Darrick Cooper

Hello everyone, my name is Chief Darrick Cooper and I’ve recently retired as Battalion Chief from Charlotte Fire Dept, I have also retired as a Master Sergeant from the Air Force Reserves. I am still working part-time as a Sheriff with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s office. All of these jobs required me to always be in great physical shape because quite frankly, my life or someone else’s life depends on it. My fitness career began in 2001, I was recruited by a Chief officer to help fellow firefighters who failed our annual physical fitness test.  As we developed our program, I began working with firefighters who were rehabbing from on the job injuries. As time went on, I began watching videos online and speaking with other trainers to enhance my skills. Over the years, I have helped over 100 people stay in shape and get back on the job. I’ve been a personal/group trainer with the Charlotte Fire Dept for over twenty years. I’ve always enjoyed working out and staying in shape but it’s easy for me to motivate myself but its quite different to motivate someone else. It takes discipline and commitment to your clients to help them to regain the strength and confidence to get back to work. Once I applied those principles to my peers it was fulfilling for my peers and me as well.