Thursday, August 1: I began the month with a weights session: back, lats, biceps, core, and calves (W1). And my steps for the day: 19,125/14.8 km.
Friday, August 2: A cardio and then a legs workout (W2). My cardio stats on a more tradiational upright exercise bike: 30 minutes/10.7 km (C1). And my steps for the day: 13,127/10.4 km.
Saturday, August 3: Just some morning Sydney cardio on my usual type of exercise bike, which I just learned is called a recumbent bike: 25 minutes/8.1 km (C2). And my steps for the day, a staggering 27,810/21.7 km.
Sunday, August 4: Weights in the morning and the 80-minute round trip walk from our hotel: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, core, and calves (W3). And my steps for the day: 14,584/11.2 km.
Monday, August 5: Another early morning workout, and I really should make a habit of this: back, lats, biceps, and traps (W4). And another exercise bike session: 18 minutes/6.3 km (C3). And another big Sydney walking day: 27,260/20.8 km.
Tuesday, August 6: My first gymless day since July 25! My steps for the day: 14,348/11.3 km.
Wednesday, August 7: Another no-gym day. My steps for the day: 23,356/18.2 km.
Thursday, August 8: A morning gym and cardio session – my last in Australia for this trip: legs and lower back (W5). And my cardio, a shorter 11 minutes/3.86 km (C4). And the day’s steps: 11,592/8.77 km.
Friday, August 9: Just some night walking – well a lot actually – after my flight to Vietnam: 20,707 steps/18.3 km.
Saturday, August 10: Well, my hotel’s gym is pretty crappy, not to mention unairconditioned. I just did a couple of sets for chest, shoulders, and triceps. And I’m not even going to count that as a workout. And my steps for the day: 16,196/12.9 km.
Sunday, August 11: Same as yesterday – a light and short and limited hotel gym workout. My steps for the day: 22,606/17.6 km.
Monday, August 12: Same as yesterday, and my steps for the day: 15,739/12.1 km.
Tuesday, August 13: Some early morning Saigon walking and some evening Nha Trang walking while scoping out some local gyms. But actually I think I can make do with my new hotel’s gym, which could be better, but it could also be a lot worse. And I know Arnold wouldn’t let a gym like my hotel’s stop him from working out. My steps for the day: 14,851/11.8 km.
Wednesday, August 14: Two sessions, in the morning: back, lats, biceps, and forearms, and in the evening: chest, shoulders, triceps, and calves (W6). And my steps for the day: 18,564/14.3 km.
Thursday, August 15: Just some walking, most of it during the heat of the idea. Try to avoid that: 12,267 steps/9.67 km.
Friday, August 16: Just a light weights workout in the evening: chest, shoulders, and triceps (W7). And my steps for the day: 16,354/12.7 km.
Saturday, August 17: I signed up for three sessions at a nearby gym, and I celebrated with a much-needed 60-minute workout: back, lats, biceps, core, traps, rear delts, calves, and some weightless squats (W8). Strangely, this generally well-equipped gym doesn’t have a machine for hamstrings, so I felt a little hamstrung. Today’s steps: 19,903/15.4 km.
Sunday, August 18: Just a couple of hotel gym sets for chest and shoulders, and my steps for the day: 15,106/12.2 km.
Monday, August 19: A more focused and intense workout in my hotel’s gym: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, and calves (W9). And my steps for the day: 16,117/12.9 km.
Tuesday, August 20: I returned to the non-hotel gym for my second of three paid visits for weights and my first cardio session in a while: back, lats, biceps, sides, lower back, weightless squats (W10). And the cardio was again on an older reclined exercise bike: 16 minutes/4.08 km (C5). And my steps for the day: 15,855/12.8 km.
Wednesday, August 21: Just some shoulder exercises in my hotel gym, and my steps for the day: 11,605/9.3 km.
Thursday, August 22: Some more hotel gym weights: chest, shoulders, triceps, and traps (W11). And my steps for the day: 16,830/13.2 km.
Friday, August 23: Today is my last full day here – where did the time go? So I used my third and final gym pass: back, lats, biceps, core, forearms, calves, traps, and some weightless squats (W12) after a cardio session on a normal exercise bike: 11 minutes/2.82 km (C6). And my steps for the day: 17, 379/13.4 km.
Saturday, August 24: Two morning walks either side of breakfast on this, my last day in Vietnam. And then a light hotel gym workout: chest, shoulders, and triceps (W13). My steps for the day: 12,215/8.92 km.
Sunday, August 25: It felt great to be back in my local gym, but not so great to be back in the Korean summer. Weights and cardio for my first day back: leg extensions, weightless squats, hamstrings, calves, and a set each for my sides and lower back (W14). And it was also good to be back on my favorite reclined exercise bike: 9 minutes/3.088 km (C7). And my steps for the day were mostly in the evening: 16,412/12.7 km.
Monday, August 26: Another gym session: chest, shoulders, triceps, and traps (W15). My chest workout was all done with dumbbells and I added some variations. My steps for the day: 16,468/12.7 km.
Tuesday, August 27: Gym, cardio, and a lot of walking: back, lats, biceps, calves, and forearms (W16). My cardio numbers: 13 minutes/4.46 km (C8). And a lot of walking after that gym session in some nicer weather: 18,361 steps/14.3 km.
Wednesday, August 28: Another evening workout, this one a little different: legs, sides, traps, calves, and rear delts (W17). And a lower intensity cardio session: 21 minutes/6.546 km (C9). And my steps for the day: 13,148/10 km.
Thursday, August 29: Another gym session: chest, shoulders, triceps, and traps (W18). And my steps for the day: 8,116/6.04 km.
Friday, August 30: A longer cardio session: 42 minutes/13.42 km (C10) was followed by some weights: weightless squats, hamstring curls, leg extensions and calf raises (G19). And quite a lot of walking as well: 18,742 steps/14.7 km.
Saturday, August 31: A strong weights session finished off the month: back, lats, traps, biceps, sides, and lower back (G20), and my steps for the last day of August 2024: 16,979/13.3 km.
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Weights Sessions: 20
Cardio Sessions (Recumbent Exercise Bike): 10
Total Steps: 521,637
Steps Per Day: 16,827
