American man sets pull-up world record

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Date: 2025/04/05

Difficulty: Elementary A2

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Vocabulary Match

record •• very
pull-ups •• best
important •• powerful
super •• needed
strong •• chin-ups
explained •• described

Vocabulary Answers

recordbest
pull-upschin-ups
importantneeded
supervery
strongpowerful
explaineddescribed

Article

An American man named Truett Hanes broke the world record for the most pull-ups in 24 hours. He did 10,001 pull-ups.

Truett first tried to break the record two years ago. He did 8,100 pull-ups. But then an Australian man, Gary Lloyd, did 8,600 and took the record.

Now Truett has the record again. He said, "What I learned is that I won't give up." He explained that he isn't super strong, but he always works hard and keeps going. He told Guinness World Records, "Even if it takes years, I will keep going until I finish." Truett's story shows that hard work and not giving up are very important.

Quiz

  1. How many pull-ups did Truett Hanes do to break the record?
  2. Who took the record from Truett before he broke it again?
  3. What did Truett learn from his experience?
  4. What does Truett's story show about hard work?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. 10,001 pull-ups
  2. An Australian man named Gary Lloyd
  3. He learned not to give up
  4. Hard work and not giving up are very important

Conversation

A:Wow, Truett, 10,001 pull-ups! How do you feel?
B:Tired, but happy! I finally did it.
A:What kept you going all this time?
B:I just didn't want to give up. Hard work pays off!
A:So, what's next? More pull-ups?
B:Maybe! But first, a long nap.

Discussion

  1. Do you like doing exercise or sports? Why or why not?
  2. Which is harder, pull-ups, push-ups or sit-ups? How many can you do?
  3. Have you ever tried to break a personal record? What was it?
  4. Do you think you could do 10,000 of something in one day?

Source Material

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/02/Guinness-World-Records-pull-ups-24-hours/8681743624564/

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