Herbalife 24 - is it legit?

[MrEgo]

A co-worker of mine swears by this stuff. Granted, he DOES have an incentive to get me to use it, but I do trust that he's not trying to sell me snake oil.

Has anyone used or heard of Herbalife? Apparently they have a new product line out for athletes - the rebuild strength and rebuild endurance lines. I tried the stuff out (my co-worker brought some in) and it tastes better than any other protein I've ever had.

 

[Pantlegz]

Honestly you'd get the same/better results with some whey and maybe BCAA. Looking at the nutritional info they're mostly electrolyte and B12 drinks aside from a few that have BCAA's and some whey. I didn't look too much into them aside from their nutrition info on their website, some of the drink have more carbs in a serving than I eat in a day, granted I'm on a low carb diet but if you're not an athlete and are trying to lose weight they might interfere with weight loss.

If it's not more expensive than whatever you're taking now I'd say give it a shot, it doesn't look bad, just keep the above in mind. Especially if they're expensive.

 

[ibex333]

The whole Herbalife company is a scam. They built a successful pyramid scheme and scam people left and right. A long time ago when I was very young and stupid, I attended one of their seminars where they tried to pitch me a $200+ starter package so I could become their salesman.

Good thing I already knew a thing or two about scammers and felt a scam right away. I got up and left, and several other people immediately followed.

I am amazed at how this company is still alive. They keep stealing people's money yet they are protected by law because they are technically not doing anything that's considered "illegal". I wish someone would shut these guys down and put them in jail, cause that's where thieves belong.


Looks to me like your friend, is not really your friend - trying to sell you this junk to make a profit. Probably trying to cut his losses short having bought a "starter kit". ; ) I wouldn't do that to my friend.

 

[MrEgo]

Honestly you'd get the same/better results with some whey and maybe BCAA. Looking at the nutritional info they're mostly electrolyte and B12 drinks aside from a few that have BCAA's and some whey. I didn't look too much into them aside from their nutrition info on their website, some of the drink have more carbs in a serving than I eat in a day, granted I'm on a low carb diet but if you're not an athlete and are trying to lose weight they might interfere with weight loss.

If it's not more expensive than whatever you're taking now I'd say give it a shot, it doesn't look bad, just keep the above in mind. Especially if they're expensive.

Make sure you're looking at Herbalife 24, not just the regular Herbalife protein shakes. "Herbalife 24" just came out last week, and it's targeted toward cardio-based athletes and strength-based athletes, and they have kits for both. Obviously, the cardio kit is going to contain more carbohydrates than the strength kit. Here's the nutrition information for one of the components of the strength kit:

http://catalog.herbalife.com/US/en/pdf/catalog/110524_SKU1417_label_us.pdf

Pulled from the website:

-24 g whey and casein proteins create a rapid and sustained protein-building state*
-Tri-core protein-amino blend of free amino acids, whey and casein proteins help rebuild muscle and speed recovery*
-Iron essential for red blood cell protection*
-Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) support muscle growth*
-L-glutamine supports immune function and promotes muscle repair*

Looks to me like your friend, is not really your friend - trying to sell you this junk to make a profit. Probably trying to cut his losses short having bought a "starter kit". ; ) I wouldn't do that to my friend.

The thing is, he really believes in the stuff. It's not like he thinks its a scam and he's trying to sell me anyway. As George Castanza once said - "It's not really a lie if you believe it".

 

[Gheris]

Here's what I would do. First, are these the ingredients you want from your supplement/Protein? If so find another or comparable product with the same ingredients. Is the Herbalife cheaper? If so great, otherwise go with the other product.

Herbalife itself is a scam in my opinion, but your not buying into the scam, your looking at the product for personal use.