ErgoPharm Cherry GF-Pro Review
I had very high expectations for this flavor because the blueberry version was truly exquisite. The problem with a lot of protein powders is that they are rather bland with water. In order to make them more palatable you must add something that usually means more calories or sugars. Cherry Blast tastes great with water and is extremely refreshing. Mixed with milk it is absolutely to die for and makes a decent standalone protein blend considering milk protein is about 80% casein. I still have yet to mix this with any other ingredients. I honestly haven’t felt the need to experiment because I love it so much with skim milk. It’s quite the treat!
What I like best about this product is how low the cholesterol content is. A lot of whey blends utilizing isolates and concentrates have about six times as much cholesterol per scoop. If you are injesting multiple scoops of protein per day this isn’t ideal in my opinion for someone trying to lead a healthy lifestyle.Another unique inclusion to the GF-Pro formulation is sprayed dried bovine plasma (SDBP). This is a bioactive protein that contains particularly large amounts of insulin like growth factor one (IGF-1). This can stimulate muscular hypertrophy via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt pathway. It is also important for overall nitrogen retention and stimulating protein synthesis as well. Lastly, it is a key player in the anabolic utilization of growth hormone (GH).
“In summary, the addition of SDBP and its’ constituent bioactive proteins to ones diet and exercise program have been shown to exert several different and important biological effects upon oral ingestion including:1) Increasing the ability to fight infection and decreasing the inflammatory response of pathogenic infection
2) Increasing the ability to resist the immunosuppressive and catabolic effects of overtraining and other environmental stressors
3) Increasing alimentary levels of IGF-1 and TGF-beta1 thus aiding in intestinal integrity and intestinal absorptive ability of nutrients … especially protein
4) Increasing appetite as well as the efficiency of ingested protein towards lean body mass accretion. ”
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I bought two of these on sale for only $12.99 a piece plus free shipping. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for 4lbs of high quality isolate. I am actually pissed off I didn’t buy more. This just goes to show that when an opportunity to buy high quality supplements like this arises that you should take full advantage of it.
