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Matt’s World Record Pull-up Attempt – Oct 27, 2007

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November 5, 2007 by Jimson Lee 2 Comments

Last Updated on October 6, 2013 by Jimson Lee

Speedendurance.com kept track of Matt’s 8 week training log leading up to a 30 minute attempt of pull-ups on October 27, 2007. This is rare, as most people attempting these type of events keep their training logs secret.

A week before the event, he set a new WR for a 60 second attempt.

The current record for 30 minutes is 442, so to break 450 requires a cadence of 150 every 10 minutes.

At the attempt, Matt was on pace with nearly 300 pull-ups at the 20 minute mark.

But in these type of events, grip is everything, and by that point Matt’s hands started to bleed as his callouses tore off. It’s hard to grip if your hands are full of blood!

Matt’s did manage to accomplish approximately 120 pull-ups in the the last ten minutes, but not the 142+ he needed to break the record.

The unofficial total was 417 pull-ups, about 25 short of the world record.

Sure, Matt is disappointed, and so was the huge crowd at Fitness Together in Livermore, California.

But you know the old cliche, “Winners never quit, and quitters never win”. I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of Matt in the future. Don’t count him out!

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About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. babyklo says

    January 14, 2008 at 11:57 am

    I would just like to say that it is such a shame that Matt missed out on the world record. I hope he doesn’t give up, and attempts it again.

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  2. Jimson Lee says

    January 14, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    @babyklo – Rumor has it he will attempting it again in February.

    Of course, we’ll have exclusive coverage of the event at Speedendurance.com!

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