negative, not because it tastes bad, but because it tastes rancid, I'm being bashed? You feel the need to make derogatory comments toward me? Grow up. I'm here for the same reason as anyone, fitness. I used to be an athlete and I'm trying to get back there. You don't have to agree with my review or like it. However, you also do not need to be belligerent and rude. I'm sorry, it tastes rancid to me. Not "not good", not "bad", it was disgusting to try and choke down. Everyone has the right to their own opinion. My opinion is that I'd rather have something with the same basic benefits without a taste that makes me wanna vomit. Again, you don't have to agree, but maybe you could try acting like adults and respect that my opinion of the product is different than yours.

Not trying to sound rude but next time try adding more details about the product more than the taste value such as effectiveness, profiles, recovery or anything else. It's a good start, but try to concentrate less on little things and more on the big picture. :)

Lol. Good looks. This protein is discontinued.

Lol. Good looks. This protein is discontinued.

It's not discontinued. They still sell it under the AMP line and it's the same crappy formula.

Can I ask why it is crappy? just curious.

And the original wheybolic and Amp wheybolic are different. I assure you.

It has the worst reputation for taste, quality, mixability, etc.. And no, they are not different. I worked for GNC for years. It's the same formula with a slightly different (and inferior/outdated) amino blend.

You're right.

A hydrolyzed whey Isolate protein which is almost always less than a dollar per serving and very comparable to leading proteins in terms of Aminos and is actually known for it's good taste (with the exception of fruit punch) is crappy.

If a protein doesn't work due to your own personal body biochemistry or lack of dedication, don't just say it's a scam. That is very ignorant for an adult your age.

Hydrolyzed whey protein isn't what I am talking about. It's their mix of hydrolyzed protein that I am talking about. There are a ton of different varieties on the market and a ton that also offer a better amino blend, taste, and mixability. GNC reps are demanded to sell this product even though many of them know it's crap.

Their Mix of hydro whey? What are you taking about dude?

You can only get so many naturally occurring aminos from a milk source and then you can only add so many free form aminos. But these aminos all get sequenced in your body and must do so precisely to be able to make proteins.

I've been at GNC for over a year now and I've yet to meet an associate or manager who secretly thinks this protein is crap. You've yet to give me an educated answer on how this protein rates as crappy.

I am doubting your intelligence here. First, this is and always has been a blended protein of isolate and hydrolyzed whey. Anyone that has a 100% hydro whey beats that, hands down. GNC associates are told to brag about the "leucine blend" in this protein. It's been beaten since 2008 and it only gets more inferior with time. Secondly, their MIX's taste has consistently horrible ratings on taste, many trainers I talk to won't even recommend the protein because they want their clients to actually believe in the products they use. Compare to Gaspari, ON, Isopure, Max Muscle's, and your brand loses on taste every time. Third, it's like $70 dollars now, which any better formulated protein selling on BB.com/Vitamin Shoppe stores/Netrition, etc is $20-$40 cheaper and you're getting a better protein in terms of mix (7 grams of leucine yours versus 8-10 in other brands..then taste..then price). I think YOU need the education here.

sorry stevepolk, im going to doubt your intelligence. you may have worked at gnc several years ago but much has changed since then.

A) i've been a traveling rep for the last 7 years and i will say that NO not all gnc reps are required to sell this particular protein.

B) are there better proteins out there? yes, but that doesnt make this a bad protein.

C) your rating is horrible. 1 really? just cause you dont like the politics behind this protein does not mean that the protein effectiveness is a 1?

D) GNC prices? lets talk about that for a second. is gnc retail prices naturally expensive? yes... oh but wait!!! the value is so much more, cause although i have worked in the industry for 7+ years, i have shopped at several stores and websites and i can say that i have yet to meet a company that has a return policy stating that you can open the product, use the product, and if you dont like it within 30days. you can have a FULL refund as long as you have the receipt. sooo value went up a few knotches. Especially when i would think you "mr gnc" rep would know that GNC does price match and beat the price by a dollar on any on-paper advertisement. it's called being a smart consumer.

E)i dont know why you even put isopure as a comparison on your statement, isopure is either the same price or actually costs more pending where you shop. ON protein (this is the protein that i personally love) is going up as well buddy, they're prices have gone up an average of $15 anywhere you shop in the last two months.

F)Most other companies (including all the companies you have mentioned in this "review") have bragged about how their post workout proteins have zero carbs or no sugar. Yet what they fail to mention is that science has shown intra/post workout, your actually in catabolic mode and cortisol levels spike, causing protein synthesis to temporarily degrade, making their proteins of 60grams less effective. at least wheybolic puts a little bit of sucralose in it, to create a small insulin spike to inhibit cortisol level spikes, not only does that minor insulin spike inhibit cortisol levels, but it also allows all the amino acids and protein to be shuttled to the muscle quickly and effectively.

LASTLY, do i drink this protein? no.. do i recommend it to every customer? NO... do i think there are better quality proteins out there pending on someones fitness goal? yes...do i think this is a horrible protein? NO. that being said, just cause i dont personally push this product nor do i drink it, doesn't mean i think it's a bad protein. your review is horrible because it has no specifics anywhere about the protein itself or why you rated each category a 0/1/0. the only point you have made that i agree with you is that it is quite expensive, however there is a political justification for that, of which goes beyond GNC, ON, ISOPURE, and gaspari. not only is this one of the worst "reviews" i have read, this is also some of the worst justifications of reasoning i have read as well.

1)Actually, every competitor GNC has has the open and try policy. VS, Max Muscle, even Complete Nutrition. Yes, you even get a (wow!) full refund.

2) Yes, all GNC store associates are required to pitch this protein. It's called a P3..look it up genius.

3) The rating is horrible because of the mix and taste..which are awful for the price.

4) I am glad you mentioned Isopure and ON. Isopure is $84 at my local GNC's..$49 at Vitamin Shoppe. ON is cheaper there too. That's just one example.

5) I said nothing about carbs. You're completely right about the carb necessity.

in response to:

1)... this is max muscles return policy (copy and pasted from their site)... Return Policy

All Sales are final. All returns on any open container must be made within 7 business days. Open containers must be 75% full of original product. Unopened containers must be returned within 30 days.. oooh and here's complete nutritions return policy... FULL REFUND on any purchased product that is unopened with proof of purchase within 30 days.


your going to compare those two return policies to GNC's policy. GNC said, go ahead and use all of it. if your not satisfied bring the container in with the receipt within 30 days and you get a FULL REFUND. the ONLY company that can put up a fight against GNC's return policy is bb.com and their policy says to mail back the empty container within 30 days with a letter stating why you didnt like it and you will receive a bb.com credit for the amount... and why would you compare GNC to complete nutrition? lol complete nutrition sells prohormones (oral steroids) to underage kids illegally with no discretion? if you dont believe me, check out the hall of shame section in the forum threads.

point number 2.. NO you are wrong, it's not required for every gnc rep to push wheybolic 60. i have worked at 6 different stores and i can confidently say that franchise GNC's are exempted from this rule.

point number 3) i guess asking to being more descriptive was too much to ask for.

point number 4) isopure is the same retail price at both vitamin shoppe and gnc. and isopure is actually going for the same price right now at both companies for 43.99 and ON hydrowhey (since you and manimal were discussing hydrolyzed protein) is actually $7 cheaper than vitamin shoppe right now.

point number 5) the reason why i mentioned carbs is because the proteins your mentioning are advertised as post workout proteins, making wheybolic extreme scientifically more effective as a post workout protein shake.

This guy is a clown.

This guy probably got sh*t canned from GNC. Now has an ax to grind.

....and a clown.

^ That's what i was thinking. probably got the Axe for poor performance.

Please go to somewhere like consumer reviews and complain about stupid stuff like this there. You got fired from GNC. Oh well. So did I.

I really hate to see people down a product that actually works! This product may not be the same one as the one I like which is AMP wheybolic extreme, but it cannot be that bad.

This guy is funny, he worked at GNC for however long and he's coming to school people who are nutrition majors and studying more than just the label. What an @$$ Clown.

Sorry for the language, but seriously?

What is the proper portion to take? The GNC salesman said just one scoop, the directions say 3 scoops.

I was told to take no more than 2 scoops in the morning and one after working out. He said your body can't absorb 60g/protein at once.

i meant decreased sorness lol