Product Review: MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series Vs. Optimum Nutrition Platinum Hydro Whey

For anyone engaging in dedicated athletic training, supplementing your diet with a high-quality protein source is essential. Although the vast majority of people who regularly practice some form of resistance exercise program would not define themselves as 'bodybuilders', the exercises they perform for the results they want to achieve follow basic body-building principles - by very definition, they are 'building their bodies' (or 'toning' for the more reserved gym-goers). It makes sense, therefore, to supply your body with the highest quality 'building material' if you wish to develop the highest quality muscle strength, tone and conditioning through your exercise program.

Which leads me to the subject of this weeks blog. For the longest time, I have been an avid proponent of MuscleTech products. MuscleTech is one of the largest and well-established sports supplement companies in the world, one of the main U.S. players in the industry. "Scientifically developed based on research at: St. Francis Xavier University & The University of Saskatchewan" is the tag-line of all Muscle-Tech products. During my tenure in WWE, amid a newly-established anti-drug wellness policy, the MuscleTech products I took also proved reliable. Together with the positive results I experienced, this was enough for me to ignore other products on the market.

However, the best way to study is to learn from more experienced people, and after conducting my own research, my long-established belief in MuscleTech products was shaken, basically, because so many people were adamantly against the company over doubts concerning the quality, price and false promises made. My research was in fact triggered by getting back on Cell-Tech (creatine), and experiencing a distinct bloating effect that became very noticeable having been off any type of supplementation for several months.

Enter Optimum Nutrition. I say that in a sense of my personal awareness of the company, Optimum Nutrition has been around for many years and is also a major U.S. player in the sports supplementation industry. It is also arguably the most highly regarded and well-reviewed supplement company today, which was why I was willing to mix-up my products and try something new.

Based on the reviews that I read and the over-whelming positive feedback, what I discovered to take the place of MT's Nitro-Tech HC/PS, was ON's Platinum Hydro Whey.

Below I have created a basic comparison table based on my personal opinion, results gained, and the feedback of over a hundred supplement users, with a brief description concerning my conclusion