Female Police Officer Sets New Record with 733 Pull-Ups in One Hour: "CrossFit Relieves My Work Stress"

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Previous Record Broken After 10 Years

An Australian female police officer set a new world record for pull-ups in one hour, breaking a decade-long record by completing 733 repetitions.

According to Guinness World Records on October 12, Jade Henderson, 32, from Australia, attempted the world record for "most pull-ups in one hour (female)" on August 22 in Gold Coast, Australia.

On that day, Jade performed 733 pull-ups in one hour, averaging more than 12 pull-ups per minute. She took on this challenge to test her physical and mental limits, successfully breaking the previous record of 725 set by Eva Clarke, also from Australia, in 2016.

Australian female police officer Jade Henderson set a Guinness World Record by completing 733 pull-ups in one hour. Guinness World Records official website

Jade explained her motivation by saying, "I liked the idea of doing something no one else had done," adding, "I wanted to see how far I could push my mind and body."

Fitness is a very important part of Jade's life. For the past eight years, she has participated in high-level CrossFit competitions, and CrossFit has become her way to recharge whenever she feels stressed at work.

Changed Plans After Injury During '24-Hour Pull-Up' Attempt

Jade initially planned to challenge the "most pull-ups in 24 hours" category. This record is currently held by Olivia Vinson from Australia, who completed a total of 7,079 pull-ups. However, Jade had no other choice but to change her goal after sustaining an injury before the attempt. She said, "As my final training before the 24-hour record challenge last April, I did 3,500 pull-ups in 12 hours, but I tore my biceps," adding, "I had to rest for about six weeks until I could do pull-ups again because my tendons and muscles were ruptured."

Ultimately, while recovering from her injury, she decided to challenge the one-hour title to avoid further injuries, and about three months later, she resumed her efforts and officially achieved the world record.

However, the much shorter time frame did not make the challenge any easier. Jade said, "I didn't have a set target number," and explained, "I knew it wouldn't be easy to break the previous record of 725, so my goal was to do just a few more than that."

She recalled, "I gave it everything I had, and in that moment, I don't think I could have done any better," adding, "With about 20 minutes left, it felt like the skin on the back of my hands was tearing." She continued, "My hands were already a mess and in pain, but I knew I had to push through that pain," and said, "I'm proud of myself for overcoming the pain and not giving up until the end."

Jade offered advice to other challengers, saying, "Set a goal, make a plan, and work persistently every day to achieve that goal."