Brandon Tucker, a former Army Ranger from Columbus, Georgia, has just set a new record for the most bar muscleups completed in a 24-hour period. He already holds an officially verified Guinness World Record for doing the most pullups in 24 hours, having cranked out 7,715 reps in 2019 (a number which has yet to be beaten). Muscleups, however, are notoriously more difficult than pullups—as anybody who has tried to do a single rep with good form can attest.
Tucker, who served seven years in the U.S. Army as a Ranger before being forced to retire due to a stomach condition, made this new attempt at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio. Unlike Belarusian athlete Maksim Trukhonovets, who set the world record for performing the most muscleups in a row without breaking, Tucker was able to rest between reps.
The record Tucker had to surpass was 1,256 muscleups, set by Alejandro Soler TarÍ in Spain in October 2021. He was successful, churning out 1,300 reps.
While this new record is currently unofficial, Tucker expects it to be confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records once the footage of his attempt has been reviewed—but he believes the real prize here is what he has gained from pushing himself so hard.
“It’s about growth it’s not about the trophy,” Tucker told the Columbus Dispatch. “You don’t stop because you hit the goal, just like you don’t stop when you get your Rangers tab. You keep getting better, pushing yourself mentally and physically to become a better person for the people around you.”
Steven Ocasio
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