Mojoe Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 And the guy is only 19. Damn! http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20100608/NEWS01/6080307/U-S-Navy-Seaman-Jason-Armstrong-breaks-world-pull-up-record-in-Pacific-Grove On Memorial Day, Armstrong performed 3,376 overhand pull-ups at the In-Shape Fitness gym in Pacific Grove. His effort helped raise $5,000 for the Wounded Warrior project. According to the World Amazing Records website, the 19-year-old Armstrong set the world record for most pull-ups done in one day. Armstrong said the money would be used to provide goods and services for families of wounded soldiers abroad. "I hope to do everything I can in support of the U.S. military and those soldiers that have already sacrificed so much," the two-year seaman said. Armstrong, a native of the Dallas, Texas area, is studying Chinese at the Defense Language Institute's Foreign Language Center in Monterey. He trained daily for about a year on both reverse and overhand pull-ups, but has been preparing as an athlete since age 13. Armstrong was a swimmer and gymnast who also played football, and as he grew older, he became more competitive. During his mission to set a new mark for the most pull-ups in 24 hours on May 30, he also broke the 6- and 12-hour world records. They're not the first world records for Armstrong, who is listed on the ultra-distance world records page of the concepts2 rowing website for the 100,000 meter individual row in his age group. He earned that record of 6 hours, 46 minutes and 0 seconds Nov. 8. Five days after his Memorial Day pull-up performance, he'd already begun training for indoor rowing again. Though Armstrong said it will take him about two to three weeks to fully recuperate from the pull-ups effort, he said he would do them again for a good cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bruh Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 god damn, i think after 500 my arms would fall off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Damn I just started doing about 10 a day and I thought I was bad ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I was feeling pretty confident doing 40 to 60 in a work out. I'll be over here shutting the fuck up now. This guy did more in a day then must do in a year or even their LIFE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 PCP is a helluva drug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Badass. Anyone else find it a little bit fun his name is ARMstrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Lee Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'm amazed that he has that sort of time to train. DLI is a pretty intense school. At the end of each school day, you're mentally and physically exhausted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Badass. Anyone else find it a little bit fun his name is ARMstrong. I don't think any name is better fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Damn I just started doing about 10 a day and I thought I was bad ass. w33k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 w33k You drive an integra your w33k I didn't read the article what was the # of pull ups total? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 3376. in the very first sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Damn - so he alternates between doing a bazillion pullups and then breaking rowing records: this dude's back workout > * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 god damn, i think after 20 my arms would fall off! fixed for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Give me 6 lines of blow and a bottle of Tequila.. I'll destroy that record. It's not that he has a problem with coke, he just really likes the way it smells. Badass. Anyone else find it a little bit fun his name is ARMstrong. lol Yeah, caught that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00ws6 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 what's more impressive is the Concept 2 rowing record. That's like a 2 min 500m split for almost 7 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsv8 Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 i do 0. not a good idea at 262. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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