It is for the greater good. Your preparations included 2,100 hours of plank time, about 270,000 push-ups and nearly 674,000 situps. Expect travel to be slow and dangerous starting Monday until Wednesday afternoon. “I recently went through radiation treatments for cancer to the abdomen, and I think that zapped some energy because I actually planned to do [plank] for longer, but the last 10 minutes or so were pretty much a struggle,” Steinfeldt told the newspaper. If I am hitting a wall, I will find a song in my play list. I did not play sports in school. He reportedly added that if there weren’t TV cameras and a small group of people watching, he “probably wouldn’t have made it.”. The toes have to support the entire leg complex and the quads take a beating. The torso is sustained in a horizontal position, anchored by the toes on one end and the forearms on the other. Was this tiring for you? (NewsNation Now) — The recount of presidential ballots in Wisconsin’s two largest counties finished Sunday, confirming that Democratic President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the key swing state by more than 20,000 votes. The seventh hour was the most difficult, he said. Now, to celebrate his 71st birthday on March 19, Steinfeldt held a plank for 38 minutes, which is believed to be the longest abdominal plank held … But he persisted, and when it was over, Mr. Mr. How do you come out of the plank after holding it that long? Northeast Ohioans sound off. And an audience at the 515 Fitness location in Plainfield, Ill., provided moral support — posing for photos when he asked for encouragement, and dancing to his favorite rock songs as they blasted over the sound system. Each recount produced little change in the final breakdown of the more than 800,000 ballots cast in the state. Collapsing like that implies failure. His legs were so cramped, he said, that it took 12 minutes. The time he was aiming for, 8:15:15, was a nod to 515 Fitness, the Illinois mental and physical therapy business for which he was raising money with his world-record attempt. A 2018 event certified by Assist World Record says you hold the record for the most plank sets in 24 hours, one of which lasted 10:10:10. My next Guinness World Record will be in the push-up genre. I suggest they do it and get some supervision, and they have to do it correctly. On Day 2 I actually got on a treadmill and walked. Do you have advice for people who want to add planking to their exercise regimen? The drinking process starts the day before. That gives my story a heart. “I plan to keep this going for a long, long time,” Steinfeldt told the Lakeshore Weekly News. He says his goal moving forward is to beat his time from the year before. What are some of the things you did growing up in Indiana, Pa.? I play piano by ear. He says he did this to help motivate others to overcome challenges while maintaining a positive attitude. The female record is … I have to just focus and listen to the reassuring words of my coach, Renae Cobley. On February 15, Hood held a plank for 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds, which Guinness World Records confirmed was the new record. A Guinness official was on hand to verify the record. You have said you are going to retire from setting planking records. I burned 4,252 calories. Hood, a former Marine and Drug Enforcement Administration agent, held the plank on Feb. 15 for more time than an average day’s work. I see so many people clasp their hands. For eight hours and 15 minutes and 15 seconds on the 15th of February, I was that rock star. I start throwing down water and electrolytes. I think about my boys. Dane County finished its recount on Sunday, according to the county clerk, a few days after Milwaukee County finished its. The plank is a feat of static, but strenuous, exercise. He Held a Plank for More Than 8 Hours, Setting a Record. Immediately following the attempt George completed a number of pushups to signify his desire to attempt a pushup related record in the future. No, that would be disrespecting the plank, he explained. After his feat of endurance, I suspected the one thing that I did not have to worry about was tiring him out. I then took two no-training days. That flies in the face of what the plank pose represents. (He has three sons, ages 30, 28 and 26.) I worked, I had a paper route. George E. Hood, a 62-year-old former Marine who lives in Illinois, set a new Guinness World Record this month with a time of 8:15:15. It messes up the energy flow from head to toe. But how did you prepare just before the event? Soreness is going to manifest itself from head to toe. The pressure on the toes becomes a bit excruciating. I have a lot of conversations with myself. The old record for his age was 36 minutes and 58 seconds. Then, last year on his 70th birthday he reportedly held a plank for 35 minutes, which was the longest he’d gone without stopping. (The previous record was held by 45 year-old Mao Weigdong … Mr. Was the plank record the most difficult thing you’ve ever done in your life? The elements you could be battling will include: dropping temperatures, wind chill in the teens with winds gusting from 35 mph and adding to that will be the likelihood you’ll be dodging heavy rain on Monday that changes to all snow by Tuesday and continues into Wednesday. The Guinness record is not even your longest time in a sustained plank. Instead, he eased back into the yoga position called child’s pose. Going to Afghanistan and watching that first Marine we lost in the early morning of Jan. 1, 2009, to see a kid not come home, and leave behind a brother in New York City, and he left behind a wife, that was difficult for me. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Let yourself get out of shape? Chill? I went into it with the mind-set that this is going to hurt. CLEVELAND (WJW) — The first winter storm alerts of the season have been issued for all of Northeast Ohio. Hood did not sink onto his belly. On Wednesday, I spoke with Mr. I rely on coaches to feed me good thoughts, positive vibes. I do this for fund-raising. Now, to celebrate his 71st birthday on March 19, Steinfeldt held a plank for 38 minutes, which is believed to be the longest abdominal plank held by someone in his age group. How did you keep your mind occupied for eight hours of relentless exertion? What are you going to do next? And then he raised himself into a plank — and held the position for eight hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds to set a Guinness World Record. I played the French horn in elementary school, high school and college. He told the newspaper he was supposed to hold the plank for 30 seconds but ended up planking for 10 minutes before gym officials stopped him.