An 81-year-old man has set the Guinness World Record for the longest plank, holding the position for more than 50 minutes.

George Hood completed around 1,500 sit-ups per day to train for the feat. An Illinois man who spent the past several months training seven hours a day, including 1,500 sit-ups daily, has broken the ...

AT 81, Robert Schwartz is officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest man to perform an abdominal plank – and he can hold the position for a staggering 50 minutes. That’s around 25 ...

But for many people, planking for even a few seconds can be challenging. Here’s how long you should be able to hold a plank, ...

George Hood, a 62-year-old retiree from Naperville, Illinois, strapped a heart monitor band across his chest, attached a catheter to his body, climbed onto a custom-built table covered with a lambskin ...

A 62-year-old former Marine reclaimed a world record he originally set in 2011 by holding an abdominal plank for an astonishing eight hours earlier this month, the Guinness Book of World Records ...

Some people can’t hold a plank for more than a few minutes, but a 62-year-old former Marine has shattered the record, holding the ab-straining position for more than 8 hours. And George Hood didn't ...

If you’ve ever tried to hold an abdominal plank during a workout, you know how challenging it can be even for just a few seconds. For many people, doing a plank — which is when you support your body ...