A father in Brisbane, Australia, has beaten the world record for the most push-ups in one hour.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, 33-year-old Lucas Helmke, an accountant (会计) by trade, did 3, 206 push-ups at Brisbane’s Iron Underground gym. After the November submission (提交) , Helmke’s record just officially passed. He beat the record of 3, 182 push-ups set last April by fellow Australian Daniel Scali.
In order to show his son that “nothing is impossible,” Helmke, who trained for two to three years for this moment, said he wanted to beat the old record to “provide encouragement” for his 1-year-old.
His goal in this successful record attempt (尝试) was to break the exercise down to 30-second sets, doing 26 push-ups in each. Guinness said that 34 of Helmke’s push-ups were discounted because of improper form. To count, each push-up had to be completed without bending (弯曲) the knees.
Breaking the push-ups world record is a hot ticket. The record for the most push-ups in one hour has been broken repeatedly over the past 10 years. Before Helmke and Scali, another Australian man named Jarrad Young held the title, breaking his own record three years in a row: from 2, 806 push-ups in 2018 to 3, 054 in 2021. CNN reported that a 60-year-old Florida man, Rob Stirling, did 3, 264 push-ups last month, but it has not yet been officially recognized by Guinness.
Helmke told Guinness that his achievement is just the beginning. “This will be the first record I wish to set of a number of other push-up records,” he said. “Then onto other physical records.” According to the Brisbane Times, the dad chose Nov. 11 for his record attempt. “I wanted to break the record on my son’s first birthday,” he said.
【小题1】What did Helmke do after years of training?| A．He set a new world record. | B．He ran the largest gym in Brisbane. |
| C．He started a new life as a senior accountant. | D．He became his son’s push-up instructor. |
| A．To improve his life. | B．To set an example to his son. |
| C．To encourage people to take exercise. | D．To realize his childhood dream. |
| A．A difficult task. | B．A long way. | C．A popular challenge. | D．A new business. |
| A．Celebrate his son’s birthday. | B．Have a meeting with Rob Stirling. |
| C．Get a physical check-up. | D．Beat other world records. |
