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Muscle Monster Energy Shakes

Monster has started producing an energy shake that combines the amount of protein I recommend for longevity (25g) along with the amount of caffeine I recommend for nootropic benefit (157mg).

Welcome to 2014 — where the healthiest thing you could add to your diet is now an energy drink sold at 7-11 that’s distributed by Anheuser Busch.

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Louie Helm is a Machine Learning Engineer

14 Responses to “Muscle Monster Energy Shakes”

  1. January 25

    Indiana Bones

    Are there plant protein varieties?

  2. January 25

    Misha Gurevich

    How are the carb levels?

  3. January 25

    João Lourenço

    Why do you recommend 25g? Seems too low.

  4. January 25

    Maxim Khesin

    What dietary context are you assuming?

  5. January 25

    João Lourenço

    And how long before modappuccinos btw?

  6. January 25

    Marius van Voorden

    Can you say a bit more about the low protein > longevity link? I’m on Soylent, so I could take low protein easily… but you sort of need the essential amino acids, no?

  7. January 25

    Marius van Voorden

    Ah right, they’re links on your blog. It links to http://rockstarresearch.com/new-longevity-benefits-of-whey-protein/
    So if I understand it correctly, you take that much Whey protein *in addition to* normal food?

    Also @ João

  8. January 25

    João Lourenço

    Thanks. Yes, that seems whey more reasonable(pun intended). I often take up to 300g a day and would have to worry if 25 was optimal.

  9. January 25

    Marius van Voorden

    300 seems excessive to me. I’m fine on 90 grams of protein total per day, with light to moderate activity, 60 kg body weight. But I don’t know much about what happens with too high/too low amounts.

  10. January 25

    Tilia Bell

    And how much sugar is in it? O_o;;

  11. January 25

    João Lourenço

    It is a truckload of protein, and hard to swallow. I only take it because I’m at ~120kg and (sometimes) train powerlifting. I don’t suppose it’s unhealthy though, as far as I know there’s no evidence for high protein diets being unhealthy, and they have looked for it.

  12. January 25

    Louie Helm

    25g protein is enough to supplement (for the avg diet). You would want more if it was all you were eating. But I do consider this a pretty healthy breakfast. Drinking this Monster would be better than eating Raisin Bran and Coffee, for instance.

  13. January 25

    Scott Fowler

    IIRC past ~200 grams is where people start talking about possible issues; my understanding is that as long as your kidney function isn’t impaired you should be fine to handle that much.

  14. January 26

    Daniel Satanove

    does it contain lactose?