robert Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I found this on Tribe.net. In the heading it said 17,003 Consecutive "PUSH-UPS" and in the brief write-up said "sit-ups" but we all know it could not have been push-ups due to the difficulty of the exercise. I can imagine the sit-ups though. Anyway here it is: 17,003 Consecutive Sit-ups: World Record Held By Vegetarian US Marine Corps Captain Alan Jones of Quantico, Virginia was struck by polio when he was five years old. Now a vegetarian, Alan could be the fittest man on Earth by amassing a record of physical accomplishments unmatched by any human that ever lived. He holds the world record for continuous sit-ups (17,003 times). In a 15-months period, he accomplished possibly the most remarkable array of physical achievements ever attained by a human being: * Lifted a 75-pound barbell over his head 1,600 times in 19 hours.* Made 3,800 basketball free throws in 12 hours, with 96 pc hit rate.* Swam 500 miles in 11 days, down a river to the ocean.* Skipped rope 43,000 times in 5 hours.* Skipped rope 100,000 times in 23 hours.* Swam 68 miles in a swimming pool without a sleeping break.* Swam half a mile in zero degree Celsius water without a wet suit.* Performed 51,000 sit-ups in 76 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 The situps are really impressive. Lifted a 75-pound barbell over his head 1,600 times in 19 hours.But that's really not too hard. I think a lot of people on this forum could do that tomorrow if they really wanted to. Very easy 5 rep sets, 20 sets per hour. Would take 16 hours. It would be really boring though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 hehe, I never did the math, but yeah, that doesn't sound too bad Maybe someone from here could try to break that mark for fun I know that one isn't a "record" but it would still be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyQ Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Impressive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 At first, I thought that was a random set of records. Then I read it again and realized that not only was it all the same guy, but that the guy also had polio as a child. Wow, that's impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willpeavy Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 That's awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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