Adventures of Hulk & Viking podcast – episode #15: our Chattanooga CHOO CHOO vacation

On Episode 15, we recap our vacation to Chattanooga and all the delicious calories we consumed on our trip.
Hulk spoofs the Quad City DJs song C’mon Ride It, and Viking does his impression of our Ruby Falls tour guide.
For details on all the places we visited, coffee we drank and food we discuss, check out the Show Notes below.

Show Notes:

Chattanooga Vikation

Thanks to the beautiful city of Chattanooga, TN for being the site of our recent family vacation.
NOTICE: Although it may seem, from the way we talked up Chattanooga for the past two weeks, like we might have been compensated by the city tourism board or like they paid for our vacation in exchange for mentions on the podcast… this is not the case.
The Hulk and the Viking (and not the Cady Dog) paid for every last cent of the trip. However, if you’d like to discuss sponsoring our next vacation or our podcast, we’d love to hear from you so contact us here. 🙂

The coolest adventure we went on last week was the Greeter Falls hike (where Hulk carried the Cady Dog down and back up a metal spiral staircase).

We also did some hiking on the nearby Guild Trail.
And we visited the popular tourist destination of Ruby Falls.
Listen to the podcast for Jeff’s impression of our tour guide. #golly

Finally, on to the important stuff…FOOD & DRINK:

We had two amazing breakfasts at Mean Mug Coffee… check out the pastry case if you visit. Their fresh oatmeal cream pie is no joke.

Our favorite pizza of the trip (we tried two spots) was from Community Pie. They serve delicious Neopolitan-style pizza (they also have NY-style deep dish). If you go, try the Grown-Up Fried Cheese… basically a fancy Totino’s pizza roll.
You’re welcome.

For amazing BBQ, visit Mike’s Smokehouse. Jeff recommends the smoked wings, I loved the brisket, and Cady enjoyed the Texas Toast.

Finally, for your street tacos and empanada fix, you MUST visit Taqueria Jalisco.
 

The Maple Street Biscuit Company

 

Celebrating National Donut Day with a Bacon & Pancakes donut at Julie’s Darling Donuts

We also visited Sportsbarn in downtown Chattanooga for a deload workout. I was really impressed with the accommodations, for almost any kind of workout you’d want to do. Just don’t weigh yourself on the barn scale if you’ve been on the same vacation diet we were on…

Like I mentioned in last week’s Show Notes, we stayed in an AirBnb in the St. Elmo neighborhood, near Lookout Mountain, Rock City and Ruby Falls.
We use AirBnb often when we travel, because we like having our own kitchen and staying in a home versus a hotel room.
If you’ve never tried it, use my link (https://www.airbnb.com/c/lsaunders48) when you register and we both get some travel credit out of the deal… so we can continue podcasting from super glamorous desinations!!!

Smash n Grab:

So after a delicious and indulgent vacation, I need to lock down my nutrition again to be ready to compete in August!
To help get myself and my man back on track, AND help my clients, this weekend I’m kicking off my first online lifestyle challenge, the Smash n Grab summer.
We’ll spend six weeks dialing in our workouts, nutrition and focusing each week on a different habit like mindfulness, gratitude, self-care, mobility and recovery.
For $100, you get six weeks of workouts, nutrition coaching, weekly coaching videos, a Facebook accountability group, and seven in-person group training sessions (thanks to my buddy Woody at CrossFit Conyers-Stonecrest for hosting us!).
The challenge runs from June 11 to July 22, so register here if you want to join us!

Enjoy the show and Apple users, PLEASE review us on iTunes.
Instagram users, check out more pics from the trip on our IG page. Follow us here: www.instagram.com/hulkandvikingpodcast.

In strength,
Hulk & Viking
Your Chatt City DJs