Protein Shakes for Women

Diet Protein Shakes

Reflex Diet Protein – 36gm of protein, 3.2 gm of CLA and only 5gm of carbs coupled with Reflex Nutrition's renowned taste quality make this new kid on the block one of the best diet protein available if you are not working out at the gym that much.

Sci-MX Diet Shake – Great for beating hunger, burning fat and losing weight, but at the same time, it contains the key ingredients your body will need to tone a lean, defined physique. If you are looking for to lose weight and get some muscle definition this is the protein shake for you.

Maximuscle Promax Diet – The old timer of diet shakes, promax diet contains 37gm of protein, plus other fat burning stimulants such as caffeine and guarana. One of the more expensive on the market but a proven diet shake.

Diet protein shakes come in the form with high protein content and extra fat burning ingredients like CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid), known to aid your bodies natural fat burning processes, and Green tea extract. You may ask why there are high carbs in some diet protein shakes, well if you are using this as a meal replacement and leading an active lifestyle, your body still needs carbs otherwise you will have no energy to workout with. Remember just taking a diet protein by itself isn't to going to shift the weight, they should be taken in conjunction with a solid workout regime. Our leading Diet shakes are

Zero Carb Shakes

ISO Maxx from Inner Armour 24gm protein per serving, zero carbs or fats & reduces appetite

Boditronics ISO whey (previously whey-2-O) virtually zero carbs and fats. Aspartame free and comes in fruity flavours rather than the standard milkshake flavours.

Dymatize ISO 100 – contains 25gm protein per serving and is 86% protein by weight. One of the highest protein contents around.

Zero carb protein shakes are extra filtered and designed to have 0 carb & 0 fat intake. This means you can get the protein your body needs to repair and build muscle without adding any extra carbs into your diet. Leading Zero carb Shakes include:

Popular Protein Shakes

Reflex Instant Whey – 20gm protein, 1.5gm of carbs and containing 90 servings in a 2.27kg tub, reflex instant whey is a great starter protein.

Sci-MX 100% Whey – 34gm of protein, 2.8gm of carbs plus added Vitamins and Minerals. A great standard protein if you want a bit of muscle definition to go along with any fat reduction.

Garnell High Performance Whey – 24gm of protein, 2.4gm carbs and 6gm of added glutamine for extra joint support. A great tasting day to day protein which is also great value for money.

These protein shakes do not contain any special fat burning ingredients nor are they carb and fat free. But they do offer high protein content and excellent value for money over the others and taken in the right context with the right workout can have just as good results. If you are on a budget and not sure what to take, these would be an ideal starting place. Don't think because it is a big tub you are going to put on massive muscle or any extra fat, these protein shakes can help you lose weight and build muscle definition, perfect for those that work out regularly.

Not only is Protein the building block for muscle growth and recovery, it is also one of the food sources your body finds the most difficult to turn into fat. This is why many dieting regimes include some form of protein shake as a meal replacement.

Protein shakes for women are generally no different to those for men and it is important to note the ingredients in a protein shake to be able to compare. Protein shakes for women are generally designed to have additional fat burning ingredients such as CLA, Green tea extract and caffeine, but remember a normal protein shake can do just as good a job. Here we will try and pick out a few different products and try to explain the differences between them and in what circumstances you would take them.

The above breakdown is a brief look at some of the different types of protein on the market. There are many other types from Peptide to Mass builders and we stock them all but if you are looking to burn fat, get fit and maybe add a little bit of muscle definition then the protein shakes listed above will help you. You might ask why we haven't included ranges that are specifically aimed at the female market, such as Maxitone. Well if you look at the ingredients they are pretty much the same as the above but the cost is much greater, we reckon you can get on just fine without.

You can view all our protein shakes for women, plus many other female orientated supplements in our womens health category.

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