Day 4 Of My Magic Hundred

Day 4 of my magic hundred and it seemed to have gone by so fast but I still managed to get a lot done.

After the 9.30am Boot Camp I managed to answer a few emails before starting my own workout which looked like this.

A1, Barbell Shoulder Press
A2, Hammer Grip Pull Ups

B1, Close Grip Bench Press
B1, Alternate Kettlebell Row

C1, EZ-Bar Bicep Curls
C2, Dumbbell Lateral Raise
C3, Press Ups

D, Kettlebell Swings

I followed my workout with 10 minutes of foam rolling to really help losen my upper back and shoulders and finished up with 10 minutes of stretching. All in all the workout took me an hour and I managed to get my 100 swings, 100 press ups and 50 pull ups done. In fact I did 84 pull ups today!

This afternoon I went up the stables and then out for a ride on Tom the pony. He was full of energy today and wanted to canter all the time which is fun but not good for his legs on hard roads and so I had to bring him to a halt a few times just to calm hin down.

This is the third time I've been out on him on my own and its really good fun. I haven't managed to get out and ride with Kerry lately and so am looking forward to that when we both get the time.

Jumping with Tom

I also edited one of the videos from a recent Strength Camp session I ran, in it I am attempting a 400lb deadlift which would be a new personal best. Check out the video below to see if I do it.

I've also watched 3 of the 7 underground strength DVD's. It's interesting learning new training methods that I can intergrate into my training as well as my personal training clients.

I rounded out the day listening to more OSP CD's while I cooked a healthy omlette for my dinner and then read another chapter of the fight. It's interesting to read Ali and Foreman's different training methods and moods in the run up to Rumble in the Jungle, still regarded by many as the best fight ever.

That's all for today, I'll be back with more magic hundred news tomorrow.

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc Kent

Personal Trainer
Sports Therapist

Day 3 of the Magic Hundred

Wendnesday is traditionally my busiest day and so I felt like I was under pressure to get my magic hundred goals done today.

But I kinda liked that pressure knowing that I've put this journey out there for people to read and hold my feet to the fire so to speak.

One of my goals was to get my main website http://www.marckent.com/ moved from the present hosting company to a new one as I was having poblems with the host I was using. I'd lost all the images I had up and was getting error message after error message everytime I tried to upload a new one.

So I sent out an email on Tuesday and by 3.00pm today it was done. So thanks to Greg for sorting that out for me. I can now go back and reload all the images which is going to take a bit of time but at least I can move forward with this. And that's what the magic hundred is all about, making consistant progress no matter how small towards your goals. Dax explains the concept in the audio program that you receive with the ebook.

I also wrote training myths part 4: Specific Exercises Are Great For Spot Reduction for my website. This is part of a 18 part series I'm doing on the myhts and lies in the fitness and fat loss industry. You can check it out here.

I took the day off from training today although I did get my 100 kettlebell swings, 100 press ups and 50 chin ups done at 9.00am. It took me 11 minutes 30 seconds today and really revved my metabolism up as I was hungry all day because of it. Why not give it a go yourself and let me know how you got on.

I also managed to listen to an interview by Eyal Lederman on the "Myth of Core Stability". Eyal is a chiropractor who was interviewed for my Level 4 Personal Training course. The article that came with it made for interesting reading as did the interview.

I finished out the day listening to more OSP and then more undergroud strength coach DVD's. It's good to see how other top trainers in the world are doing stuff and realise that I'm doing similar stuff. It's good that we've come around to the same ideas.

I've got another busy day ahead on Thursday, going to try and make time to upload 5 video's from my recent strength camp and boot camp sessions.

Until then,

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc Kent

Day 2 on the Magic Hundred

Wow what a busy and productive day!

Day two on the Magic Hundred saw me accomplish quite a lot. I've been getting lots of questions and emails from people regarding my training and so I thought I'd write an article for my website. You can read all about it here: My Training Week.

I also spent a bit of time studying for my Level 4 qualification in Personal Training. I'm currently doing advanced anatomy of the lower back and watched a video breaking it all down using cadavers. There is a lot of tissue and bone involved in this area of the body and it was good to get a real look at what goes on inside us.

I also did my lower body workout today which looked like this:

A1, Romanian Deadlift
A2, Mountain Climbers

B1, Reverse Dumbbell Lunges
B2, T-Plank

C1, 100 Kettlebell Swings
C2, 100 Press Ups
C3, 50 Chin Ups

D1, Bulgarian Bag Rotations to the left
D2, Bulgarian Bag Rotations to the right
D3, Bulgarian Bag Lateral Lunges
D4, Bulgarian Bag 45 degree lunges

I finished the workout with 10 minutes myofascial release work on the foam roller followed by 10 minutes of stretching. This workout took me just under an hour as I move very fast between sets to get a good conditioning effect and burn lots of calories.

I finished the day by listening to the OSP CD's while I was cooking a healthy omlette for my dinner, watching more of the underground training DVD's and then reading a chapter of "The Fight" which is the story of Muhammad Ali's fight against Foreman in October 30, 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo).

So a lot done in one day but Dax teaches you how in his Magic Hundred book

See you tomorrow,

Marc Kent

Day One Of The Magic Hundred

First full day working towards my Magic Hundred goals and I've already ticked a few off.

So gone are the trips to wedding fairs with Kerry. We went to two yesterday, one at the Ceaders and the other at Castle Hill. The exhibits on show were good but Castle Hill would be a stunning venue to get married.

Next was a trip out on "Tom the Tank" pony, we call him "The Tank" because once he gets going he does not like to stop. He's also a bit of an eating machine, just like me according to Kerry!

I had a good workout this afternoon and added my 100 press ups/100 swins and 50 chin ups onto the end. I did it as a none stop circuit of 10, 10, 5 and managed to complete it in 12 minutes.

Lots of stretching and 10 minutes on the foam roller today really working on on my shoulders and back.

So 2 down, 98 of my magic 100 goals to go.

See you soon,

Marc Kent

My Magic 100 Journey

My friend and fellow personal trainer Dax Moy recently challenged me to take part in his MAGIC 100 challenge. Simply put he’s challenged me to set 100 goals and complete them in 100 days.

The Magic 100 is Dax’s top selling goal achieving book. He wrote this after being set a task by one of his business mentors to achieve greater things and now he’s managed to skyrocket not only his business but is making more time to spend with his family and to do the things he wants.
Now I don’t know about you but I’m up for a challenge. So over the next 100 days I’m going to attempt to complete the following 100 goals. Now some of them are one off goals and others are long term goals. Long and the short of it is that I’ll be working my butt off to make it happen.
I’ll also be making regular posts on this blog as I complete my 100 goals in 100 days.

Below are my goals.

Adventure:

My adventure goals are not major although the trip to Thailand is gonna be wicked.

1. Visit Thailand
2. Watch MotoGP at Silverstone
3. Watch F1 at Silverstone
4. Visit Carlisle
5. Rock climbing
6. Watch a live band
7. Go Ten Pin Bowling
8. Weekend away with Kerry
9. Watch a show
10. Take “Tom the Tank” pony out on my own
11. Go horse riding on the beach
12. Take part in a horse riding event
13. Go Kayaking
14. Go surfing
15. Go kite surfing
16. Vast a zoo
17. Visit Woolacombe
18. Visit Hartland Point
19. Visit Lundy Island

Family:

My family goals are pretty low key, many visiting family that I haven’t seen in a while. Although planning the wedding with Kerry is going to be a major event!

20. Visit wedding fair with Kerry
21. Book wedding
22. Send out invites for wedding
23. Help Kerry with her Personal Training course
24. Watch my brother Keiron race
25. Visit my Grandparents
26. Visit my Uncle
27. Visit friends in Plymouth
28. Go to Lynton to Valley of the Rocks

Health:

Some of my health goals are pretty big like benching 125kg and dead lifting 200kg bearing in mind that I only weight 75kg! Others are continuous things like using my foam roller stretching on a daily basis.

29. Bench press 125kg
30. Deadlift 200kg
31. 50 chin ups per day (M-F)
32. 100 press ups per day (M-F)
33. 100 Kettlebell swings per day (M-F)
34. Perform 100 press ups in under 2 minutes
35. 1 arm barbell snatch + windmill with 40kg
36. Do 1 Bulgarian fitness bag workout per week
37. 25 none stop chin ups
38. Power clean 80kg
39. Flip 2 stacked tyres 5 times
40. Vertical jump onto 2 tyres
41. Cycle the Tarka Trail
42. Stretch twice per day
43. Use foam roller daily
44. Caffeine detox for 100 days
45. No bread for 100 days
46. Body fat below 10%
47. Massage every 3 weeks

Education:

My education goals are all geared to so I can help you achieve quicker fitness and fat loss results as well as help you recover from injury faster. Well except for the horse riding one and the guitar stuff!

48. Complete Level 4 theory work
49. Attend Fitness Seminar
50. Attend “Super Camp”
51. Get Kettlebell Cert
52. Read “Hands on Sports Therapy”
53. Read “Body Massage Basics”
54. Read “Complete Guide To Stretching”
55. Read “Complete Guide To Sports Massage”
56. Read “Dale Carnegie” book
57. Read “The Millionaire Mindset”
58. Read “The Alchemist”
59. Read “The Fight”
60. Watch “Assess & Correct” DVD’s
61. Watch “Program Design Seminar”
62. Watch “Underground Strength” DVD’s
63. Listen to “OSP” CD’s
64. Listen to “Entourage Marketing” CD’s
65. Learn to play “Catching the Butterfly” on guitar
66. Learn to play “Lucky Man” on guitar
67. Horse riding jumping lessons

Contribution Goals:

This is where I plan to help as many people as I can through helping out charities or giving away my Personal Training/ Boot Camp/ Massage services.

68. Launch “12 week FREE Boot Camp”
69. Conduct 12 weeks of PT for the right person
70. Get an apprentice
71. Give away Sports Massage for charity
72. Give away Boot Camp for charity
73. Give away Personal Training for charity
74. Attend charity event and speak about health and fitness
75. Have a monthly give away on website
76. Give away £1000 for “Body Transformation Challenge”

Business/Finance Goals

I’m really looking to ramp up my efforts and build the “Marc Kent Health & Fitness” brand by incorporating my classes and services. I’m also looking to spread the word more about health and fitness through various types of media

77. Start “Post-Natal” fitness class
78. Complete “Bridal Fitness” program
79. Golf conditioning program
80. Start corporate fitness program
81. Start “Boxing” class
82. Deliver leaflets weekly
83. Set up Magic 100 blog
84. Up-date the blog weekly
85. Work on http://www.marckent.com/ daily (M-F)
86. Appear in the Journal
87. Appear in the Gazette
88. Move hosting of http://www.marckent.com/
89. Move http://www.commandofitnesscamp.com/ to blogging platform
90. Five videos up per week
91. SEO main website
92. Decals on car
93. Write news for local website
94. Buy more Olympic weights
95. Buy more medicine balls
96. Buy more dumbbells
97. Expand the gym
98. Stand on Green Lanes
99. Clear overdraft
100. Pay for wedding

Why not join me in setting some big goals for yourself and see if we can help each other reach great things.You can grab a copy of Dax's book by clicking on the picture of the Magic 100 to the right.

I'll be updating this blog as I reach my goals so please be sure to check back soon.

Marc Kent

Personal Trainer
Sports Therapist