soy protein v. whey protein

There is a lot of anecdotal stuff out there.  Not sure on the accredited research though.

But the gist of it is that it seems to depend on the person.  Some folks do better with one than the other.  In our household, I seem to process and feel better with whey and my wife does better with the soy.  

I've heard lots of things...none of which I can confirm.  A few things I recall:

Hammer nutrition says their soy is more for "pre workout" whereas their whey is more of "post workout" kind of thing.  I think they said it's because their whey tends to cause some muscle breakdown so they rebuild or something like that.

Unless you use Hammer's Whey protein, whey tends to have lactose in it.  This is bad for those lactose intolerant types.  Yay for soy.

Whey based powders taste better to me than soy.  Soy tastes grainy.

And like the above poster said...it's personal too.  I have found VERY few protein powders that my body will accept without pitching a fit.  Whichever works better for you, mate.

I got some insight from a pharmacist friend of mine today.  He strongy encouraged use of vitamin and mineral supplements, and he's not doing it for the money because he's agreed to sell it all to me for his cost.  I'll just share some things he told me if you are interested

1.  Whey is better for men and soy is better for women.  Don't know why...did not ask.

2.  Also, recommended a good multi-vitamin.

3.  Coenzyme Q10 with Vitamin E.  Recommended this for recovery because it's somewhat of an anti-inflammatory.

4.  Potassium - this is good for tight muscles...also for quicker recovery?

6.  Fish Oil - because of the omega-3 fatty acids because it reduces tri-glycerides in the blood. 

 I should be learning more from him in the future.  I'll be sure to share.