Longest Time To Balance A 70-Kilogram Weight With An Olympic Bar On Head

England

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Suffolk, South East England, England / June 8, 2012

52-year-old Mrremarkableman Jones balanced a weight with an Olympic bar on his head for 29 minutes, 50.00 seconds.

- must use a weight with an Olympic bar
- weight must be between 70 to 170 kilograms
- must balance weight on head
- object must be balanced on the head for 1 second over the current record time 
- must add 0.5kgs to the record to beat the total weight balanced on head
- object must be weighed before attempt
- head protection is a must to be worn on head known as a grommet
- doctor or medical professional must be at the record attempt if performed in a public place. Public liability insurance
- signal must be sounded at the start and finish of the record attempt
- no touching or holding the object.
- must observe RecordSetter balancing criteria
- must provide video evidence

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  • England Mrremarkableman Jones

    Hi Emily, Recordsetters. People. Now that we've got a couple of recordsetter world records under our belts, can really beef it up now. Now gona start a 3 month training schedule for head balance record attempt in the UK for Recordsetter.

    Hopefully set a new world record in head balancing for: This will be a first for this extreme world record attempt by any power lifter, head balancer, body builder, Fitness freak has ever attempted.

    RECORD ATTEMPT 24 Hours.The heaviest weight head balanced at the same time as squat lifting with weight held on head .Hopefully bang up over half a million pounds in weight, or if i can get to the ultimate fitness level required could reach over 1 million pounds in weight.

    Training programme Train x 5-6 days per week Train x 2 x a day. 5.00 am-6.30 am then 6.00 PM - 7.30 PM. Then off to work. Squat head lifting with start of weights around 60 kg's for Apr 15 reps every 1 minute in the hr = 5-6000 kg's per session Plus 3 x a week up hill tread mill sprint running for 20 minutes per session.

    Hopefully we can link up with you guys in America via video link as it happens. Also hopefully get adjudicator recordsetter on board as well in the UK.

    Now in training for the worlds 1st 24 hr none stop squat head balancing Recordsetter world record attempt

    LOV- IT We love bizarre crazy wacky. But by some of your records, we think you are more crazier than us in a nice way.

    Speak Soon Shaun. London. UK. Norfolk. England

  • England Mrremarkableman Jones

    Please replace these new rules for.

    Head balancing in 1 hour: The Longest time to head balance 70 kg's on for head in 1 hr. Current standing world record is 29 min's. 50 sec's. Using an Olympic weight lifting bar and Olympic weights.

    The record for head balancing means to balance an object on your head

    1. Any object can be balanced on head so long as the object weighs the same as the current world record

    2. Examples. Fridges. Wash machines. Weights. Bags of sugar. Bricks. Motorcycle

    3. The object must be balanced on the head for 1 second over the current record time

    4. Also you must add 0.5kgs to the record to beat the total weight balanced on head

    5. The object must be weighed before attempt

    6. The record must be videoed / Photo

    7. It is advisable that the record attempt be performed in a safety rack, hoist, a fork lift etc

    8. It is advisable to have x 4 spotters . But they cannot touch the object

    9. A clearance of Apr 3 meters all the way around the area of record attempt

    10. Safety clothing is allowed .

    10 Head protection is a must to be worn on head known as a grommet

    1. A doctor or medical / 1st alder must be at the record attempt if performed in a public place. Public liability insurance

    2. The record must be stop watched timed

    3. A signal must be sounded at the start and finish of the record attempt

    4. On this attempt no touching or holding the object.

    5. You must follow all the guide lines and rules of the Recordsetter

    15 Then go for it and smash the record

  • France Guillaume Bourgeois

    Fantastic! Well done!!

  • England Mrremarkableman Jones

    Shall add some more specific rules to the head balancing latter. Regards Shaun UK Englgand

  • England Mrremarkableman Jones

    Cheers for that people. Quick update.

    Do you have any record setters in the UK to fully adjudicate Recordsetter events . As will hopefully be putting on event latter. For none stop world record attempt for :

    The heaviest weight head balanced for 1 hr

  • England Mrremarkableman Jones

    Please could you make 1 amendment to my account of new records with you. It's this one for the 1 hr head balance.The longest time to head balance a weight with an Olympic bar on head. It should be a time of 29 min's 50 sec's. Also change the date to, 8 th June 2012

    This world record attempt was held in the UK England on June 8TH 2012. At the Breckanbury Sports Centre. Suffolk . The amount of time the weight was balanced on head was for 29 mins 50 sec. For the 1 hr allowed. with the weight going from 70 kgs up to 170 kgs. Most of the time was for 1 minute periods at a time with the weight balanced on head.

    Cant wait untill someone attempts this record as records are there to be broken, any one who wants some advice on the training to attempt this record give us a call. May be we can have a"UK v America year"!

    New to this site so just getting to grips how it works, but looks very good to use Regards Shaun. UK England

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