{"682771":{"#nid":"682771","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Alum David Lloyd George Breaks World Record","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Lloyd George\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0027s advice for Yellow Jackets is simple: Do hard things.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cLife is inevitably going to be hard at points. If you can develop in yourself the ability to solve hard problems and do difficult things, that will carry you forward. It certainly has helped for me,\u201d says Lloyd George (PHYS 2024).\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHe\u2019s put that theory to the test multiple times in his life. Most recently, by completing 2,002 muscle-ups in 24 hours (276 more than the previous record) to set a Guinness World Record. Along the way, he has raised more than $20,000 for the Gary Sinise Foundation, a charity that he chose because he felt inspired by the military, which he once considered joining. \u201cAlthough I ultimately decided not to join, I took away admiration and respect for the men and women serving in the military, and I wanted to do something to help honor them,\u201d he says.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETraining to break the muscle-up record started months in advance. Though already an avid climber who regularly performed calisthenics in the gym, he developed a rigorous training regimen to break the world record. Since there weren\u2019t any previous training programs for this particular feat, he looked at ultra marathoners for inspiration to recreate the physical stress and volume of activity he would need. During the months leading up to the challenge, he completed 35,001 muscle-ups (he kept a tally).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOn April 13, the day he set out to break the record, he arrived at his local climbing gym at 4:30 a.m. Guinness has strict requirements to verify a record, so Lloyd George had to install cameras and equipment and line up independent witnesses for the challenge. To be valid, he needed two witnesses present at all times to watch the clock and to count his repetitions, and they couldn\u2019t serve a shift longer than four consecutive hours. Lloyd George was meticulous with the logistics and planning. He estimated he would burn 300 calories per hour or roughly 5,000 calories throughout the day. He ate bananas, applesauce, Nutella, and bread, which are high in calories and easy to digest, to stay energized throughout the day, which didn\u2019t end until 12:38 a.m. on April 14.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe hardest part was the last 50 muscle-ups. \u201cAt that point, I was really having to dig deep and I thought I was done.\u201d Muscles burning, labored breathing, exhaustion setting in\u2014he was ready to quit, he says. The larger crowd that had cheered him on throughout the day had dwindled to a handful of close friends and family. \u201cThey kept pushing me and telling me, \u2018you can keep going, keep going.\u2019\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe support made the difference. \u201cMost people have this extra gear that if you really push you can unlock. At the time, I didn\u2019t believe I could, but they had seen me train and they knew I could do it.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cUltimately, I found this other mode. It unlocked this other side of me and I did the last 50 reps.\u201d He decided to end with 2,002 muscle-ups to be safely beyond the previous record and because it was the year he was born.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis summer, Lloyd George is focusing on quantum computing and theoretical physics for a summer research project and his doctoral program in physics at Duke University. After, he says he\u2019ll be ready for his next challenge. \u201cMaybe the ring muscle-up world record\u2026\u201d he muses.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA School of Physics alumnus has broken the world record for the most muscle-ups in 24 hours.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A School of Physics alumnus has broken the world record for the most muscle-ups in 24 hours."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-06-11 18:54:57","changed_gmt":"2025-06-11 19:00:32","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677222":{"id":"677222","type":"image","title":"David Lloyd George (PHYS 2024) breaks the world record for the most muscle-ups in 24 hours.","body":null,"created":"1749668104","gmt_created":"2025-06-11 18:55:04","changed":"1749668330","gmt_changed":"2025-06-11 18:58:50","alt":"David Lloyd George (PHYS 2024) breaks the world record for the most muscle-ups in 24 hours.","file":{"fid":"261101","name":"img_7209.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/11\/img_7209.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/11\/img_7209.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":162346,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/11\/img_7209.jpg?itok=nOnFbTOc"}}},"media_ids":["677222"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/17\/magazine-pages.aspx?sid=1481\u0026gid=21\u0026pgid=5677","title":"Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Herseim\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEditor, Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Jennifer.herseim@alumni.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}