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Is spirulina too good to be true? Apparently its ~75% protein
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Is spirulina too good to be true?

Apparently its ~75% protein by weight and its highly absorbed by the body.

Aztecs used to get Swole this shut.
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looks kind of like playdo
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Whenever something seems too good to be true, it usually is. If there was some all-protein super-absorbing magical food, wouldn't we all eat it? The Aztec thing is probably a myth too
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>>37918864
>aztec genetics are shit
> vegetable protein has to br complemented so you actually absorb it
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dude I'm Mexican and I've never heard of this shit, I'll stick to carne asada my negro
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>>37918888
Oh shit
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>>37918884

>Aztecs genetics a shit
I'm mostly amerindian lol, this might be my shit.
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>>37918864
It's impossible to use, so yes, deffo too good to be true.
Eat enough for gains, you'll get poisoned by the vit K.
You could process the extra vitamis away, but at that point it's the most expensive processed protein powder ever, there are better alternatives.

Eating a bit of it, for the micros, is a great idea tho. Like with all algaes.
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>>37918896
Yeah, poor muscle building capabilities but can get good definition overall. You'll always want to be norse or mediterranean.
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>>37918888
They erased our culture, spirulina used to be cultivated around the aztec city.

Now the city is gone, they drowned the lake, made us worship a foreign god and eat high fat, high cholesterol European food.

Why do you think every Mexican looks like shit, oily skin, short and obese.
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>>37918947
Because of fried and processed shit and a lot of lazyness, that's why.
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>>37918947
>Complaining about fat content
Low test dicklet confirmed.

Also
>Drowned the lake
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>>37918888
Why is carne asada so good?
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>>37919029
Because quads say so.
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>>37919014
I just can't process it, builds up and doesn't go away.
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What are you my mom? Nigga just leave it with your shit.
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>>37919055
dubs are good enough but check my trips
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>>37918864
It's like a more expensive, lower protein, worse tasting whey.
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>>37918864
Thought dude was cutting up a scarf at firsts
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>>37918864
It's protein dense-just not as dense as whey.


Why isn't it a huge commercial success if it is as good as they say?


Because it's currently too expensive to mass produce compared to the alternatives.
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>>37918864
This shit is in the food I feed my fish.
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>>37918864
Oh boy do I have a story to tell

>be me
>naive idiot who just started lifting
>one day I decide in order to get bigger, I need protein powder
>next day go to my local grocery store, because why the fuck not
>reach the isle where all the fat moms come
>healthy 'whole' foods, cacao powder, ginseng, gluten free food etc
>you know the drill
>walk up to this small container of spirulina
>75% protein
>75% FUCKING PROTEIN
>FUCK YES
>instantly buy it, no regrets
>get home
>'gotta get dem gains'
>'gotta eat big to get big'
>pour myself a tall glass of milk
>open the container with the spirulina
>mfw
>nearly puke
>decide to man tf up, and put two HUGE fucking spoons of spirulina in there
>mix it
>it literally looks like swamp water
>it literally smells like swamp water
>try to down the whole fucking glass, only get halfway trough
>at this point my intestines are in orbit
>feelling dizzy
>continue drinking
>'oh boy, what doesn't kill me makes me stronger'
>puke all over the sink in the kitchen
>dad finds out
>thinks it is drugs and throws it away
>never touch that shit again

Don't do spirulina kids.
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>>37918864
Spirulina is people!
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AZTECS HATE HIM.

AZTECS SECRET TO NATTY GAINS REVEALED!!! POWDER THAT IS 200% MORE EFFECTIVE THAN WHEY!!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE!!
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>>37921173
THIS UGLY SON OF A BITCH GOT SWOLE IN TWO WEEKS EATING THIS MIRACLE FOOD
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT
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>>37918947
medic and are fatter than Americans. u drink more coke than water and you guys have shit genetics for height and size.
Spaniards didn't do that.
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>>37921212
mexicans are*
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>>37918947
Because of shitty Indian genetics.

Spaniards and Castilians looked Anglo.

The dark skin and shortness are Indian traits. Most Mexicans are more native than Spanish.

Also, the oily skin is from bad diet + environment of heat
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>>37918864
Vegans constantly make the mistake of believing that because a food contains a certain amount of protein, it means we digest and use that much protein from it. Don't be as stupid as vegans.
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>>37921173
>>37921183
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>>37918947
>>37921212
I fucking love being more spaniard than native, 186 cm and them facial aesthetics. H8 not being able to grow a decent beard tho
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>>37918864

>From a nutritional point of view, spirulina is no better than other protein sources, but is more expensive gram-for-gram and may have adverse interactions when taken with prescribed drugs

>Spirulina is a form of cyanobacterium, some of which are known to produce toxins such as microcystins, BMAA, and others. Some spirulina supplements have been found to be contaminated with microcystins, albeit at levels below the limit set by the Oregon Health Department.[13] Microcystins can cause gastrointestinal disturbances and, in the long term, liver damage.[5] The effects of chronic exposure to even very low levels of microcystins are of concern, because of the potential risk of toxicity to several organ systems[5] and possibly cancer.
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>>37918947
This
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>>37918958
can confirm, mexicans eat a fuckload of fried greasy shit and im pretty sure vanilla coke is the national beverage
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>>37918864
it is too good to be true because it tastes like fucking hell, like youve boiled down a gallon of swamp water and are chowing down on the remaining sludge. the only way i was able to get it down was by mixing it in a protein shake, which didnt taste good but wasnt absolutely disgusting. good luck getting more than a few grams down at a time
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r/ing aztec gods of fitness image
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>>37918944
>norse
>ice niggers who refuse to be civilized
>can only raid defenseless villages
>mediterranean(sic)
>built the foundations of modern civilization
olive skinned masterrace
ice monkeys go home
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>>37921146
you're a fucking pussy
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>>37918864
you know why vegans have that sickly yellow-green tint? It's because of this. Also RIP liver.
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>>37922313
AWAKEN MY MASTERS!
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>>37922313
AWAKEN MY MASTERS
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>>37922313
AWAKEN MY MASTERS
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>>37922313
AWAKEN MY MASTERS!
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>>37918947
>is another I know more about your culture than you episode
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>>37922313
AWAKEN MY MASTERS
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>>37918947
>we're racially inferior
>its other people's fault

Cry more shitskin. You should seek to embrace Western European culture as if God himself had reached down to bless your people, not yearn for a return to your days of ignorant primitive savagery. Can you not into civilization?
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>>37922102
>spirulina is literally toxic

Wew good job vegans.
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