Quote Originally Posted by sycld View Post
How do you know you couldn't get the same results if you had a high protein meal instead of a protein powder shake meal substitute?
Protein powders don't come with the same high levels of fats, sodium and cholesterols as traditional high protein diets do. I haven't really compared the two though, and it wasn't a meal replacement, I was still eating fruits and vegetables at meals with reduced meat and carbs.

Taking protein powders gives you more protein than you could possibly need.
So? I wasn't gaining body fat and I was gaining muscle, I don't see the problem.

As for creatine... I take back what I said: it looks like it does have some benefit, with the literature showing little risk of adverse side effects for people without specific conditions such as diabetes. However, the one thing that's a little unnerving about creatine supplements is that they are unregulated.
So are the multivitamins you can buy at walmart. I have heard of supplements with anabolics passing under FDA watch for years.

And it's men's fault for making women think that way, perhaps?
Doubt it. I can imagine perhaps 50% of the eating disorders are the fault of men (other half being the ferocious critique of young women among themselves), but I don't hear men telling women they shouldn't look toned, and that if they work out, they'll become disgustingly muscular. Our school's D1 women's basketball team has probably the most athletic women on campus, as does the cheer squad. Neither group has disgustingly-muscled women, and I know the cheer squad lifts a ton, and I'm sure the wbb team does the same. The myth that regular weight training will turn one into a body building competitor is a joke.