{"id":784,"date":"2009-03-28T09:22:28","date_gmt":"2009-03-28T16:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=784"},"modified":"2010-01-07T07:26:15","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T14:26:15","slug":"shakeology-field-test-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/03\/28\/shakeology-field-test-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakeology &#8220;Field Test 2&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a coach for over 22 years, I would never suggest something without trying it myself. I got my first order of Shakeology on March 20, tasted it and then drank it about an hour and a half before my long run the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>Field test number two went exceptionally well and better than the first. I take Shakeology every morning when I wake up to &#8220;break the fast&#8221; (the origin of the word &#8220;breakfast&#8221;) and so I had taken Shakeology for a week before this week&#8217;s workout.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the results:  Time &#8211; 1:01:31 = 3:37 faster than two weeks ago, :24 per mile faster. All other factors kept the same.<\/p>\n<p>Shakeology will work for you, too, and the 190 calories are the highest quality, least expensive nutrition on the market today.\u00ef\u00bb\u00bf<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a coach for over 22 years, I would never suggest something without trying it myself. I got my first order of Shakeology on March 20, tasted it and then drank it about an hour and a half before my long run the next morning. 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