18-year-old Grigor Manukyan (Armenia) has broken the world record for the most consecutive pull ups on a bar positioned between two moving trucks, according to the website of the Guinness World Records.
The trucks were required to maintain a minimum speed of 5 km/h (3.1 mph) while Grigor did as many pull ups as possible without falling.
Performing a total of 44, Grigor smashed the previous record of 35, which was set last year by “The Italian Butterfly” Tazio Gavioli.
“This record was not difficult for me due to my rigorous training,” Grigor said.
“I think I could have brought the number up to 50, but I decided to stop at 44 and dedicate my record to the bright memory of the heroes who were martyred in the ill-fated 44-day Artsakh war, in which thousands of Armenians died.”
Grigor is no stranger to performing incredible feats of fitness from vehicles – in November last year, he set a record for the most chin ups from a helicopter in one minute with a total of 36.
He is currently preparing to set a similar record for the most pull ups from a plane in one minute.
Grigor also holds the record for the most four finger pull ups with a 20 lb pack in one minute (31), and he used to hold a record for the most towel pull ups in one minute (33), but this was later broken by Matthew Caruana (Australia), who beat Grigor’s total by one.
Grigor trains for his record attempts at the Dutsaznatun Regional Center of the Hi-Am Foundation, a sports centre in the Armenian town of Talin, which has a population of around 8,000 people.
Despite the town’s small size, it boasts an astonishing number of world record holders, all coached by Roman Sahradyan, who has achieved multiple Guinness World Records titles of his own over the past decade. One of his most impressive record attempts, for the most consecutive gymnastic high bar giants, can be seen in the below video.
Roman’s record-breaking students include:
- Hamazasp Hloyan – most pull ups from a helicopter in one minute (32)
- Narek Nikoghosyan – longest static hold on parallel bars carrying a 100 lb pack (2 min 46 sec)
- Hayk Ghazaryan – most hula hoop rotations around the neck in 30 seconds (104)
- Vardges Aghabekyan – longest duration four finger hang (3 min 35.59 sec)
- Artak Saroyan – longest duration rope hang with one finger (47 seconds)
- Suren Aghabekyan – heaviest deadlift with the little finger (110 kg; 242 lb 5 oz)
- Sasun Barseghyan – most hula hoop rotations around the elbow in 30 seconds (118)
- Miasnik Mkhitaryan – longest static hold on parallel bars carrying a 60 lb pack (6 min 13 sec)
- Rita Khachatryan – most extended Russian Twist sit ups in one minute (female) (16)
With over two dozen students vying to break as many records as possible, this list looks likely to get bigger and bigger throughout 2024 and beyond.
