Thursday, April 4, 2013

Turbo Shakers, Yes Please!



For the first post on here, I want to mention a few things that pertain mainly to those who drink protein and/or meal replacement shakes. Brand and type is irrelevant - some people like big bags from Costco or tubs from Target, others have the latest from bodybuilding.com or maybe your an Herbalife fan (personally I'm a huge fan of products from Atlarge Nutrition but that will be another post!) Anyway the product is the Turbo Shaker, the link is to buy it from Atlarge,  just because I am personally a fan of them, but you can find it at many places online including bodybuilding.com and the price doesn't differ much.



This plastic cup has made a huge impact on even the way my shakes taste, sounds weird but it's true. Since it is a decently large cup (holds 3 cups of liquid) you can fit plenty of water or whatever in it to mix your powders and keep a consistency like water as opposed to fresh cement. I've used blender-bottles for a long time, and they are a great product too, but this blows them away. I can't count how many times I dropped that metal ball in the bottom of the dishwasher or almost down the garbage disposal. Moving on - the turbo shaker is two pieces so no missing parts or rubber seals to get nasty, also a plus it's big enough to fit my hand in to clean the bottom. I haven't had a single clump of powder with anything of mixed or any lingering smells in the plastic.

After 10+ times in the dishwasher and countless hand washes...clean and unaffected
I actually threw away my 3 blender bottle's since I got this new toy! I'll put actual pictures of my use of it later tonight but I have successfully made everything from regular one or two scoop protein in water shakes, to 2 scoops of protein and 6 scoops of waxy maize starch for a 50g pro/75g carb meal replacement shake in less than 2 cups of water with the consistency of a cup of water by itself! To tip the scales I also tried 2 tbsp of peanut butter with 3 scoops of protein and a cup of ground oats in milk for an almost 800 calorie shake....and I drank it without gagging = victory (that type of shake I wouldn't recommend unless your diet is in check and your goal is not fat loss)

In conclusion - it has handled everything I've thrown at it / it's easy to clean, keep track of, and doesn't smell / and it's cheap - sub 10 bucks. A must have for anyone who mixes shakes!


(by the way I do not get commission from any products nor am I affiliated with any company other than myself, and if I was I would tell you because reputation is all that matters in this business)

So it Begins...


Hello and welcome!

This is my blog page where I will write about the many things related to health and fitness. I'll even add reviews of new and old products in the fitness world as well! Although I probably won't write about a product unless it's something that I've personally put to good use. Believe me though, there are plenty of things out there to try and almost all of them work! More important than the tools is your drive to succeed, and a plan to move towards whatever success you crave - even looking good in your very own superhero tights. ( And if you've got a ton of motivation but just don't know where to start drop me an email at jpduprefit@gmail.com and we'll sort it out)
I'll probably be keeping a log of my own training as well, which is not in any way representative of the type of training any of my potential clients will be doing.... unless your goal is to look like a stronger and heavier version of me (if you answered yes send me an email, we can sort that out as well)