{"id":13804,"date":"2025-05-03T15:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T06:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=13804"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:04:43","slug":"may-2025-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/may-2025-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2025 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, May 1: <\/strong>Just some walking to end the month as I rushed to finish grading my students’ first discussions: 10,206\/7.26 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 2: <\/strong>A little more walking as I finally finished grading the first discussions, and picked up the walking to more normal levels: 14,694\/10.08 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Saturday, May 3: <\/strong>Just some walking again, well actually quite a lot: 22,141\/16.3 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 4:<\/strong> I made it to the gym and completed one set of bench presses when a text from a friend resulted in an emergency trip home to clean my apartment. My steps for the day (sadly, fewer than 10,000): 9,345\/6.74 km<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, May 5:<\/strong> Just some walking again: 16,479\/12.1 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 6:<\/strong> Finally, my first real gym session of the month, and it was quite a varied one: chest, shoulders, triceps, entire core, two dead hangs, calves, hamstrings, and lats (W1).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 13,987\/10.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 7: <\/strong>Just some walking, but probably the least number of steps since I was last sick with the flu: 5,639\/4.24 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday May 8:<\/strong> A niggling muscle strain in my neck flared up, so I’ll take some time away from the gym, and get some meds and a big hot pack. So just some walking again: 13,014 steps\/9.85 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 9:<\/strong> More of the same, but fewer steps: 9,813 steps\/7.11 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 10:<\/strong> I picked up the walking, but still avoiding the gym: 24, 356 steps\/18.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 11:<\/strong> Ditto: 22,387 steps\/16.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, May 12:<\/strong> Back in the gym in the morning for a quick cardio session: 21 minutes\/5.2 km (C1).\u00a0<\/strong>And I think I’m ready to return to weight training tonight. But that did not happen. What did happen was a long lazy night of reading after an afternoon\/evening nap. My dismal steps for the day: 6,037\/4.32 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 13: <\/strong>Another morning cardio session: 17 minutes\/4.3 km (C2).<\/strong><\/span> And I finally made it back to the gym for a weights session: lats, back, traps, core, and calves (W2).<\/span><\/strong> And my steps for the day surprised me as it didn’t feel like I had walked that much: 15,047\/11.2 km.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 14: <\/strong>Just some walking: 9,674\/7.09 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 15: <\/strong>A long overdue decent gym session finally: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, abs, forearms, and legs (W3). <\/span><\/strong>And my steps for the day: 13,636\/9.93 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 16: <\/strong>Just some walking again, and a scary number of steps: 1,666\/12.6 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 17:<\/strong> A busy day doing interviews and scoring some essays, but I thankfully made it to the gym for a quick session before they closed at 9 PM: lats, back, biceps, lower back, and one short dead hang (W4).<\/strong> <\/span>And my steps for the day: 10,187\/7.39 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 18:<\/strong> Another night gym session before its 9 PM closure: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, calves, back, a dead hang, lower back, and sides (W5).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 15,395\/11.6 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, May 19: <\/strong>Just some walking:\u00a0 11,497\/8.57 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 20:<\/strong> Another night gym session, and I just decided to about two sets of each exercise as I wasn’t feeling like a super-intense session: back, lats, biceps, traps, forearms, leg extensions, hip thrusts, calves, hamstring curls, a dead hang, a plank, sides, and lower back (W5).<\/strong><\/span> And my steps for the day: 16,597\/12.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 21: <\/strong>Just some walking: 14,852\/10.4 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 22: <\/strong>As above: 12,718\/9.59 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, March 23:<\/strong> A gym session in the afternoon: chest, shoulders, triceps, triceps, calves, and core (W6).<\/strong> <\/span>And a whole lot of walking: 24,317\/17.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 24: <\/strong>A gym session in the afternoon: back, lats, core, calves, traps, and biceps (W7).<\/span> <\/strong>And my steps for the day: 11,777\/8.96 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 25:<\/strong> Another night gym session before my gym closed: calves, hamstrings, inner thighs, leg extensions (W8)<\/span><\/strong>, a dead hang, core, and forearms. And my steps for the day: 12,470\/9.2 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, May 26:<\/strong> An evening gym session: shoulders, triceps, chest, glutes, calves, sides, lower back, and lats (W9).<\/strong> <\/span>And my steps for the day: 17,852\/12.7 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 27: <\/strong>Just some walking due to pizza and a movie with Hee-soo: 9,636 steps\/6.98 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 28:<\/strong> Just some walking again: 15,298 steps\/11.1 km.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 29:<\/strong> Just a little walking on my busy day: 7,551 steps\/5.43 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 30:<\/strong> A decent weights session: back, lats, lower back, biceps, traps, rear shoulders, forearms, and calves (W10).<\/strong> <\/span>And a lot of walking: 25,030 steps\/18.7 km.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 31: <\/strong>A fasted cardio session: 43 minutes\/10\/1 km (C3)<\/strong><\/span>, and a little weights: sides and a plank (W11).<\/strong><\/span> And to finish a less active month: 13.356 steps\/10.5 km.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Weights Sessions: 11\/24<\/span> (May\/April)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cardio Sessions (Recumbent Exercise Bike): 3\/5<\/span> (May\/April)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Steps: 441,657<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steps Per Day: 14.247<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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