Health & Fitness
US Veteran and YMCA Fitness Director to Attempt 2 World Records
Fundraising benefits Indian Boundary YMCA and the Y's Urban Warriors program
U.S. Marine Officer Veteran, former DEA Supervisory Special Agent (Ret) and current local Fitness Director, George E. Hood will attempt 2 new World Records for the “plank” in 24 hours! One of the 2 new World Records Hood will attempt, includes a new category and record for the “most plank time accumulated in 24 hours”. Hood’s fundraising event, the “2x24 Diamond Tour”, will take place in Chicago on June 27 and 28, to celebrate his 60th birthday year and fundraise for a great cause — the YMCA.
Leading up to the event in June, Hood’s training events at Indian Boundary YMCA (IBY) serve as fundraisers for IBY and the YMCA of Metro Chicago’s Urban Warriors program. Urban Warriors, part of the Y’s Youth Safety and Violence Prevention (YSVP) initiative, is a trauma-informed and curriculum-based program that pairs experienced veterans with Chicago youth exposed to violence.
George is preparing for these attempts through four training sessions that are broadcasted live on Indian Boundary Y's Facebook (April 28, May 7 & 19, June 2). On April 28, Hood held a plank for 5 hours, 25 minutes and then an additional 30-minute recovery set (surpassing his 5-hour goal). On May 7, he held the plank position for 7 hours followed by an additional 30-minute recovery set (surpassing his 6 hours and 30 minutes goal).
On Saturday, May 19, George will continue his training and fundraising at the Indian Boundary YMCA and will attempt to hold the plank for 8+ hours and surpass the current Guinness World Record mark of 8:01:01, set in May 2016 by Hood’s rival, Mao Weidong. This event is open to the public and to media.
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In 2016, George Hood broke the Guinness World Record for the plank (8:01:01) and set a new international world record for the plank (9:11:01). Hood has set a total of 10 world records, two of which have been set at YMCA facilities, including the Fry Family YMCA in Naperville (2008) and the Nuuanu YMCA in Honolulu, HI (1986). He is the Fitness Director at the Indian Boundary YMCA, and chief brand ambassador of FitnessVroom, a New York-based social impact initiative empowering people with health and happiness through world-class athlete veterans, like him.
