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12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Grandmother of 12 smashes world record with five-hour abdominal plank
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A 61-year-old grandmother has proved age is just a number after holding an abdominal plank for a mind-boggling five hours straight, setting a new world record.
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age → prove → record
DonnaJean Wilde, a mother of five and grandmother of 12 from Canada, achieved the superhuman feat at the World Senior Games in Utah, leaving spectators, officials and social media in complete awe.
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Wilde → achieve → awe
The retired school teacher didn’t just beat the record — she demolished her own previous world mark of four hours, 30 minutes, and 11 seconds, which she set in 2024.
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she → beat → 2024
Holding a standard plank for even 60 seconds is enough to leave most gym-goers trembling, making Wilde’s five-hour stint in the hard abdominal hold seem almost impossible.
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Remarkably, Wilde, from Alberta in Canada, only discovered her talent for planking in 2013 after breaking her arm.
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Wilde → discover → arm
Unable to run or perform traditional cardio in a heavy cast, she turned to core exercises after her children challenged each other to a family plank-off.
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What started as a way to stay active during injury recovery quickly turned into a passion.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, her family urged her to see how long she could actually hold the pose — and were stunned when she hit the two-hour mark without breaking a sweat.
She officially began targeted world-record training in 2023, integrating hundreds of daily push-ups, weight training, running, and dead hangs alongside hours of planking.
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In 2024, she famously set the female world record for the most push-ups completed in 60 minutes, smashing an astonishing 1575 reps.
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she → set → reps
Her latest record-breaking performance at the World Senior Games has sparked viral praise online, calling her a “legend” and her accomplishment “amazing.”
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accomplishment → break → her
“Congratulations, you are an inspiration,” one person wrote on her Instagram page.
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“This is actually the most insane thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” a second person commented.
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“Seriously impressive,” another person expressed with the fire emoji.
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person → express → emoji
“That’s insane, good for her,” another person chimed in.
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person → chime → her
“Congrats on the record, it’s super badass,” one person commented with the muscle emoji.
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person → ’ → emoji
As for her next record attempt, Wilde claims she wants to do at least 1600 push-ups in an hour and break her second record.
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