A 62-year-old former Marine who planked for over 8 hours to break a Guinness World Record listened to Van Halen to get him through the ordeal
Feb 25, 2020, 19:43 IST
- A 62-year-old former United States Marine has broken the world record for the longest time ever spent in the plank position.
- George Hood, of Naperville, Illinois, held the position for an unthinkable 8 hours and 15 minutes, partly in aide of mental health initiative 515 Fitness.
- Hood told Men's Health he prepared for the event with over 2100 hours of planking, and pushed himself through on the day by listening to rock bands such as Van Halen and Rammstein.
- "I always had a fantasy of being a rock star back in the '80s," he said. "And at least for those 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds, I was a rock star."
- The official title of the record Hood broke is "Longest time in an abdominal plank position (Male)."
- Watch the video of Hood making history below.
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