The previous record was eight hours and one minute. 9News
for a male after holding the position for eight hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.Mr Hood, who is also a retired Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, trained nearly seven hours a day for around 18 months ahead of the record event. During this time, he undertook 674,000 sit ups and 270,000 push ups.
He said his new record-breaking time was inspired by Five15 Fitness - a gym established to address mental illness through exercise and support. Mr Hood, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, trained nearly seven hours a day for around 18 months ahead of the record eventMr Hood first set the record in 2011 where he held a plant for 1 hour, 20 minutes and 25 seconds.
His record was bested in 2016 by Mao Weidong from China who held the fitness move for eight hours and one minute.
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