Longest Plank EVER! - Guinness World Records

This is one of the toughest physical endurance records in the world.

Josef Šálek (Czech Republic) decided to take on the mental and physical battle of holding the abdominal plank for the longest time. The time to beat? 9 hours, 30 minutes and one second.

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[guinnessworldrecords]

Fun fact: people planked in front of Josef to see how long they could join in for - nobody quite lasted the time that Josef did... (pretends to be shocked)

[harpergrace]

His message at the end that no matter what shape your in or age you can change that’s powerful

[Ms-Fortune]

I love how he was smiling the entire time. The amount of mental strength and positive drive that he had to break this record is truly amazing. What a legend.

[xzpro]

The mental strength and the patience and perseverance that this man has is incredible. He is a great example. I hope that people learn from people like him.

[shne]

Man beat my record by 9 hours 38 minutes 😮

[chrisn]

This has to be one of the most insane feats any human has ever performed. I cannot even imagine how much mental fortitude it takes to do a plank for that long. Hats off to him

[GalluZ]

Now _THIS_ is a world record. Simply amazing.

[antiseptic]

friends: "so what do you have goin on today?"

him: "oh i'm just gonna hold a plank for ten hours and then i'll be free"


he's truly insane

[thaihoangcfc]

Hats off to Sting, not only talented in music, but also physical endurance

[BeatriceElliott-bs]

I love the positivity around him and it seems the whole community came out to support him in many ways it is beautiful and wonderful to see the support. Well done Josef!!!

[Maochan]

Congratulations and well deserved. He kept the a posture (for an insanely long plank) and a smile on his face for the whole time. The energy he received, he sent it right back. What a legend!

[solless]

I don’t even think I could lay in bed awake for that long, never mind being in a planking position for that long. Absolutely insane.

[MaskOo]

Congratulations, Josef! I was shocked when I clicked on this video and realized it was done by a Czech because I haven't seen any news about this on social media. Jsi borec a velkej respekt!💪

[fotriproduction]

We have been honored to film this!!! OMG I still can't believe

[cameron_]

as someone born in the czech republic and living there for 7 years, I am so happy that someone from my country could get into Guinness world record book. he really represented our country and showed just how strong you can be no matter how old you are!

[hunatya]

9, 5 + hours plank is just crazy, but what I'm the most surprised about is how capable he was after stopping
My personal best was 30 minutes, but after the clock alarmed, I just collapsed in pain... my deltas, rectus abdominis, and both quadriceps were in heavy cramp in the last 3-4 minutes, and after finishing the session I literally wasn't able to move because my whole body was just a massive cramp, and I was laying on the floor, waiting to recover just a bit
so yeah, it's even more shocking to see him being able to maintain a normal connection with the world right after he finished it

[theofficialgamerman]

The fact anybody can hold a plank for more than 10 minutes let alone over nine hours astonishes me.

[pauliikt]

Incredible. It moved me to tears. I am proud to be a Czech. Congratulations, Joska!

[robinsandiego]

Result of dedication and hardwork on what you do. Congrats!

[xora]

I can't even hold a plank for 3 mins. This is mind blowing