RAHBAR’S GO-TO
SUPPLEMENTS
The Dymatize Nutrition
products that help Rahbar
craft his classic muscles.
In 2017, Arash Rahbar officially
became a sponsored athlete for
Dymatize Nutrition. Emphasis
on “officially,” because for years
prior he’d been taking Dymatize
products with no affiliation, simply
because he liked the supplements.
“First and foremost, I’ve been
taking Dymatize’s whey protein
since, I don’t know, probably my
early 20s,” says the 37-year-old
Long Island, NY, resident. “I wasn’t
necessarily looking for a sponsor.
Luckily, I’m not a starving artist, or
a starving bodybuilder. Frankly,
there are a lot of new supplement
companies out there that don’t
really rub me the right way. I
wanted to feel confident in the
quality of whatever products I
was going to endorse, and I didn’t
want it to be a case of me telling
people I’m taking something I’m
not taking. But I really do take the
Dymatize products. They’re a
great, great company. They’re
very supportive of me, and I think
we’re a really good fit together.”
Here, Rahbar offers a
rundown of the specific Dymatize
products he relies upon most for
recovery, results, and maximum
performance:
PRE W.O. PRE-WORKOUT
“I take the pre-workout year-
round. I do one scoop now,
but in contest prep I took 1½ to
two scoops before workouts.”
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FLEX | JANUARY ’18
ISO100 100% WHEY
PROTEIN ISOLATE
“This is by far the best-tasting
whey protein I’ve ever had.
Usually, a rule of thumb for me
is that high-quality protein
doesn’t taste great. The ones
that taste really good are
concentrates, but they kind of
bloat me and upset my stomach.
But this is a hydrolyzed
isolate and a whey isolate—that’s
it. It tastes phenomenal.
“It actually serves as a dessert
for me. That’s how good it tastes.
I make various desserts that I
post on my Instagram. One of my
favorites is ice cream—I make
ice cream out of it with water and
ice and cinnamon.
INCLINE
DUMBBELL
FLYE
Upper pecs.
After
your main
mass-building
movements.
Squeeze
your shoulder
blades together
at the bottom of
the movement to
maximize the
stretch on your
pecs.
“I’ll have a scoop or two of
ISO100 after I train, and some-
times I’ll have it as my last meal.
If I have a sweet tooth, that’s
pretty much my go-to. Also, when
I do cream of rice or oatmeal,
I’ll put the ISO100 in there after it
cooks, and it’s insane. It tastes
like a dessert or pudding.
My favorite flavors are Peanut