62-year-old George Hood, a former U.S. marine and DEA special agent has achieved an incredible feat. He has set a new male world record for longest time in the abdominal plank position, breaking the pre-existing Guinness World Record of eight hours and 1 minute set by Mao Weidong in China in 2016. Hood held the plank for eight hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. Hood finished off his record-breaking plank challenge with 75 push-ups. He announced his retirement from plank record attempts after breaking Mao Weidong's record. While holding the abdominal plank, he used his phone, watched multiple presentations and had full conversations. Rock music played while he held the plank. He told the BBC: "When I was growing up, I was fascinated with rock and roll - Van Halen, Motley Crue, Deep Purple. I would watch their videos when MTV came out and it fascinated me. "I always just wished I could be a rock star, just for 24 hours to live that dream - the limo rides, the buzz...
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