Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Horley's Ripped Factors or Sculpt For Women's Fat Loss?

Just a quick post in reponse to a question I was asked recently from a customer. She wanted to know which product was better for fat loss - Horley's Sculpt or Horley's Ripped? I work out 4-5 days a week at the gym doing a mixture of cardio and weight training, weigh 57kg and would like to lose another 2kg and gain more muscletone. Would like to know out of the above 2 products which would be the most beneficial for me to ensure I am ordering/using the right one!So, here is my take on it:

A valid question , allow me to set your mind at ease. Horley's are a great brand in general and there products are of a very high quality but unfortunately they could not help but jump on the 'let's tell women they need a different shaping protein' bandwagon. Thus, they came out with the SCULPT - a low cost product in a small cute container marketed at women claiming to be a women's shaping protein. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SHAPING PROTEIN - sorry to break it you..., muscle shape is genetic and tone is dependant on proper resistance training. And, as for women needing a different protein all I will say is; do you see a women's meat section in the deli or at the butcher? I don't think so! Do women have different nutritional requirements to men - absolutely yes , but we are talking micro-nutrients (vitamins & minerals), not macro-nutrients (protein).

So , enough of my ranting, bottom line is the Horleys' Ripped is a better product and your training is pretty much the right mixture of what you need to be doing. Make sure you are pushing yourself hard and mixing high intensity cardio with low intensity on alternate days. Make sure your cardio is done after your weights if you do them on the same day and for at least 40 mins.

Sculpt has the cheaper whey protein concentrate as the first ingredient and this is followed by soy protein isolate . The Ripped Factors is the highest quality whey protein isolate only and thus is the best protein you can take with the highest bioavailability - meaning your muscles will use more of it to re-build and repair.

Ok , I hope this helped and makes sense.

All the best,

Mr. Inta-Fitness

3 comments:

mcboom said...

What are your thoughts on MYO Elements Ultimate Whey ? I am looking at an Australian made well balanced Whey Protein Concentrate formula which provides good value for money and is high in protein. MYO Elements Ultimate Whey seems to fit the bill on all accounts

Anonymous said...

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Andrew James said...

Thanks! Will definitely buy my wife Horley's Protein Powder for women immediately.