Platinum 8-Hour Protein Powder - Milk Chocolate, 50 Servings

Tastes great but my wife makes me brush my teeth right away because it gives me dragon breath

I've been using muscletech brand sups for years now. They always seem to have the better textures, better flavors, minimal aftertaste, lower prices, better quality, more effective supplements. I mean I've tried so many other brands. I used to mostly buy musclepharm, but honestly I feel like these products are much better. The whey protein (milk choc) has an amazing flavor and is actually enjoyable to drink. I'm a bodybuilder, and I've been able to get pretty big and pack on loads of muscle. Pretty sure this protein does nothing but help. People tend to leave reviews about sups saying things like "who cares about the flavor, just choke it down and enjoy gains". Honestly, after so many years of supplements, the ultimate deciding factors for me are performance, taste, and aftertaste. If you're going to ingest something daily and virtually religiously for years on end, for god sake, make sure you're able to damn stomach the stuff. Like i said, muscletech, and particularly this whey shake, is amazing. Scrumptious flavor, little to no aftertaste, easy mixing, and high quality muscle building protein. However, I will mention that every other tub of whey I encounter tends to have some strange "hard bits" in the powder. I have no idea what they are. Can anyone inform? @seller ?? They don't dissolve in liquid, regardless of how vigorously you shake or blend. It's kinda gross, but it's so rare that I see no reason to start the search again for another post workout recovery.

First the good: if you're primarily interested in "how does it taste?", it's chocolatey. Single scoop in 8oz water is fine; a double scoop (if you want the advertised 8hr sustain-released protein) in 16oz of H2O is *very* chocolatey – and on-par with the consistency of an actual chocolate shake. I've also mixed it with other Whey proteins, Supergreens Mixed Berry packets, pre-workout carb (i.e. Karbolyn/Carbotein, etc), pre-workout stimulants, and Creatine HCL, and it mixes fine with all of those. Where it lacks though... The bad: packaging and powder consistency. The packaging is the usual bulk plastic bag, which wouldn't normally be so bad because I usually transfer from the bulk bags to an easier to store/access/use hard plastic container (my current "go to" is a 3lb Isopure). But the Muscletech powder in its dry state is of the same consistency as grout for tile - not gritty, but sooooo fine that it makes an absolute mess and gets everywhere. In fact, the bags arrive as a mess. There's usually powder on the outside of the bag (even though it's unopened), and that's only the start. Whatever container that your bag arrives in, open the box in (or near) a large sink to avoid an atomic cloud of mess. If possible, before removing the bag from the packing box, wipe it down with a damp paper towel (or three). Top, sides, bottom, everywhere – especially any creases or crevices. Once you’ve given it a good wipe down, remove the bag from the shipping container into a sink and – before opening it – smack the top of the bag (more than a few times) to get whatever powder may be stuck at the top and along the sides to fall/settle. This still won’t completely help, but at least it won’t be an unmitigated bomb scene now when you open the bag. After giving the bag a couple of days to settle, use a pair of scissors to carefully open the top. Some settling may still occur, with powder falling out of the top and into/around where you’re opening the bag (hopefully a sink). When it’s time to get a scoop, more likely than not, the scoop that’s included is buried in the powder – don’t go fishing for it. You’ll only make a bigger mess and end up sneezing from the powder. Instead, use a similar-sized scoop from one of your previous protein powder purchases until (one day, in the not too distant future) you successfully Indiana Jones the scoop that was included in the bag – but even then, the scoop has such a short handle, it may not be worth celebrating its eventual excavation (I still use a scoop from another protein powder container). Speaking of the powder’s consistency and the ensuing mess, the powder adheres to the sides of the inside of the bag, so be prepared to get the powder all over the hand, knuckles, and fingers that you use to scoop it out of the bag – you just will…*every* *single* *time*. For those who suggest, “why don’t you just move it to the smaller hard plastic container?” – the powder is of such a fine consistency that the mess and trouble are a bigger concern than the benefit of moving it. Every time you go to scoop it, you have to do it in such a way (precisely and methodically) that will not cause the powder to “atomic cloud” as you take a scoop – if you just shove your hand into the bag with a scooper, you will get a plume of protein powder in your face - and all over a three square block area. The same goes for putting the scoop of powder in your shaker bottle with water. If you don’t pour it ever-so-gently-and-carefully out of the scoop and into the shaker bottle, it will also “atomic cloud” up-and-out of the protein shaker bottle, leaving a mess of powder wherever you’re performing this protein powder shake surgery. Now, with all of that said, has it prevented me from re-purchasing? No, it hasn’t. Moneywise and tastewise, it’s still one of the better deals on extended-release protein powder (I liked, and regularly used, Combat protein powder, but they’ve gotten whey too expensive 😉 ). So as long as MTT doesn’t start charging more, I’ll likely remain a customer – now, if they’d ship it in a hard plastic container instead of a plastic bag, I’d be a happier customer… TL/DR; great taste - but oh, what a mess…

I use this as my last meal of the day. I can't say whether it has improved my muscle recovery, but it's a better option than snacking on junk food. I think it tastes better than some of the cheaper protein powders. Is it worth the extra money? I guess time will tell.

IMHO what I call “night protein” is what I’ve been missing for more than a decade. I highly recommend it as a way to make sure you get enough daily protein, but also to make sure you have the ability to take advantage of protein availability overnight. It is a little more expensive than regular whey, so I only use it before bed on days that I lift. I’ll keep buying as long as it’s on offer.

I got this product because I was looking for a long-term, sustainable protein shake to help me get my protein in per day. I drink this stuff first thing in the morning around 7 am and I'm not really wanting anything to eat until around 1pm or when I feel nauseous because it's been too long since I ate something. I will only get something to coat my stomach to knock out the nauseous feeling. This product sustained my appetite for a very Long time. It helps me with alternate day fasting and cravings. I really like the taste when I added the ice. I got the chocolate flavor. I used to crave chocolate and sweets a whole lot, but not so much with this. I'm a 5'5, 230 lbs, pre-menopausal women who is pre-vegan(not eating meat since 2/2023. I haven't stopped eggs, or 2% milk that much, but I'm working towards it). I'm on a mission to drop a lot of weight so I can have a more normal and balanced life with out this extra weight. This protein shake helps me with doing it.

Taste is mid and doesn't mix well.

Dissolves well and has a nice mix of proteins. Tastes good. Muscletech has been consistently good for 20+ years. There was one order out of 6+ times when the bag had a small hole, but that’s more something to blame on Amazon. I still like the bag packaging better than accumulating the large containers. Will repurchase again when there’s a good deal for 50ish, as the price fluctuates a lot on Amazon

Good flavour and high in protein.

the taste is too sweet, it foams very much in comparison with other well-known brands

Pretty hard to drink the chocolate is pretty yuck, probably the worst taking protein I’ve had over the many years, that’s my opinion:)

It's nice in taste and good for strengthening the power

I bought muscle tech vanilla once and it tasted horrible . I decided to be kind and give them another chance with chocolate. LEGIT had the worst nausea in my life. All muscle tech products have that distinctive taste no matter the flavor and it’s disgusting.Just wasted all my money. I highly suggest to pay extra for optimum nutrition man, stay away from this nasty stuff.