17-year-old American sets Guinness record with 7,306 pull-ups in 18 hours
Records are bound to be broken sooner than later, but this young man’s feat has certainly left some people’s jaws on the floor.
Andrew Shapiro, 17, has shattered 3 Guinness World Records for pull-ups over the weekend, during a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
Citing reports from the Washington Post, the Langley High School junior started his quest at 8 a.m. on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), where he tallied a whopping 3,515 pull-ups within a six-hour period.
His feat was already the most within that time frame, and by 12 hours, he had finished 5,742 pull-ups, another world record.
Despite the already astounding accomplishment, the determined young lad set his sights on a final record— a total of 6,800 pull-ups in 24 hours, which was completed by Czech Republic athlete Jan Kares in 2015.
At the 15-hour mark, Shapiro already matched Kares’ 24-hour record, but decided to keep going.
After 18 hours of pull-ups, Shapiro stopped, having put his chin above the bar 7,306 times.
PULLING HIS WEIGHT. Shapiro says he was inspired by his father’s 5-year battle against colon cancer. Screengrab from Youtube/Andrew Shapiro
His family reportedly used 3 different cameras to continuously record his attempt, while 15 judges observed his efforts and completed paperwork to certify the achievement for the Guinness World Records books.
Breaking the record became an obsession for Shapiro, said the report, as he began performing 10 pull ups a minute for six hours straight a day, to improve his endurance.
He credited his success to boxes of sushi and half pound cartons of pineapple, while watching the Star Wars movies, as well as Indiana Jones and the X-Men flicks, to help pass the time during his workouts.
“It was blood, sweat and hours and hours and hours of hard work,” Shapiro told the Washington Post.
Meanwhile, the record-breaking teenager, who’s also a fan of the obstacle course challenge television show, ‘American Ninja Warrior’, hopes to get himself in peak physical condition, in order to qualify for the show.
However, at 17, Shapiro still has to wait four more years until he can be part of the show due to its age limit policy.
“I’ve always liked challenging myself so I’ll add this to my resume as a person for American Ninja Warrior,” Shapiro was quoted saying in the report. “I figure they won’t say no to someone who has the world record for pull-ups.”
The young lad also took to video streaming site, YouTube, to share his daily training regimes. Khristian Ibarrola
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