Korean Job Discussion Forums

[ldh2222]

in/around Seoul? Just looking for some weight gain, along with light workouts, nothing major.

[Old Gil]

There's a place in Gyeongnidan (google maps: 경리단) near Noksapyeong station that sell it, but I don't think it's cheap.

[Yesterday]

is 40,000 won cheap?

My fitness club (gym) sells HUGE containers of it... (variety also) depending on your needs..



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[jizza]

Don't buy it at GNC. It's about 3-4x more expensive for a 5LB Jug than the price in the States.

I bought some online from Gmarket for cheap but it tastes terrible. Whatever you do, don't buy "Final Whey"

[Slowmotion]

Some place cubemall on the internet, my friend help me set it up. I thought some place like homeplus would have it, but didn't see it. They did however have a gnc that had ridiculous prices, f that.

[eIn07912]

Don't buy protein powder here.

A - It's 5x expensive
B - It's diluted. Local brands are cut down with rice flower.

Order from bodybuilding.com You can get a 10lb jug for 40 bucks. Throw in some creatine for weight gain and the shipping cost will even out.

[FixedGearJerk]

I got a tub for 40,000. I have about half left and I am leaving Korea and have no use for it, I'll sell it to you for 10,000 if you wanna come pick it up.

[barashkov1]

There are many websites in Korea from which you can buy reasonably priced protein.
http://maxpowershop.net
http://www.speedns.co.kr
http://www.mass119.com/
Anyway, biggest selection:
1. mass119
2. speedns
3. maxpowershop
Payment by bank transfer only: speedns (the paradox is that speedns apart from this flaw is the most well organised website of the three).
Shipping cost is 10,000 won.

[jdog2050]

[barashkov1]

Most of the brands on the websites I have listed above are foreign. The websites I have listed above are more expensive than bodybuilding.com but I think that if you add in the cost of shipping it works out a similar price. I'm not sure about bodybuilding.com but as for the sites listed above you will get your stuff within a week.

[matthews_world]

I've been using the Weider whey from Costco and it works well for me.

If anyone knows any bad info on this brand then post it here.

[Wayland]

Weider always works out as expensive but then again, im used to paying UK prices, Ive been buying creatine and protein Optimum Nutrition brand stuff from Mass119 because it works out cheapest, 10lb bag for 90,000 won isnt too bad. Considering I brought some off a korean company when I first arrived, 95,000 won for around 5lbs

[barashkov1]

If you check the product out at the bodybuilding.com store they have product reviews written by people who have bought the product. Maybe you could check that out.

[eIn07912]

I had a former trainer who worked at supplement distrubution center in Korea. He said all protein powders, nitric oxide, creatines, and any kind of power supplements have to be cut down with rice flower. It's something about the Korean version of the FDA and their regulations. So, if the label is printed in Korean it's been cut down, not matter what it is. They use rice flower because it's essentially just air. No nutritional value added at all.

He and all his body building and power lifting buddies order from American owned sites. That way it gets shipped straight from the states here and doesn't have to pass through Korean food and drug regulations. From what I've read, the same is true for Canada as well. As far as supplements go, America is kind of "wild west" territory. You can sell pretty much anything. Other countries have set up better regulations about this stuff.

I like bodybuilding.com for their customer service. It's unreal. They have a chat or phone line set up 24/7. All their people seem pretty knowledgable about most things and can help you with shipping stuff (Korean address for example) and proper training and nutrition guides. It's like having a trainer and supplement guru on call every day. They're super friendly too. I've never called them and gotten anyone rude. Most think it's pretty cool I'm in Korea and end up asking me questions about it and such. Kind of like a conversation you'd have with a guy at the gym. Give you tips and hints about stuff, but is also just cool and wants to chat.

Plus, if you order once or twice, then hold off for a month or so, they've always sent me 10% off coupons to "come back and order more." Usually that's just about the time my last shipment is running low, I order the exact same stuff with about 10 bucks knocked off it. Sweet.

Like someone said before, their product reviews are great too. Don't be fooled into always buying the most expensive thing. They have tons of articles about everything you can think of about fitness: sports training, nutrition, fat loss, mass building, woman, teens, pros, amatures, tons of work out styles, step-by-step instructional guides..etc. I really can't speak highly enough for them, I've been thouroughly impressed.

[barashkov1]

I am also a fan of bodybuilding.com and also enjoy reading the articles, however the products I have bought from mass119, speedns and maxpowershop have no labelling in Korean. The products are completely sealed. Maybe these websites are just disregarding the laws but anyway I'm 99% sure there's no rice flour.