When Reebok goes big, they go above and beyond – especially when it comes to breaking world records. 
 
For their launch of the new CrossFit Nano 7, Reebok assembled a task force of talented athletes who achieved 44 Guinness World Records titles in 24 hours in cities across the globe.
 
An ensemble of some of the world’s strongest and fastest sportspersons gathered in four cities in Australia, UK and the USA on February 1st 2017 for an intense day under the watchful eye of GWR adjudicators.  
 
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Sydney, London, New York City, and Los Angeles were the cities chosen to host masses of athletes sporting the Nano 7 on February 1, 2017. 
 
The athletes from varied disciplines of crossfit and weightlifting achieved a grand total of 44 Guinness World Records titles. 
 
 
 
 
Starting early in Sydney, Australia the first attempts of the day took place outdoors with a backdrop of the iconic Sydney Opera House and harbour bridge. The successful titles were as follows: 
 
Most pistol squats in one minute achieved by Ben Gerard with 49 squats.  
 
Most pistol squats in one minute (female) achieved by CrossFit athlete and 5x CF Games Competitor, Kara Webb with 42 squats.
 
Most chin ups in one minute with a 100 lb pack was achieved by Marcus Bondi with a total of 12 chin ups 
 
Most lunges in one minute (female) was first achieved by Maddie Sturt at 58 was broken by Sammy Wood with 64 lunges. 
 
Most toes to bar touches in one minute (male) was achieved by CrossFit Athlete and 6x CrossFit Games competitor Rob Forte with 42 touches, but was outdone by athlete Ricky Garard who achieved 46 later in the day. 
 
Most toes to bar touches in one minute (female) was achieved by Maddie Sturt with 41 touches, beating Sammy Wood’s previous record. 
 
Most consecutive tandem push-ups (male/male) was achieved by Ben Garard and Ricky Garard, who accomplished this record with a unique technique at 28 push-ups. 
 
Most consecutive tandem push-ups (female/female) was achieved by Kara Webb and Sammy Wood who worked together to achieve 21 push-ups. 
 
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In London, United Kingdom, we saw several incredible attempts from muscular athletes, many of which were broadcast live on the Guinness World Records and Reebok Facebook pages. With just two record titles broken in London, it shows just how challenging these were to beat:  
 
Most barbell back somersaults in one minute (male) was achieved by Norway's Eirik Lundstein, which involved the participant flipping backwards whilst holding a weighted barbell. He attained the new record with an incredible four repetitions.
 
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• Most kettle bell back somersaults in one minute (male) was also achieved by Norwegian Instagram star Eirik Lundstein with 16 repetitions.
 
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The hustle and bustle of New York City, New York (USA) got kicked up a notch as top-performing CrossFit champions and existing Guinness World Records title holders came out to attempt records, achieving an amazing total of 15 titles: 
 
Most knuckle push ups in one minute (male) was achieved by Ron Cooper, who added to his already impressive collection of GWR record titles. At 91 push-ups, Ron kicked off the event setting the tone for a successful day in New York City. 
 
Mostwall ball squats in one minute (male) was achieved by Paul Tremblay at 35, using a 20-lb medicine ball. 
 
Most handstand push ups in one minute (female) was achieved by Rachel Martinez, who upon her third attempt, achieved an amazing 12 push-ups while completely vertical. 
 
Most switch grip pull ups in one minute (male) was achieved by Ron Cooper at 26 pull ups. 
 
Most weight lifted in one minute barbell thruster (male) was another title achieved by Paul Tremblay at a total of 2,128.81 kg (4,693.22 lbs). 
 
Most weight lifted in three minutes barbell thruster (male) was achieved by Paul Tremblay at an impressive 3,398.68 kg (7,492.80 lbs).
 
Most one arm one leg push ups in one minute was achieved by Logan Aldridge, adaptive athlete and CrossFit coach, at 26 push ups. 
 
Most weight lifted in one minute clean and jerk (male) was achieved by Scott Panchik, CrossFit athlete and 5 x CrossFit Games competitor, at 1,155.64 kg (2,547.75 lbs). 
 
Most weight lifted in one minute clean and jerk (female) was achieved by Annie Thorisdottir, CrossFit Athlete & 2 x CrossFit Games Champion, at 809.66 kg (1,785 lbs).
 
Most weight lifted in three minutes overhead squat (male) was achieved by Frederick Aegidus, with an incredible 4,902.75 kg (10,808.71 lbs). 
 
Most weight lifted in one minute barbell snatch (male) was achieved by Scott Panchik with 1,338.11 kg (2,950.02 lbs). 
 
Most weight lifted by single arm barbell cleans in one minute (male) was achieved by Logan Aldridge with 918.53 kg (2,025.01 lbs).
 
Most weight lifted in three minutes barbell snatch (male) was achieved by Dan Bailey with 2,145.30 kg (4,729.58 lbs). 
 
Most weight lifted in one minute overhead squat (female) is was achieved by Emily Bridgers with 1,877.87 kg (4,140 lbs). 
 
Most weight lifted in one minute barbell snatch (female) was achieved by Annie Thorisdottir with 1,038.74 kg (2,290.02 lbs). 
 
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In sunny Los Angeles, California (USA), many athletes came to finish off 24 hours of record breaking in an exceptional way, especially with famed DJ Dillion Francis attempting a title himself for Most alternate squat thrusts in one minute (male). In addition, our super star record-holding hula hooper, Marawa the Amazing, came back to add another two hula hoop titles to her existing six records. In total, athletes in Los Angeles took home the most record titles with 18: 
 
Fastest time to climb a pegboard (male) was achieved by Tommy Hackenbruck with 15.22 seconds.
 
Fastest time to climb a pegboard (female) was achieved by CrossFit Athlete and former CF Games Champion Camille Leblanc-Bazinet with 15.97 seconds.
 
Most wall ball squats in one minute (female) was achieved by Rebecca Voigt with 36 squats. 
 
Most wall ball squats in three minutes (male) was achieved by Connor Murphy with an outstanding 89 squats. 
 
Most  burpee pull ups in one minute (male) was achieved by Andy Dooley with 17.
 
Most burpee pull ups in one minute (female) was achieved by Michelle Kinney with 19.
 
Most weight lifted overhead in three minutes (female) was achieved by Stacie Tovar totalling with 6,042 lbs. 
 
Most weight lifted overhead in one minute (male) was achieved by Conor Murphy weighing with 4,042 lbs.
 
Most toes to bar touches in one minute (female) was achieved by Camille Leblanc-Bazinet who earned another title with 41 touches. 
 
Most consecutive tandem push ups (mixed) was achieved again by Camille Leblanc-Bazinet & David Lipson with 25 push-ups. 
 
Most weight lifted by Atlas stone lifts in one minute (male) was achieved by Logan Gelbrich with 2,475 lbs.
 
Most weight lifted by Atlas stone lifts in three minutes (male) was achieved by Tommy Hackenbruck with 5,940 lbs.
 
Most weight lifted by Atlas stone lifts in one minute (female) was achieved by Michelle Kinney with 1,190 lbs.
 
Most weight lifted by Atlas stone lifts in three minutes (female) was achieved by Michelle Kinney with 3,080 lbs. 
 
Most consecutive muscle ups (female) was achieved by Camille Leblanc-Bazinet with 45 complete repetitions. 
 
• Most wall ball squats in three minutes (female) as achieved by Rebecca Voigt with a whopping 92 squats. 
 
• Fastest 100 m hula hooping (female) was achieved by hula hoop champ Marawa Ibrahim, who beat her previous record with a new time of 17.87 seconds.

• Fastest mile hula hooping (female) was also achieved by Marawa Ibrahim and a speedy 8 minutes 00.40 seconds. 
 
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CrossFitter and New Girl actor Max Greenfield also tried his hand at a Guinness World Records record title, specifically for Most consecutive tandem push-ups (mixed).
 
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Though his attempt was not successful, Max said: “It was awesome to be a part of Reebok’s record-breaking day, and to see so many records fall around the world is a testament to the Nano 7 and everything it can handle.”
 
Reebok was tremendously grateful and impressed with all athletes who came out to support an unprecedented number of fitness-based records while wearing Nano 7s.
 
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“We believe the Nano 7 is the epitome of training shoes. Putting Nanos to the test through breaking Guinness World Records titles was a fun and exciting way to bring it to life.  Some of our athletes made these incredible fitness feats look easy, but these are world-class efforts and true demonstrations of what happens when determination and grit meet peak performance.  Record or no-record, we’re incredibly proud of all our athletes and volunteer participants who continually show us their willingness to push themselves to their limits,” said Inga Stenta, Senior Director of Brand Management at Reebok.
 
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