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06:56 Scotland

Most Steps Taken On A 27-Inch High Stepper While Carrying A 12-Pound Rucksack (Athlete Under 200 Lbs.)

William Cannon

William Cannon took 39 steps on a 27-inch high stepper while carrying a 12-pound rucksack. His body weight during the attempt was 190 pounds.

01:14 Scotland

Longest Time Deadlifting A 77-Pound Z-Bell On The Side Of Body Using Right Hand While Standing On Right Foot

William Cannon

William Cannon deadlifted a 77-pound Z-bell on his side using his right hand for 23.32 seconds while standing on his right foot.

02:22 Scotland

Most Stationary Rows Completed While Carrying 154-Pound Weight

William Cannon

William Cannon completed four strokes stationary rowing while carrying a total of 154 pounds of weight.

01:06 United States

Most Consecutive Dumbbell Curls While Juggling Two Tennis Balls And Balancing On A Rola Bola

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey completed 23 curls of a 25-lb (11.3-kg) dumbbell while juggling two tennis balls with his other hand and balancing on a rola bola[].

01:53 United States

Most Consecutive Curls With A 50-Pound Curl Bar While On A Rola Bola

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey completed 19 barbell curls with a 50-pound curl bar while on a rola bola.

00:47 The Internet

Largest Group Singing "Maniac" While Touching A Beaver And Curling Dumbbells

Team Dark

17 members of Wieden Kennedy’s Team Dark curled dumbbells while singing the chorus of "Maniac" and touching a beaver sculpture. The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at the agency’s 28th annual Founders’ Day party. RecordSetter co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event. #FD28

05:55 United States

Most Consecutive Dumbbell Curls While Balancing Stool On Chin

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankeycompleted 16 tandem dumbbell curls while balancing a stool on his chin.

04:55 Canada

Longest Time To Balance A Curling Stone On One Hand

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced a 15-pound curling stone on one hand for three minutes, 47.29 seconds.

01:45 United States

Most Bench Presses Of A Medical Model Adult Skeleton In One Minute

Art Hoffman

Art Hoffman bench pressed a medical model adult skeleton 61 times in one minute.

01:08 United States

Longest Time To Hold 50 Pounds Of Weight By Fingertips While Standing On A Rola Bola

Brian Pankey

Brian Pankey held 50 pounds of weight by fingertips while standing on a rola bola for 6.8 seconds.

02:01 The Internet

Most Weight In Olympic Plates Stacked On Top Of Someone

Tyler Lazenby

Tyler Lazenby stacked a total of 360 pounds of Olympic plates on his stomach. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

01:24 Canada

Longest Extended Plank While Gripping Two 25-Pound Weights And Balancing A 10-Pound Weight On Back

Darryl Learie

Darryl Learie performed a plank exercise on two 25-pound weights with his arms fully extended for 38.56 seconds. He performed the exercise while carrying an additional 10 pounds of weight on his back.

04:30 Canada

Longest Extended Plank On Fists While Carrying One's Body Weight

Darryl Learie

Darryl Learie performed a [plank exercise][1] on his fists with his arms fully extended while carrying additional 182 pounds of weight on his back, which is equivalent to his own body weight. [1]: http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises_10.htm

03:29 Australia

Most Weight Lifted From A Swallowed Sword

Aerial Manx

Aerial Manx lifted 31 kilograms of weight while swallowing a sword.

01:17 India

Farthest Distance Walked Carrying A 70-Kilogram Weight In Mouth

Montystar Agarawal

Montystar Agarawal lifted a 70 kilogram weight using just his mouth and walked 45 meters.

01:46 India

Farthest Distance Walked Backwards Carrying A 100-Kilogram Weight In Mouth

Montystar Agarawal

Montystar Agarawal lifted a 100 kilogram weight using just his mouth and walked 10 meters facing backwards.

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