Power Protein Smoothie

In my last post, I mentioned buying and using a blender to make a smoothie. I went with a protein power smoothie. The recipe is thus...

~2 cups milk
~2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
~1/2 teaspoon dry chocolate pudding mix
~1/4 cup peanut butter
~1 banana
~1 cup ice

Put everything in blender. Blend.

Taste: Real good. Lots of peanut butter, obviously, and the hint of chocolate was good too. By the end of the smoothie, I was ready for something different, but it was fairly enjoyable.

Affect: I felt real good the morning after the workout. Smoothie related? I don't know, but I felt good. I'll try this one again and get a better gauge of that.

All in all, a good smoothie. I'll make it again for sure. I might halve the recipe because it was a bit large, but still a good drink.

Back to the treadmill

So, it turns out I did not get a blender for Christmas. I was just in some sort of mental-Margaritaville. So, I went out and changed that prior to this evenings workout. Did I make a smoothie? Yes, yes I did. Review will go up tomorrow. I know how it tastes, but does it help me feel better after the workout? We shall see.

Anyway, I was back n the treadmill today, I ran 4 miles at a good clip. It had been awhile since I had been to the gym, so it took more out of me then I expected. Cooled down on the bike, then came home and made said smoothie.

There was one wrinkle to this run: I ran with music. Good idea, it made it go by way quicker than I thought it might. One of the songs from the workout? How about Indestructible by Disturbed?



You think that's a bad-ass ay to start a workout? You are correct.

I'll probably take tomorrow off but will get back at it Tuesday...just in time for a Wednesday Weigh-in, a feature that has been missing for awhile.

New features for 2009

So, here are some new features that I have planned for 2009. We'll see how they work out.

~Smoothie review. I now have a blender and will make an effort to try some new smoothies and see how they are. They're supposedly great after workouts.

~This month in Runner's World. I love the magazine and this feature would share my favorite stories and factoids from the lateest issue.

~Alternative workouts. Its mainly a running blog, but whose to say I can't do other things?

And of course more "iPod it" and "Gym diaries"

Here's to more posting in 2009!