A Day In The Life - Bryan!
Melissa asked Laura and I to write up a ‘Day in the Life’ blurb showing what a typical day looks like for us. I quickly typed up a couple of spreadsheets with a timeline from my wake-up to lights out for a typical Tuesday and Wednesday. When Laura saw this she laughed and said ‘of course Bryan responded to this with a spreadsheet.’ When she told me that, I thought ‘what do you mean? How else would I do this!?’
Spreadsheets are my happy place. If I was going away for a weekend, I would use a spreadsheet to create a packing list. Literally, I have a saved folder with packing lists on my computer. So in terms of carrying out my day, that is how my brain works. I see a day as a list of items in a fixed timeframe. I pretty much know what I will be doing on any given day at any given time. This allows me to compartmentalize the thing I’m doing and then move efficiently through my day making the most of every minute. I also take things one item at a time and I move through life pretty much trying to make it from one day to the next. Day to day, if you ask me how I’m doing, it’s usually ‘day to day.’
Does this fulfill me or inspire me or help me feel like I’m thriving? No. But it’s how I get through. Importantly though, it does help protect my workout times. My workouts are a must, non-negotiable and having a set schedule allows me to plan on and more importantly almost never miss one. This is a little insight into how my brain works, how I view a day in my life and what works for me.
Tuesday | ||
6:00 | Wake-Up | |
Bfast #1 | Hot water concoction, protein with amino acids and creatine and a carb GF toast, banana bread (Laura makes one frequently) or leftover pancake or waffle from the weekend | |
6:30 | Mobilize, stretch, roll | |
7:00 | Get ready for work | |
7:30-7:50 | Wake up Jack for school | |
Make him breakfast | ||
Get his stuff ready | ||
Make bfast #2 - eggs | ||
Get food and stuff together for work | ||
7:50-9:00 | Commute to work | |
Eat bfast #2 - eggs, smoothie | ||
9:00-1:00 | Train Clients | |
Eat between sessions- Protein snacks: chicken, burgers | ||
1:00-2:30 | Run workout | |
2:30-3:30 | Commute home | |
Eat- smoothie #2, apple | ||
3:30-4:45 | Work at home | |
Eat lunch- protein, carb, greens | ||
4:45 | Pick up Jack | |
4:45-5:15 | Work | |
Or food prep for next day | ||
Hang out w/ Jack | ||
5:15 | Jack to practice | |
5:30 | Lower body strength workout | |
6:30-7:30 | Jack's practice (Or cook dinner) | |
8:00 | Dinner | |
9:00 | Read with Jack | |
Fall asleep in Jack's bed | ||
9:00-11:00 | Wake up | |
Eat snack- large bowl of yogurt w/ nuts, hot honey and protein | ||
Occ 2nd snack - bowl of cereal | ||
Watch TV | ||
11:00-12:00 | Drag myself to bed whenever I scrape myself off the couch from mindlessly watching TV | |
Wednesday | ||
6:00 | Wake-Up | |
Bfast #1 | Hot water concoction, protein with amino's and creatine and a carb GF toast, banana bread (Laura makes one frequently) or leftover pancake or waffle from the weekend | |
6:30-7:30 | Conditioning Workout on ARC | |
7:30-7:50 | Wake up Jack for school | |
Make him breakfast | ||
Get his stuff ready | ||
Make breakfast #2 - eggs | ||
8:20 | Walk Jack to school | |
8:30 | Food shopping | |
9:30-10:30 | House chores | |
Laundry | ||
Pick up and clean house | ||
Dishes | ||
Get ready for work | ||
10:30 | Commute to corporate client | |
11:00-1:00 | Train Clients | |
Eat between sessions Protein snacks: chicken, burgers | ||
1:00-2:30 | Upper body strength workout | |
2:30-3:30 | Commute home | |
Eat- smoothie #2, apple | ||
3:30-4:45 | Work at home | |
Eat lunch- protein, carb, greens | ||
4:45 | Pick up Jack | |
4:45-5:45 | Work | |
Or food prep for next day | ||
Hang out w/ Jack | ||
5:45 | Jack to practice | |
6:00-7:00 | Jack's practice (Or cook dinner) | |
7:30 | Dinner | |
8:00-11:00 | Clean up dinner/kitchen | |
Food prep for next day | ||
Watch TV | ||
Eat snack- large bowl of yogurt w/ nuts, hot honey and protein | ||
Occasional 2nd snack - bowl of cereal | ||
Drag myself to bed whenever I scrape myself off the couch from mindlessly watching TV | ||
