Coop, Do You Even Have A Job?

I had to smile the other evening when one of my clients asked me with a puzzled look, “Coop, do you even have a job?”

She mentioned this because we share activity information via the Apple Watch. She was working away at her 10-hour shift and kept seeing my activity alerts.

“Stephen just finished a strength workout. Stephen just finished a stretching workout. Stephen just finished a hike. Stephen just finished a yoga workout.” I did happen to be “competing” with someone on the Apple Watch, so this day was more than my typical day of exercise.

I’m a pretty private person. Maybe not such a great idea in this day and age of social media, but it’s the real me, and my true nature.

I’m going to share a what my a day in my “job” is like :)

For the weekend of July 9 - July 11, I attended the IDEA World Virtual Fitness Conference. I typically attend this conference in person, but because of COVID-19, it was virtual again this year. I receive some of my CEC units and the latest in health, fitness, and nutrition.

2021 IDEA World Fitness Convention (Virtual)

2021 IDEA World Fitness Convention (Virtual)

Next weekend I’ll be attending this event.

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On the weekends I usually walk, hike and stretch, but rarely lift.

Monday -

I wake up at 4:45 AM. Shower and have my Yerba mate and greens drink.

Greens drink with pink salt and lime.

Greens drink with pink salt and lime.

Yerba mate - morning routine.

Yerba mate - morning routine.

I drink my mate on the way to the AM boot camp.

Run boot camp from 5:45 AM - 6:30 AM

I usually drink a creatine and whey protein shake before training a client, and my own training.

I usually drink a creatine and whey protein shake before training a client, and my own training.

7:15 AM - 8:00 AM I train a private client at my home.

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM I lift weights. Probably 80% of the time I follow a simple lift schedule of the basics, squats, deadlifts, chin ups.

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Stretching

9:00 AM Breakfast

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Train private group

10:30 AM - Noon Paperwork, emails, etc..

Noon - Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 or 2:00 PM, Nap :)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Shower, and maybe some reading or podcasts. Podcast I’m enjoying now, Huberman Lab

Book I just finished-

3:00 PM - 3:30 or 4:00 PM Train a private client at my house.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Snack, emails, etc.

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Train online client via Skype or FaceTime.

6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Evening boot camp

7:00 PM Dinner

BBQ shrimp, wild boar, veggies

8:45 PM Sleep