A Brazilian Man Set A New Guinness Record In Singapore By Doing 951 Burpees In An Hour

Let's get it clear, even the people who love spending time in the gym absolutely hate doing burpees. No matter how beneficial burpees are, they are still hard as hell.

Burpees are generally done when you are in a standing position. Bend down, and with hands on the ground, hop your legs back into a push-up. Reverse and stand back up.

Now imagine doing almost 1,000 of them. Well, for us, it is beyond our imagination.

But a Brazilian man living in Singapore completed 951 burpees in an hour, setting a new Guinness World Record in a fundraising effort for his niece who was born last year with severe heart disease.

A Brazilian man sets a new Guinness World Record for most burpees in an hour, in a fundraising effort for his niece who was born last year with severe heart disease https://t.co/yvrDPSIUw3 pic.twitter.com/tzj1qWXtzA

¡ª Reuters (@Reuters) July 21, 2021

This man by the name of Cassiano Rodrigues Laureano turned 35 on the day of the attempt, was verified by Guinness Record adjudicators on Monday.

Laureano after completing the record at the city's Tricolor Fight Team gym, where he teaches told Reuters, " I¡¯m tired. It didn¡¯t go as smoothly as I thought it would go ¡°But I¡¯m very, very happy with the accomplishment.¡±

Laureano is also a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who was born in Sao Gabriel municipality in southern Brazil. He had aimed to do 1,000 burpees, but couldn¡¯t achieve the target, due to a leg injury that occurred just two days before the attempt. He was determined to raise funds for his niece Rebecca who was born last year with severe heart disease as he wasn¡¯t sure when he would see her.

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He has not met Rebecca and her family, since he moved to Singapore in May 2019. About them, he said, ¡°I don¡¯t know when I¡¯ll get to see them. So it¡¯s the only thing that I can do to help ¡­ using my athleticism.¡±

He told Reuters why chose to pick one of the ¡°toughest single exercises¡± that can be performed. This was because he thought it would be no fun if he wasn¡¯t attempting the hardest one. ¡°I could choose jumping jacks but it¡¯s so easy ¡­ It has to be something that challenges yourself to become something better.¡±

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After achieving this record Laureano wishes to set an example for everyone blessed to be born with whole hearts. He also said he wants to inspire people to lead healthier lifestyles and muster the discipline needed to achieve their goals, especially amid the pandemic.