Oldest person to perform an abdominal plank (male)

My name is Maynard Williams and I hold the world record title for the oldest male to perform an

abdominal plank. Well last year I entered the competition at my local gym and I won it with a

time of just over seven minutes. So the women's planking competition against competitive all ages

gave me a real buzz. Following the competition I began to wonder what sort of

planting times people of my age were doing in terms of world records. I then

looked at Guinness World Records YouTube videos and their website. My old title

was still open with no title holder so that's the title I set my sights on. I

trained intensively for about a six-month period. This training involved I enrolled plank specific training like long planks

replete of shorter planks and weighted planks. I also did general upper and lower body resistance training

and I did cardio training which was mainly road running, something I usually do

In the final few days leading up to the record attempt, I experienced the usual self-doubts

that I frequently get before running events. However on the actual day I was relaxed and confident Well being a distance brother I used to pushing myself hard both mentally and physically

Doing so helps to build mental toughness and we learn about our true capabilities

And those capabilities are far greater than what most of us believe

The words of encouragement, cheers and clapping from my small group, especially over the last

few minutes, definitely helped. If you've made it this far, you can do another few minutes

We can. Well done. Noah's thrilled to maintain the plank for just over half an hour

Come on. How are we going? Hey, stop, Sonia. You know, it's been said that old age ain't no place for sissies

The aging process should be tackled head on with courage and determination

And what better way to do that than increasing our fitness and strength through exercise

and taking on physical challenges. I was 78 years and 135 days old and I held the

plank for just over 31 minutes. Well done Dad, well done, proud of you

Thank you Gerry, thanks so much. I hope that was okay. That was great, you did well