My typical BACK-WORKOUT

Hi guys, also today I want to take you on a workout. After I have already shown
you how I train legs and chest in the gym, today it’s the turn of the back. Be
curious and learn with me how you can make your workout particularly effective
and efficient.

Warm-Up

As usual, I warm up with 10 minutes of cardio before I start the exercises.
We train very early in the morning today, because we still have a lot on the
agenda. In addition, this is also great for the body, because your body will burn
more calories throughout the day. So I can only advise you!

ABS – Sixpack Workout

Since we are still in Mallorca and the weather is good today, I will show you my
typical ABS exercises in the outdoor area of the gym. First we start with some leg
raises. To do this, I hang onto the scaffolding and move my legs up and down
again and again. Here I try to get up and then very straight down. But if it is too
hard for you as a beginner you can just move up your knees to the level of the
belly button. Here you do not necessarily have to count the repetitions because
we only work with your own body weight. Here the motto is: The more the more
effective. But do not overdo it, because we are just starting the workout and still
need power for the other exercises.
Alternatively, you can also grab a mat and lie on your back, stretch your legs to
the sky and also now perform the same up and down motion. It’s more
strenuous with your legs stretched out than with them bent. Depending on the
difficulty level, you can choose between the two variations.
After I finish with the hanging leg raises I continue with sit-ups, followed by lying
leg raises and Russian twists. Here Superset means: perform as many
repetitions as possible, because we also work here with all exercises as already
explained above, with our own body weight.


ABS Workout (4 Sets):
hanging leg raises (super set)
sit ups (super set)

lying leg raises (super set)
russian twist (super set)


I love activating my abs before a workout because I’m already focused and can
target the body part I want even better. I used to do my ABS workout at the end
but then I couldn’t concentrate on the muscles so the order I show you today is
the most effective for me. To achieve a similar form as me, I can only give you
the way to do more and more repetitions, instead of increasing the weight.


Following my four exercises, I do planks. First straight and then sideways. The
point is to keep the body in the same position as long as possible. During the
exercise, the butt must be at the same height as the back the whole time,
otherwise you will sag and not be able to effectively use your muscles. I always
hold for 2.5 minutes for the regular planks and 30 seconds for the lateral ones.
The good thing is that through the exercise we have now already warmed up the
shoulders, which we also need for the back workout.

Back Workout

Now I go back in and start
my back workout with some lat pulls on the machine. When I do back workouts I
am not very stuck in my routine. Sometimes I also start with some chin ups and
pull ups.

warm up Set: less weight (10-12 reps)
first set: 83 kg (less reps)
second set: 83 kg (less reps)
third set: less weight (many reps)

For my lat pull I use a wide bar. Here it is important to be very upright and not
move your back too much. Again, I follow the pyramid principle of weight
distribution and start with little weight which I then increase. At the end, as
always, I do another set with little weight to once again push my muscle as hard
as I can. But you already know that.
Here, it’s super important to make sure your elbows don’t stop in the front when
you go to the back. They must always be positioned at the back. This will allow
you to better target the upper lat, because afterwards we will do very tight lats
to target the other muscle groups. So it’s important to target the upper lat here
to get the full range of motion.

As just announced, we now change the grip on the cable pull to do lats in a
tighter grip. Here we also did two sets with 83 kg in 5 repetitions. We left out the
warm-up set with a few weights because we did both exercises directly after
each other. After that we did a drop set where we went down to 59 kg and as the
last set we did many repetitions (12 to 15 pieces) with little weight.
In general, with all exercises it is important to focus and concentrate and rather
take less weight and have the right execution.

Next, we do the Arrow exercise. Unfortunately, you can’t always do this, because
the machine for it is not available in all gyms. But when I have the opportunity I
always do the exercise because here you can hit the muscles particularly well.
For the right positioning you have to lean back a little bit on the machine.
Another tip is to always include a few concentrate pushes here, i.e. to exhaust
each side individually.

Next, I do wide pulls. Here I do each arm individually. To get the perfect position
on the machine, I lower the seat a bit so I can really pull the weight back. Try to
move your elbow up here and straight back.
warm Up Set:

less weight (12 – 15 reps)
first set: 50 kg (less reps)
second set: 50 kg (less reps)
third set: less weight (many reps)

After that I do deadlifts. But not real deadlifts, because I try to concentrate more
on my lower back. For this I use the barbell. Here it is especially important that
you don’t bend your knees too much, but just a little bit.

first set: 80 kg (12 reps)
second set: 100 kg (8 reps)
third set: 100 kg (8 reps)
fourth set: 110 kg (6 reps)
fifth set: 60 kg (12 – 15 reps)

After that, I train my back shoulders. Here I try to sit quite high on the machine.
It is important that the arm is in line with the shoulder. As with the previous
exercise, you should also lean back a little. It is also important to avoid curling
your neck like a turtle. To prevent this from happening you can turn your elbows
upwards.

first set: much weight (less reps)
second set: much weight (less reps)
third set: less weight (many reps)

As a last exercise we train our biceps and neck with the dumbbells.

first set: much weight (less reps)
second set: much weight (less reps)
third set: less weight (many reps)


That’s it guys. I hope you like my routine and you can include some in yours. See
you soon !

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Jump Rope Workout | Beginner 10 min – NEW

10 min Beginner Rope Skipping Workout – Fat Burn – for at home without any equipment.

Additional to my other workout videos I added this workout as a kind of warm up workout before your main workout. Also it works as a simple Fat Burn Workout for beginners as well as pros. Simple exercises and full body sweat. Afterwards you can add the Sixpack Video or also the Pull-/ or Push-Workout.

WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT?

Beside just working out the food routine is almost more important than the workouts. On my fitness blog you will find more about my food routine. Always stay fit and eat healthy food.

Also its very important to stay consistent with your workouts. Consistency is the key for your success. Motivational thoughts on my Self-education Blog.

HOW TO CREATE A WORKOUT PLAN?

I have created a Youtube Video and Blogpost about that topic already! Go and check it out HERE.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I will upload more YouTube videos in the near future, so it makes sense to subscribe to my YouTube account and for daily news follow my Instagram Account.

Have fun – more informations about my workouts, fitness and food routine on my blog: https://fabianxarnold.com/fitness

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Check out my other videos:

Fitness:

12 min FAT BURN https://youtu.be/_wdp0xgUJ4k​​

13 min Sixpack https://youtu.be/ibayU72uWFw​​

30 min Push Workout https://youtu.be/NVnH1euRBzo​​

25 min Pull Workout https://youtu.be/LAYl4DAIcwc​​

20 min Rope Skipping https://youtu.be/dMmls_rBrRY​​

Modeling:

Q&A Modeling https://youtu.be/KvzVZTt8zRY​​

How to become?! https://youtu.be/BSk7_mfk7SE​​

Behind the Scenes Model Shoot https://youtu.be/qe9X3Bwuvt0​​

Vlog: Munich Vlog https://youtu.be/IKNG4Hi8EeQ​​

Mallorca Trip https://youtu.be/XkjrZc7OJbA​​

… much more on my channel!!!

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How to plan workout for a week? – inkl. workout-plan – fabianxarnold

Hey guys, I hope you are all doing well! As you know, I have shared a few of my workouts on YouTube (and there will be even more in die future 😉). But today I wanted to talk to you about how to structure those workouts properly. You cannot simply do one session everyday and expect to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger afterwards. 😀 Also, because of the pandemic, it is extra hard to find a fitting workout routine. That’s why I will try and show you how I structure my Workout Plan.

I will go through six simple questions and try to find ways to answer them. At the end of those you hopefully can structure your own fitness routine! While doing that, I will use my own workouts as an example.

Question 1: How many times per week should I work out?

This is the most important question in the beginning. To answer it, you have to be clear about your goals: Do you want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Do you just want to be active and more healthy? Or do you simply want to have something to balance out your everyday life? Those goals determine the number of workouts.
I recommend something between three and six times per week. With less than three workouts a week, it is hard to get a routine going, doing seven workouts a week will probably overwork you.
In the example I use, we will do five workouts, so you have two days of rest.

Question 2: How long should I work out each time?

My recommendation here is between 45 minutes and two hours. But be sure to not only do one kind of workout, but rather combine them (more on that later). I recommend to do 45 minutes to an hour on five days a week, instead of doing two hours only three times a week. As I’ve said before, your mind gets into a routine. That is what we want to achieve.
So, for our example we well use an one hour workout five times a week.

Question 3: What different types of workouts are there?

Of course not every training session should be the same. Different type of workouts strain different kind of muscle groups. I like to divide the different types into three boxes. You can find the different sessions on my YouTube Channel:

Box 1 – Warm Up
Rope Skipping
10 min Full Body
10 min Stretching

Box 2 – Secondary workouts
10min Sixpack
Yoga
Meditation

Box 3 – Main Workouts
Push
Pull
Legs
Cardio

In the next steps we will get into them and put them together!

Question 4: Warm Up – What? How? When?

The Warm Up is very important in every workout. It gets your heart going and reduces the risk of an injury. Use five to ten minutes on that. You should do it before EVERY workout! Also you can switch it up here. A Warm Up can be a 10 minute fat burn (look on my YT Channel for that 😉) as well as rope skipping – it just has to be something to put your heart rate up and get you sweating.

Question 5: When should I train Abs?

Yeah, we all want to have a sixpack, don’t we? But we cannot train for it every day. We have to give those muscles some rest after a big session, so they can recover. Luckily, you can train abs more often than other muscle groups. I have found that, once you get really into it, they recover a lot better than the big muscle groups. So I recommend abs training every two workout days. I always do them before my Main Workouts. It helps me stay motivated! But be sure that the first few days your abs will burn. A lot.

Question 6: How do I integrate the Main Workouts?

We are almost done! Now we have five days to fill up the plan with our main exercises. For me, there are four different exercises to differentiate:

  1. Push Workout (Chest, Shoulders, Triceps)
  2. Pull Workout (Back, Neck, Biceps, Back Shoulder, Lower Back)
  3. Leg Workout (thighs and calves)
  4. Cardio (Running, Swimming, Bicycle etc.)

So, we have those four main groups. We can change them up however we please. On one day for example we can train push and pull together, or we can train push and legs together, or push and cardio … you get the idea. 😀
The way I do it is splitting them. Because I workout six times a week, I do one exercise each day. Monday push, Tuesday pull, Thursday legs and so on. But for someone who is just starting, it may be right to combine different workouts.

So, after adding your main exercises, the plan looks something like this:

As you can probably see, we now do the push training two times a week. Because there are five days, but only four main exercises, it allows us to have a base (Warm Up and Abs) and switch the main exercises one day up. That way no training week is the same!

So, that’s the workout plan! I hope it wasn’t too confusing and I was able to help some of you. 😊 If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments below! Also check out my Youtube Channel for all of my workouts, and there are even more on the way!

Take care, guys. Until the next time!

Fabian

My home workout routine while Corona / Lockdown

As we all know, 2020 was a slightly different year. The CoronaVirus, also known as COVID-19, has pushed people, the world and the economy to their limits. There were lockdowns, so you had to move your sporting activities to your own home.

In our first lockdown in Germany in March 2020, I dealt a lot with home workouts and bodyweight exercises. I was able to make my own plan for myself at home. Now we are in the second lockdown in November 2020 and I have made it my business to share my home workouts with you. In this blog post I will tell you more about my workout routine and give you instructions on how to do it at home.

The change of my workout with bodyweight exercises showed me that even when the gyms were open again, I relied more on bodyweight exercises and also changed my training after the lockdown with certain exercises. It showed me that my body copes much better with such exercises and therefore I recommend to include it in your future workouts.

My workout plan before lockdown and COVID-19

Before the lockdown, my weekly plan consisted of push, pull and leg training with additional running units. I tried to train my stomach every second day and before each session in the gym I was on a cardio machine for 10 minutes.

In my previous blog post about my workout routine, I already gave you insights into which exercises and how many repetitions and sets I do.

I actually tried to transfer this plan to my home workouts and looked for ways to hit certain muscle groups with bodyweight.

The principle of my home workout plan

As you may have already seen on YouTube, I have uploaded various videos and training tutorials about the home workouts. The whole thing works in the modular system because one training session is not enough to cover daily needs. You can add the different workouts together and do them one after the other. How you ultimately structure your week and your weekly plan is up to you. With the workouts on my YouTube channel you have the opportunity to build your own routine. Of course I have also built my routine and will tell you about it below.

My perfect week – home training

Monday                 12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min push training

Tuesday                 10km run or 20 min rope skipping

Wednesday           12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min pull training

Thursday               10km run or 20 min rope skipping

Friday                    12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min push training

Saturday                no training

Sunday                   12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min pull training

Vary and adapt to yourself !!

It is extremely important that you adapt your plan to your performance. Since I’ve been in sports and high-performance sports continuously since I was 16, it is clear that I simply have a different sports performance than someone who is more inexperienced in sports. Therefore, like to adapt the workouts to you and listen to your body, when it needs a break and when it still has power to do more. A healthy variety is extremely important in the whole thing, so that you do not do the same training three days in a row.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I will upload more YouTube videos in the near future, so it makes sense to subscribe to my YouTube account and for daily news follow my Instagram Account.

 

Best

Fabs

My Fitness Routine – by fabianxarnold

Welcome back for a new blog post. Finally I will write down my fitness routine many of you had asked for.

Before I start telling you more about my fitness routine I will speak about my goal in fitness. That’s the most important thing. Without to know your goal you can’t work out the right way.

 

What is my goal in fitness?!

My goal in fitness is not to become bigger! Because of modelling I have to stay slim and shredded. If I become too big I would be a fitness model and wouldn’t get work as a fashion model. Because I’ve been working out since 6 years I have enough muscles and don’t need to gain more. So basically I will just stay as I am but more shredded. 

How do I achieve my goal?

The easiest way for that is to count calories. I always try to stay in a daily calorie deficit. That means I burn more calories than I eat/drink.

Example: 3500 cal burned – 2700 cal food/drinks = 800 cal deficite

How do I count the calories I burn?

There are two ways your body can burn calories: Active and Passive.

Active means you do sport or work out. So your body will burn the calories because you are moving. I count those calories with my Smartwatch.

Passive means the calories that your body needs to keep your body alive, for example as energy for your heart, brain and so on. Every day is very similar. You can track that with your Smartwatch or you can calculate it online. Unfortunately I didn’t find a good calculator because they are all just using age, weight and height without using personal data like a smartwatch!

The total calories you burn today is the addition of active and passive calories.

Example: 2000 cal passive + 1400 cal active = 3400 cal total

How do I coun’t the calories I eat/drink?

There are many apps on your smartphone where eyou can track the food and drinks you have. I use “My Fitnesspal” and im really happy with that.

You can scan the barcode or type in whatever you eat or drink. It will show you the calories and also the makros (Carbs, Protein and Fat).

I will tell you more about what I eat and drink in the next blog post.

 

What is my workout plan?

To be honest I don’t have a proper plan right now that says I go on these days and those days are off. Because in modelling every day is different so I plan every week different. My goal is to burn 1400 Cal active and to move more than 10 km per day.

I try to do sport 5-6 times a week, 2 times I go for a run and 4 times to the gym. When I go for a run I try to get at least 9km.

My Gym Plan:

I normally do Push, Pull, Leg.

That means one day I train all the muscles I need to push (chest, shoulders and trizeps), on the other day I train all the muscles I need to pull (back, neck, bizeps) and on the last day I train legs.

I train Abs every 3 days for like 20 minutes (Sit-ups, Planks, …).

When someone ask me how many reps I do I just answer that I’m not counting my reps. I train until my muscles are burning.

 

1. Push-Day

Warm-Up-Run 5 min

Chest (4 exercises):

  • Benchpress Barbbell flat (5 sets)
  • Benchpress Dumbbell incline (3 sets)
  • Chestpress Machine decline (3 sets)
  • Flyings (4 sets)

Shoulders (3 exercises):

  • Shoulderpress (3 x Superset)
  • Shoulder Side raises (3 x Superset)
  • Battle Rope (5 x 30 sec on / 30 sec off)

Trizeps (1 exercise):

  • Cable Trizeps extension (4 sets)

 

2. Pull-Day

Warm-Up-Run 5 min

Back (5 exercises):

  • Lat-Pull wide (4 sets)
  • Lat-Pull close (3 sets)
  • Back-Row wide (4 sets)
  • Back-Row close (3 sets)
  • Lower Back (5 sets)

Neck (2 exercises):

  • Back-Shoulders-Raises (3x Superset)
  • Neck with Dumbbell (3x Superset)

Bizeps (1 exercise):

  • Bizeps-Curls (4 sets)

 

3. Leg-Day

Warm-Up-Run 10 min

  • Squats (5 sets)
  • Lunges (3 sets)
  • Leg extensions (3x Superset)
  • Leg curls (3x Superset)
  • Leg press (3 sets)
  • Calves (4 sets)

 

Its important to say: Everyone is different! Not only because you are working out like me, means you will look like me. Every body works different and also food is almost more important than the sport sessions.

My next blog post will be about my food routine.

I hope you liked this blog post?! If you have questions, feel free to ask me! I will answer everything and if you have suggestions on what to write in my next blog post, please tell me! 🙂

Otherwise, check out my Instagram account!

Best regards

Fabian

 

First stop Melbourne – My impressions and recommendations – # 3 Work and Travel Australia 2018

Melbourne – what a brilliant city. I have never been more comfortable in any other city. The atmosphere, the mood and the people are just wonderful! I am incredibly proud to have met many great people who have made the time unforgettable! I had such an amazing experience with many amazing memories whilst living in Melbourne, which you will intake and learn when reading this blog post.

Melbourne a city in Australia?

As written and seen in my last blog post, the first impression of Melbourne, Australia wasn’t that stereotypical city I first believed in. Since I was only in the CBD (Central Business District) in the first days, I was stuck in this big city feeling.. I wanted the feeling of cruising to the beach, surfing or kangaroos and outback, and what you would imagine when you directly hear Australia. At first I thought I was in good weather in London (25 degrees and blue sky). During my first week in Australia I had two moments which I would recall as “goose bump” moments, which I would like to share with you.

Jogging on the Yarra River at 8pm Skyline

I went for a jog around 8pm which was my first day in Australia. Everyone who know me, knows how majorly important sport is in my life, I cant live with out it. Whilst I continued to run I noticed it was starting to get dark, I was starting to think about what I should to do. I knew I had to continue running because I had missed the last 2 days training because of my flight, still little jet-lagged I bravely continued. I searched Google Maps for a route where I could combine jogging with sightseeing. I jogged towards the Melbourne Cricket Ground along the Yarra River, It was still warm 20 degrees, I continued to jog in just the tank top and short sports pants through the dusk, the canal reflected the many colours of the city. Crickets buzzed and there was a light summer breeze, this was my first goosebump moment.

I jogged whilst the skyline faced my back, after about 15 minutes, I turned around, It was dark and the entire skyline shined in a beautiful blue, I started to smile and thought, “Damn, I’m free, Why am I always thinking so much? This is my time! Enjoy your life, because you only have one.“

After I finished jogging, I sat down on a bench by the canal and admired the skyline for several hours. I could’nt  look away. I called @hagenrichter to share this feeling with him. We nearly talked 1.5 hours. I’ll never forget this day!

My first beach day in Australia

It was my first Saturday in Melbourne, it was a scorcher of a day 30 degrees to be exact, which therefore I decided with 2 of my buddies (I had only met in my first week at the hostel), to travel to St. Kilda beach.

We boarded the train to St. Kilda at Flinders Station, the sun was so hot that it became nearly unbearably to stay on the train. The ride took about 30 minutes, whilst being on the train you could already see the sea and the promenade and the blue water. The beach was long which also lay a line of palm trees along the promenade.

Thousands of people sprayed a summer feeling, as we got off the train we were greeted by a warm but refreshing sea breeze, this was my 2nd “goosebump moment”. I felt free, I felt alive! This was exactly how I expected Australia to be, although this reminded me of the beach in California, It was bloody awesome !!!

 

Is Australia expensive?

This is a very significant issue for many who are considering going to Australia, Yes I have to say, Australia is fucking expensive.

An example of my experience:

It was the first day living in Australia, It was a Sunday and I was on my way to the hostel, It was 25 degrees and I had consumed the last mouthful of water several hours before. Since I had no idea where the nearest supermarket is, I ran through the streets and ended up in a kiosk (7Eleven), I was gobsmacked, a standard water bottle cost just 4-6 dollars. I know it was only 3-4 Euros, but it’s still outrageous?!

Few other examples:

– Kebab $9- $12

– 1 scoop of ice cream $5- $8

– Fried noodles with chicken $12- $15

These examples can be shown in every Supermarket, almost everything is twice as expensive in Australia compared to Germany or in Europe. The first couple of months were the hardest, because sometimes I struggled to convert and compare the rates. You would never shop for just 10 euros to cook a great meal, It was normally a fee of $40-60 ahead, but if you convert that into euros, it’s 25-40 euros, which is still a lot! No question!

Australia is not for smokers!

Yes it’s right! Many backpackers stop smoking or at least stop their consumption while in Australia, Why?! A pack of cigarettes costs $30- $50 and tobacco for $20- $30 Is that too much? I am an absolute non-smoker! Therefore, this has no effect on me, the price in Germany or in Europe as a total could also be raised, because smoking is shit and absolutely unnecessary! Away from that it is also gross and unhealthy!

Do you already know the good old Goon?

Goon ?! What is that.. Goon is a cheap wine that can be purchased in 2-5 litre packs, this  costs $12- $20 and is by far the most popular alcohol among backpackers in Australia, does it taste nice too? NO.

I believe it says it all, if you were to read the ingredients on the back on the package it says “this may contain remains of egg shells and fish!!” Why should you drink something like that? the question is quite simple to answer.

Everything else is just too expensive! A vodka bottle costs about $30-60, the $30 bottle is the exact same bottle as the 5 Euro cheap vodka in Germany. All spirits are accordingly too expensive! Even beer is so expensive! A box of beer (24 bottles) you get in Germany for a good 12 euros, here in Australia a case of beer costs $ 40-50.

Melbourne is something for sushi fans

 

The only thing I’m completely surprised about and what I’ll miss in Germany is the sushi! In Melbourne every third shop is a sushi snack! But it is far cheaper than in Germany! If you make happy hour and want to buy sushi as a snack you pay about $2-3 per thick sushi roll. I found a shop in Melbourne that has happy hour every day at 21:45 and sells 4 sushi rolls for $6. This is unbelievably cheap, I went there every night and bought sushi! Just awesome! If you want to know which shop I mean, leave a comment under the post!

 

 

 

 

 

The Vibe in Melbourne is just indescribable! – Festivals, bars and life

The nightlife in Melbourne is not anywhere comparable to Germany, meaning the clubs in German are much better! There far greater restrictions here, for an example the clubs are only operating until 2:00am – 3:00am and you also have to be inside the club before 1:00am, this is the “lock out” rule, not in before 1:00am you may swell go home, But everything is better. So what do I mean by better? Australia have many more pubs, bars and not so many nightclubs. The Australian pubs are completely different than German pubs, everything is much bigger, more open and familiar. Some clubs even have a pool, billiards, TVs and a super friendly vibe.

In Germany, only the older people go to pubs, here in Australia, it is normal for everyone to meet at the pubs from all ages, to enjoy food and beverages. As far as the festivals are concerned, every weekend in Melbourne there is a new festival, Beach festivals, music festivals and food festivals or normal funfair. Since most festivals have no cost you have something new to do every weekend.

 

 

Yarra Valley – The sky for wine lovers

Yarra Valley, which is about 1-2 hours by car from Melbourne! It is a incredibly, beautiful landscape that is perfect for hiking, you should definitely make a stopover here. We decided to join in a wine tasting after the hike, what could be better than a delicious wine at the end of the day with a beautiful sunset? I’m more of the red wine drinker, What about with you? Leave a comment there 😊

The conclusion

For us Europeans it’s extremely expensive living here in Australia, once you get used to the value of expenses you become more aware which works out to be not so bad, once you start working, you understand why expenses here are are so high. Australians earn a lot of money! About twice as in Germany, the minimum wage is about 16 euros.

Apart from the living cost, I’m totally in love with Melbourne. Melbourne has such a great vibe, which I fitted in very well. Although it’s a city with almost 5 million people, the city centre was not as large as first thought. I spent most of my time in St Kilda on the beach or in the CBD (centre). There are some superb beaches in Australia, and the vibe with the promenade was great !!! The CBD is superb too, you fill with just joy whilst you stand amongst the large buildings, you start to think how small you really are.

In the next blog post I’ll tell you about my road trip on the Great Ocean Road. It was really cool! I can tell you in advance! If you want more input, feel free to email me or visit my Instagram account @fabianxarnold.