Gold Coast Senior Constable Jade Henderson has received a Guinness World Record for the most amount of pull-ups in an hour.
The previous record of 725 pull-ups an hour had stood for nearly a decade, before Henderson broke it in August, with 733 pull-ups.
“Looking back at it now, it does seem pretty insane,” she told Yahoo Lifestyle.
Henderson was inspired to take on the challenge after a conversation with her colleagues about fitness records. The cop was already into fitness and was actively taking part in CrossFit, when she looked up the world record for most amount of pull-ups in 24 hours, which at the time was just over 4,000.
Initially, she was determined to break that record and was actively training for it, until she tore her bicep just one week before making the official attempt.
At the time, Henderson had completed 3,500 pull-ups in 12 hours when the injury occurred, and she was forced to take a few weeks off to recover.
Despite the unfortunate injury, Henderson was still determined to break a record, but this time she chose to break the one-hour record instead, and in August she made history.
“For the first five minutes, I did seven pull-ups every 30 seconds. And then for the next 50 minutes, I did six every 30 seconds,” she recalled.
The Gold Coast cop spent the first 10 seconds doing the pull-ups and the rest of the time catching her breath and letting her arms relax.
“And then the last five minutes I knew were going to be a struggle, so that was just like a send-it five minutes, which didn’t really go to plan. It went downhill very quick,” she added.
“But I had all the calculations in my head so I knew what I needed to hit to make sure I made it past the previous record.”
Not only did she break the world record, but she also raised $725 for Blue Hope, a not-for-profit supporting the mental health of current and former Queensland police officers and their families.
When asked what she wanted to do after completing the challenge, Henderson said all she wanted was to get some pancakes.
Two days after the challenge, the cop decided to do a CrossFit competition.
“As soon as I finished, I was like, ‘Okay, what next?'” she said.
“I’m hoping to get the one-minute record for most pull-ups before the end of the year.”
The current record is 44 pull-ups, which Henderson admitted would be tough to beat, but is determined to see how close she can get.
The police officer shared some advice for those who want to challenge themselves.
“Just believe in yourself. It sounds really corny, but it really does make a lot of difference, because whatever you’re thinking, whether you can or you can’t do something, you’re usually going to be right,” she said.
“I think coming up with a realistic plan definitely helps, because as soon as you start making unrealistic goals, that’s when you lose hope, and that’s when the negative thoughts come in.”
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