DOUG ‘CENSOR’ MARTIN, a Call of Duty world champion and popular Twitch streamer, just put very different title under his belt: He successfully set the world record hold for the most pullups done in 24 hours.
On September 7th, Martin completed 9,250 pullups at 1 More Rep gym in Long Island, NY—shattering the previous record of 8,940 set by Kenta Adachi from Japan earlier this year. Martin had several certified personal trainers present to ensure form on each of the counted reps, which was part of an evidence package sent to the Guiness World Record offices.
The Guinness World Records officials confirmed the attempt on November 7th, two months after the actual feat, after reviewing the footage and the evidence submitted by Martin. The entire endeavor was also streamed on his Twitch channel, where thousands of fans watched from around the world and cheered him on.
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Martin came into the attempt with a strong strategy of front-loading the reps, hammering out 11 reps a minute at times. This plan was orchestrated with Jaxon Italiano, who had previously held the record with 8,008 pullups and had been coaching him remotely for months. Italiano flew in from Australia to support and consult Martin during the attempt.
The plan worked, and Martin breezed through the reps, hitting the previous record with 5 hours still remaining. The decision was made to stop with just over 3 hours left at rep number 9,250 due to the condition of his hands, which were severely bruised and ripped. He later shared a photo of them on X.
In an earlier video posted on his Youtube, Martin revealed he’d be training for 15 and a half months after retiring from professional gaming. This was after more than a decade of competing in the popular FPS shooter Call of Duty. After he retired, there were many nights where the gamer streamed his late-night training sessions to his audience, doing more than 100,000 pullups over the course of a 9-month period. That work clearly paid off.
Martin’s endeavor supported the Purple Project, an organization that helps those struggling with pancreatic cancer, the disease that took his grandmother’s life when he was 12. In addition to raising awareness, the live stream brought in just over $8,500 in donations.
Interested in leveling up your own pull-up game like Martin? Check out our list of at-home pull-up bars, much like the ones he used to train on before the attempt.
