Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Canada-based coach, who specialises in educating proper pull-up technique, challenged herself to learn the calisthenics ...

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UPDATE: First-year doctoral physics student David Lloyd George broke the Guinness World Record for the most muscle-ups completed in 24 hours. Lloyd George finished 2,002 muscle ups — 276 more than the ...

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PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — Recently, a grueling world record was potentially set. It began with a drive for self-improvement. Tyler Shilson took aim at a world record in muscle-ups, along the way raising ...

The muscle-up is a seriously advanced exercise that requires total-body strength and solid technique. A big step up from a standard pull-up, it involves pulling your chest towards the bar, before ...