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Truett Hanes, son of the famous bowhunter Cameron Hanes has achieved the remarkable benchmark of breaking the pull-up record of David Goggins. He managed to perform a whopping 4100 pull-ups in just 17.5 hours. He set a world record for himself, but that was not where he stopped.

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After preparing himself for a greater goal, on 14th October 2023, he managed to break his own best record. Truett Hanes went on to perform 8100 pull-ups in 24 hours. This earned him a name in the Guinness World Record and broke the internet. However, turns out, that the fitness community was not very happy about the after-effects of the stunt.

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Truett Hanes pulls out 8100 pull-ups in a day

Generation Iron Fitness Network recently took to their official Instagram account and shared a video feeling proud of Truett Hanes breaking his record and making it to the Guinness World Record. They used a video that displayed how his hands looked after breaking the record because he wore no gloves.

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Well, the video was truly terrible to even look at. His hands were trembling and he had skin coming out of them throughout his palm. The person recording the video even said, “Looks like your pinky’s gonna fall off”. That’s how bad his hands and fingers were trembling and the pain was pretty much evident.

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In the caption, they wrote,This is what 🙌 look like after doing 8100 pulls up for the world record by @just_truett 💪 #guinessworldrecord #pullups. And as mentioned before, nobody in the fitness community was too pleased at the visuals. 

The fitness community reacting to Truett Hanes’ video

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The entire fitness community came together to bash Truett Hanes on his new achievement because of the lack of protection during his performance. They left comments like, “That’s just being stupid! There are gloves and other stuff to use” and “That pinky is about to fall off that hand”. Another mocking him, commented, “He ain’t doing pull-ups. He’s been tugging on his chopper for 12 hours”

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One of his followers, talking about the sheer irresponsibility that he showed, by stepping in for the stunt without a pair of protection, simply commented, “Stop being a baby”. While another, out of utter disgust and concern after watching the video, wrote, “Yikes you need a doctor”. What are your thoughts on Truett Hanes’ exceptional world record-breaking set? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Aheli Chakraborty is a Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature, Aheli has actively covered many big events in the sport, including The Masters. She specializes in covering up-and-coming athletes like Charlie Woods and Ludvig Aberg, and she is always looking to answer her readers' most-asked questions through her writing! Aheli is also a bodybuilding fanatic and has contributed many niche pieces for ES' fitness coverage. Moreover, not only can she write about lifting and golf, but she can also lift and swing a club like many of the athletes she writes about.

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