Top 10 Fitness Feats

Personal Training
Written By Deniz Ates

  1. Most Burpees in 24 hours.

    1. Male: 10,110 repetitions by Lee Ryan (Australia) in 2015.

    2. Female: 12,003 repetitions by Eva Clarke (Australia) in 2015.

  2. Heaviest Deadlift

    1. Male: 501 kg (1,104.5 lb) by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Iceland) in 2020.

    2. Female: 310 kg (683 lbs) by Becca Swanson (America) in 2005 (?).

  3. Heaviest Squat

    1. Male: 484.89 kg (1069 lb) by Andrey Malanichev (Russia) in 2016.

    2. Female: 399.1kg (870 lbs) by Leah Reichman (America) in 2021.

  4. Most Pull-ups in 24 hours

    1. Male: 7,715 repetitions by Brandon Tucker (United States) in 2019.

    2. Female: 3,737 repetitions by Eva Clarke (Australia) in 2016.

  5. Most Push-ups

    1. Male: 10,507 repetitions by Minoru Yoshida (Japan) in 1980.

    2. Female: 808 repetitions by Mia Hepburn (Canada) in 2017.

  6. Fastest Run

    1. Male: 100 metres in 9.58 seconds by Usain Bolt (Jamaica) in 2009.

    2. Female: 100 metres in 10.49 seconds by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

  7. Longest Run

    1. Male: 350 miles in 80 hours and 44 minutes by Dean Karnazes (America) in 2016.

    2. Female: 283.3 miles in 56 hours, 52 minutes, and 29 seconds Courtney Dauwalter (America) in 2020.

  8. Most Sit-ups

    1. Male: 125,001 repetitions in 80 hours by Tim Kides (America) in 1989.

    2. Female: 2,007 repetitions in 1 hour by Janhavi Mahadik (India) in 2012.

  9. Farthest Discuss Throw

    1. Male: 74.08 metres (243 ft 1⁄2 in) by Jürgen Schult (Germany) in 1986.

    2. Female: 76.80 metres (251 ft 11 in) by Gabriele Reinsch (Germany) in 1988.

  10. Longest Plank

    1. Male: 9 hours 30 minutes and 1 second by Daniel Scali (Australia) in 2021.

    2. Female: 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 55 seconds by Dana Glowacka (Canada) in 2019.

References

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Burke, M. and The Associated Press, 2021. Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah breaks Flo-Jo's Olympic record. [online] NBC News. Available at: <https://www.nbcnews.com/news/olympics/jamaican-sprinter-elaine-thompson-herah-breaks-flo-jo-s-olympic-n1275591> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Dawson, A., 2020. Courtney Dauwalter Wins U.S. Big’s Backyard Ultra With a Record-Tying Effort. [online] Runner's World. Available at: <https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a34419496/bigs-backyard-ultra-2020-results/> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

editor, i., 2012. MOST NUMBER OF SIT-UPS IN 60 MINUTES - IBR. [online] IBR. Available at: <https://indiabookofrecords.in/most-number-of-sit-ups-in-60-minutes/> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Fastest run 100 metres (male). [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-run-100-metres-(male)> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. [online] Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/98401-most-burpees-in-24-hours> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Most burpees in 24 hours (female). [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/109679-most-burpees-in-24-hours-female#:~:text=The%20most%20burpees%20in%2024,for%20World%20Child%20Cancer%20charity.> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Farthest discus throw (male). [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/farthest-discus-throw-(male)> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Farthest discus throw (female). [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/farthest-discus-throw-(female)#:~:text=The%20farthest%20discus%20throw%20by,July%201988%20in%20Neubrandenburg%2C%20Germany.> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Heaviest assisted squat weight lifted (male). [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/468078-heaviest-assisted-squat-weight-lifted-male> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Longest plank record smashed with staggering new 9-hour time. [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/9/longest-plank-record-smashed-with-staggering-new-time-674245> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Longest time in an abdominal plank position (female). [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-time-in-an-abdominal-plank-position-(female)> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Most pull ups in 24 hours (male). [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-pull-ups-in-24-hours> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Guinness World Records, n.d. Heaviest deadlift. [online] Guinness World Records. Available at: <https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/heaviest-deadlift#:~:text=The%20heaviest%20deadlift%20is%20501,Iceland%2C%20on%202%20May%202020.> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Heins, W., 2021. Who is Dean Karnazes? An In-Depth Bio Of The Ultramarathon Man. [online] Marathon Handbook. Available at: <https://marathonhandbook.com/dean-karnazes/> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Swanson, B., n.d. Becca Swanson UNDER CONSTRUCTION – Strongest Woman EVER to walk the planet. [online] Beccaswanson.com. Available at: <https://beccaswanson.com/> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

The International World Record Breakers' Club, n.d. World Records for Push-Ups. [online] Recordholders.org. Available at: <https://www.recordholders.org/en/list/pushups.html> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

The Times-Reporter, 2021. [online] Eu.timesreporter.com. Available at: <https://eu.timesreporter.com/story/sports/2021/05/31/claymont-graduate-powerlifter-leah-reichman-sets-all-time-world-record/5269832001/> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

topendsports.com, n.d. Sit Up World Records. [online] Topendsports.com. Available at: <https://www.topendsports.com/testing/records/situps.htm> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

Watts, E., 2018. Records are made to be broken says Eva Clarke | photos, videos. [online] Port Stephens Examiner. Available at: <https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5519151/records-are-made-to-be-broken-says-eva-clarke-photos-videos/> [Accessed 13 October 2021].

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