Kick ass pace for not sleeping well Trent. After that ride you should sleep good tonight. 
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Lunchtime Walk
1.85 Miles, 20:22 Pace, 229 Cals, 105 BPM
Haven’t done a lunchtime walk in a while and now that it is warming up outside I figured there’s no time like the present. Plus, since I might be switching jobs in the near future it’s a good idea to take advantage of my current office location, a few blocks from the Intracoastal Waterway. Need to do more of these, that’s for sure. Gorgeous day. 
Here’s a link to a short video. Not sure why the embedded video feature doesn’t work anymore…
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That’s a heck of a lunch time walk. Beautiful! I would have to keep a fishing pole in the truck. Well, I do anyways, but doubly so with that much water. 
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Ha ha, I doubt you would make it back to work at all if you were carrying a fishing pole. There is one section where I walk right under the bridge to Wrightsville Beach. You could definitely fish right there.
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This is true. Way to nice an area to have work on my mind.
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Yesterday’s Cals: 2,800/-700
Peloton
20 Minute Intervals Ride – Emma Lovewell
7.06 Miles, 21.2 MPH, 303 Kcal, 151 BPM
5 Minute Cool Down Ride
Garage
Complete the following wearing a 20 lb vest:
Pull-ups
6
8
10
12
SS
Push-ups
15
15
15
15
SS
Squats
20
20
20
20
SS
Rear DB Lat Raises, 2x30 lb
10
10
10
10
17:00, 201 Cals, 141 BPM
Gym
Arsenal Shoulder Press
12x45 PS
10x50
8x55
6x60
SS
EZ Bar Front Raises
4(10x40)
Cybex Squat Press
12x180
10x230
8x270
6x320
SS
Pull-ups (Max Reps)
14
12
10
10
32:00, 263 Cals, 118 BPM
Comments: That was a solid session. Challenging Peloton ride, followed by some respectable vested pull-ups and Murph-ish stuff. Then went to the gym and finished up there.
Will check the journals this afternoon when I get to my desk.
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Another fast pace ride Trent. Definitely much more spirited than mine this morning. 
Garage session Murph prep is looking great.
That was a nice gym session as well on top of an already respectable home workout.
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I saw a Peloton ad which demonstrated one of their workouts. Those are no joke.
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Good Job!
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Yeah, it’s a great piece of equipment and as full subscription member you have a great variety of workouts with and without weights, meditation, stretching, running, rowing, etc.
I barely touch the surface of the stuff they offer.
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Thanks Shane. Any time you’re burning 300 calories in 20 minutes you’re doing something right. Thanks on the pull-ups as well. I’m pretty sure 12xBW+20 lb is a PR, although I’ve never kept records of reps that high. My 8 Rep Max is BW + 25 lb. I’m even gearing my strength sessions toward Murph prep right now so there should be some really challenging sessions coming up in the next month. 
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Thanks! As Shane mentioned, the Peloton is a great piece of subscription that offers a variety of different forms of training. In my opinion, it (the bike) is the best piece of cardio equipment on the planet. And like Shane, I really haven’t scratched the surface of the other forms of training. The subscription is about $40/month but is well worth it IMO. There are thousands of recorded classes that you can do, and you can join live classes if you wish. They range from easy to hard and offer lots of different types of rides (intervals, climb, power zone, HIIT, Tabata, low impact, etc.) at different lengths of time (5 minutes to 2 hours). Long story short, it is a great piece of equipment and a great subscription. You can also download their app on your phone, tablet, computer or TV and do the stretching, meditation, boot camp type of stuff wherever you want. Highly recommend.
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Yesterday’s Cals: 2,900/-300
Peloton
30 Minute Climb Ride – Ben Alldis
Total Output: 435 kj (PR 30 Minutes)
Calories: 466 kcal
Avg Cadence: 73 rpm
Avg Speed: 22.7 mph
Distance: 11.36 miles
Avg Output: 241 watts
Avg Resistance: 59%
155 BPM
20 Minute Classic Rock Ride – Emma Lovewell
6.13 miles, 18.4 mph, 272 kcal, 142 BPM
Comments: Just doing some conditioning this morning. Was happy to get a PR on that Climb ride. To be fair, I rarely ever do 30 minute rides so it was a little easier to achieve in that sense. After that I wanted to do a more easy/medium pace ride just to keep the heartrate up and burn some more calories. So I picked that classic rock ride by Emma Lovewell. I treated more like an “Extra 10” or Cool Down ride. It checked the box. I’m 10 miles over Gold right now for April, even after taking a week off. It’s good to be winning at something. LOL Might do a stretch or walk at work later. Planning to do a Murph prep metcon tomorrow morning.
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Nice PR ride Trent! I know you were getting it on that one. Damn near 23 MPH for 30 minutes. 
great job!
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Thanks Shane. I am trying. 
Just ordered some 5 gram creatine gummies. Murph is 4 weeks out from this weekend so I’m hoping that they will help with muscle endurance for that workout. After that I’ll see if I want to keep taking them. My only concerns are that I don’t want to gain weight (water weight, etc.). If anything, I’d like to lose a few pounds. Maybe I’ll just stick to the 5 grams per day and hope for the best… It’s been over twenty years since I took that stuff so hopefully it goes well.
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Hopefully they help. I just take the cheap stuff. Creatine monohydrate, add it to my protein shake in the morning. If those are expensive, it might be worth it to go the cheap route.
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Thanks, Shane. I was looking at the powder but usually don’t eat anything in the morning so I figured the gummies might be a little better. But looking at it now, it looks like one serving is 4 gummies so only 40 servings for $25. 
Maybe I’ll cancel that and get some of the powder. Just not sure what to mix it with…
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I am imposing, however, I get capsules. A German brand. Horbaach. How forget the cost. But capsules are pretty convenient. Amazon carries it.
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Thank you for sharing. It looks like one serving is 5 capsules, or 45 per container for $17, which is fairly expensive, IMO. I really love the idea of capsules though and might end up going with that. (i.e. Take 2 before I workout and 3 after. Would probably be easier on the stomach, etc.) I train in the morning and am also trying to fast in the morning now. That makes the creatine situation pretty challenging as (evidently) it is best to take either before or right after your workout. I would prefer to take it with food but don’t eat until several hours after training. 
I need that Staples easy button…
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I take mine after my workouts. If you can get in a protein shake anytime during the day take it then. I think they actually have shown it to be more effective post workout too.
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