The previous Guinness record, which stood at 3,054 push-ups in an hour, was beaten by Australian Daniel Scali by more than 100 push-ups. In his attempt to break the record, Scali completed 3,182 push-ups in total. Jarrad Young, also from Australia, formerly held the record for the most push-ups performed in one hour (male).
Scali, who has battled complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) since he was 12 years old, experiences chronic pain every day. “The damaged area, which is my arm, is caused by the brain sending the incorrect signals. So anything soft, moving, windy, or wet will hurt me”, he informed the records website.
“I had to learn how to change my life in order to deal with the suffering and get through the mental obstacles.” Being hospitalized for months at a time did not make this task any easier for Scali, who used local anesthesia for his left injury to accomplish the accomplishment. Scali can be seen wearing a black armband to mask the discomfort of his CRPS throughout the effort.
Scali also hopes to raise awareness of the ongoing ailment through his record-setting attempts. He admitted to changing his breathing pattern to push through on the Guinness website. According to the website, he received training from mentality and performance coach Michael Sorgiovanni, who also assisted him in his first record-breaking effort.
It’s interesting to note that Scali already holds the record for spending the most time in an abdominal plank posture (male). He planked for an amazing 9 hours 30 minutes and 1 second in August 2021. According to the Guinness website, Daniel extended George Hood’s (USA) previous record by an additional hour.
Source- indianexpress
