62-year-old George Hood, who served as an officer in the Marine Corps, set the record for “longest time in an abdominal plank position (male)” with a time of 8 hours, 15 minutes, 15 seconds. "Everybody has to start somewhere," Hood said. The grueling session burned an estimated 4,252 calories. Hood said this will likely be his last time breaking the world record for planking, but his next goal is to set the Guinness World Record for most pushups completed in one hour, which currently stands at 2,806. "And at least for those 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds, I was a rock star." Read Next: Community. I always had a fantasy of being a rock star back in the '80s," Hood said.
George Hood managed to hold a plank … He uses the marathon planking sessions to “purge” negative thoughts and work through relationship issues.And while Hood doesn't plan on tackling any more planking records, he is “taking a real hard look at the push-up genre.” Next he may attempt to take on the record for most pushups in an hour.
George Hood held a plank for eight hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds, and now he’s here to reveal his secrets to you. When Hood finally got up on the platform to break the world record, he said he thought of his three sons.
CrossFitter Sets New World Record With 16 Rounds of “Murph” in 24 Hours. For upper body and the arms, I do approximately 300 arm curls a day. According to reports, George first entered the record books in 2011 when he remained in the plank position for 1 hour and 20 minutes and 25 seconds.
It's an incredible feat at any age.
"When it gets tough, you know what I do? As hinted at above, this isn’t Hood’s first plank world record. With his experience in the military and law enforcement, Hood said he knew mental illness is often stigmatized. "Some people don't handle it well because they're burdened with other issues that are running in the background, whether it be marital issues, kid issues or financial problems. The former US Marine and DEA Supervisory Special Agent is no stranger to record-breaking, and has just set a remarkable fitness record for the longest time in the plank position (male) at an incredible time of 8 hours 15 minutes and 15 seconds. But when he tried to set it again in 2016, he lost to Hood, of Naperville, Illinois, said he was determined to reclaim his title.
Twitter. His rock music -- including Van Halen and "Du Hast" by Rammstein -- also kept him going.
When the numbness sets in, I'm generally pretty good. Worlds longest home run . But no matter how much he wanted to stop, Hood said he had to keep going because he was doing this for a bigger reason than just himself.
CHALK UP. He was doing it to help raise mental health awareness. May 27, 2020 by Patrick Clark. It's just a matter of being tired and wanting to stop." His three sons inspired him to try for the record again – and he was successful. Once that tree is planted and those roots start to grow, whether it be 30 seconds or a minute or 5 minutes or an hour (of holding a plank), you start repeating the process and taking care of your tree, it will grow and you will improve and you will actually get better.
"In total, Hood did around 2,100 hours of planking to prepare for the event, according to Guinness World Records. If there's a lesson to be learned from this, Hood said it's this: "Anybody can do what I do." "Hood has trained nearly seven hours a day for the past 18 months, which included, but was certainly not limited to, approximately 2,100 hours of plank time, 270,000 pushups and nearly 674,000 sit-ups," a release says.Guinness World Records certified Hood's Feb. 15 record in Illinois, but he's planked even longer in the past, including a 10-hour plank certified by a different organization.With the publicity surrounding his achievements, Hood hopes to raise mental health awareness.A former Marine Corps officer and retired Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, Hood told USA TODAY he is troubled by the high rates of suicide among law enforcement officers.For him, physical challenges come with mental health benefits.