Paddy Doyle
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United Kingdom
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is a professional multi-disciplinary athlete. The 2009 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records have recognised him as "The World Fitness Endurance Champion".
Since 1987, Doyle has been breaking and winning world records in various sporting disciplines, totalling 172 course, regional, national, British, Europe
Europe
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an and world fitness
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
, endurance
Endurance
Endurance is the ability for a human or animal to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. In humans, it is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise...
, boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
records.
Doyle was the first British athlete to win the British and European Physical Endurance Fitness Challenge, completing 12 tough fitness challenges in 21 hours and 21 minutes. The Physical Endurance Fitness Record is the main record for all-round fitness, and the winner is ranked the "World's Physical Fitness Athlete Champion." The athlete is also assessed by how many fitness endurance record challenges he or she has achieved under several different sporting disciplines —the one with the highest total of strength speed stamina challenge records is crowned the champion.
Doyle has also had 49 entries and re-entries in the 1990–2008 Guinness Book of World Records and 20 entries in the Alternative Book of Records and 10 entries in the Strength and Speed Record Book. All of his titles are listed on the official World Record Web sites. He has recently broken another World Physical Fitness Challenge record on the February 16, 2005 at the Virgin Active health Club Great Britain. Doyle achieved his 130th fitness endurance record by attempting eleven fitness challenges in a time of 18 hours, 56 minutes and 9 seconds, beating the previous World Record Holder Rob Powell (USA).
Doyle completed:
- A two mile swimSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- WeightliftingPowerliftingPowerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
300,000 pounds in a single session - A 12-mile runRunningRunning is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
- A 12-mile walkWALKWALK may refer to:*WALK , a radio station licensed to East Patchogue, New York, United States*WALK-FM, a radio station licensed to Patchogue, New York, United States...
Carrying 25 lb back pack. - A 110-mile bikeBicycleA bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
- 1,250 press upPress upFor the 2004 single by Freestylers, see Push UpA push-up, or in British English a press-up, is a common calisthenics exercise performed in a prone position by raising and lowering the body using the arms...
s (push ups) - 3,250 sit-upSit-upSit-up can refer to:* Moving to a sitting position from a lying position* Sit-up , a form of exercise.* Sit up, stay up later than usual....
crunches - 1,250 star-jumpsJumping JackA jumping jack , stride jump or star jump , also called side-straddle hop in the US military, is a physical jumping exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides...
(Jumping Jacks) - 20 miles rowingWatercraft rowingWatercraft rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of oars in the water. The difference between paddling and rowing is that with rowing the oars have a mechanical connection with the boat whereas with paddling the paddles are hand-held with no mechanical connection.This article...
- 1,250 standing hip flexors {Lifting 10 lb weights}
- 20 mile cross trainer
Other records include:
- 1,500,230 push-ups in one year {World Record}
- 1,940 back of hands pushups in one hour {World Record}
- 29,850 fullcontact straight arm punch strikes in 8 hours {World Record}
- 932 sit ups with a 50 lb weight on chest in 30 mins {World Record}