Former Marine planks for over 8 hours, setting Guinness record

62-year-old George Hood planked for 8 hours and 15 minutes and then celebrated with 75 pushups. Yes, you read that correctly. 💪💪💪

In a feat that took over 8 hours, former Marine George Hood reclaimed the male Guinness World Record for longest time spent in the plank position, the organizationHood, 62, first set the Guinness World Record in 2011 with a time of 1 hour, 20 minutes and 25 seconds, according to a release. His new time – 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds – bested Mao Weidong's 2016 Guinness record.“I’ve taken the plank as far as I can take it,” Hood told USA TODAY on Saturday.

The grueling session burned an estimated 4,252 calories."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

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