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Matirn to lop. By t marine Ma J. Wayne E. F November a Russian had break Rolling's 1975 world': After Rollings set his rec it again, but after reading better for an American t* h Rollings, a Navy RdTC stayed in good physical sh increase his workouts in pi Ffjr thp noet hun mnnJho D/ - ? v ?Tf V UIVIIMKI A?f\ a day and did 1,000 push-i day. 4'TO DO something like t shape," the 40-year-old M aren't in shape, you'll hi strensth towArH th#? ?nH m turn." At 8:30 a.m. April 17, Rol world's record for doing sit is pacing. I've been doing t fast I'm going," Rollings sa "I tried to set a fast p someone to break the recor on Kaiim AW / AU- ri* a*? iivui un ills vine rv.us: averaged 411/2 sit-ups a mi he had done 40,000 sit-ups in Rollings could not stop fG room was air-conditioned a in the room to keep it as coo HOTC awards Governor's Awards Day, joint Air Force, Army ar Naval ROTC ceremony, w be held at 2:15 p.m. MoncU in Capstone Campus Room. Lt. Gov. Nancy Stevensc will speak to ROTC studen at the awards dav. which free and open to the public. CO Spri a I. Also aat.y m< No 1 Kd in i! Made possible t e'sits up. Riissinn Tom Coyne Itaff Writer lollings read in the newspaper las done 36,500 sit-ups in 17 hours t< s record of 35,000. :ord, he vowed he would never trj that article "I thought it would be old a record like that," he said. J instructor at USC, had always ape, but in December he began t< reparation for his record attempt )llinc?s ran hptwpon to anH ic mii/u 0. www Wkivi AV IIIIIVa lips and 300 chin-ups every othei his you must be in all-around gooc arine officer said. "If your legs we cramps, and you need arm hen you need the added momen lings began his quest to regain the t-UDS. "The most imnnrtent fantnr this long enough so I can tell how lid. >ace so it would be difficult for d. I did 3,500 more sit-ups and cut sian's) pace," he said. Rollings inute, and, at the end of his ordeal, 116 hours. ir any reason during the feat. The nd only a few people were allowed las possible. ?25*! Pool S CHEAP ,y Phone >n (Beside k 920 is ntemporarySc presents i ing Out }nc6rt ??SHBbH9^HS?^ , ituring: Mitch I c.c. Ryder," "Sock it t< "Good Golly Miss Mol from Detroit : Catfish Hodg ay 2,3:00 FREE Gates Open at 1 :C 3ottles or Class Con i Location ? The To >V S.C.A. I t'forAm 's world i He said that by doing the sit-uf special foam pad he thought he v t "by 20,000 my butt felt like a giar > Rollings drank water and Gato having someone place a squirt tx > DESPITE this. Rollings lost Saturday when he stopped. Befoi on a marathoner's high protein * when he increased his carbohydr; Rollings said he has been intei j his life. He said a childhood ac< . fingers motivated him to push hi high school and was an enlisted I then attended the University of ( . the Marines in iqrr I ? Rollings started his sit-up recoi i heard another Marine had done - month, Rollings did 5,000 sit-ups. "The Marines like the publicity ! treatment. I've done all my trail ' said. Rollings said while in Vietnam physical shape as he would have constantly on reconnaissance mis Rollings said it "felt good" to b HowPVPr hf cniH ho \?ill Ko ?!? ! * - ? ? w. J "V VMAVI ?*V TTU1 UV 51QU I He said the strain was especially children. "I'll return to a normal pace i I miles a day, do 500 to 700 sit-i pushups," Rollings said. DRAFTTables SKATES 5 252-9420 * [ Juan y Udl ) j ' Main [] >unds door '81 Ryder d Me," IV") e Band Field A ? tamers wnship I 1 erica , record f w on a wrestling mat with a j vould have no problems, but W^|| it blister," he said. JIB rade as he did the sit-ups by >ttle in his mouth. 15 pounds by 12:34 a.m. re the attempt Rollings was Hiflt 1 inf 11 him /Jniwt fiEvrifer-Sl.sSB" unvii inu uaja uciuic, ate intake. ested in physical fitness all l|||glj? cident in which he lost two Epaftp^| mself. He played football in Hpllttll Marine from 1960 to 1965. He B BW Georgia and went back into rd attempts in 1963 when he . v " 3,000. After training for a B r, but I don't get any special Mjllpffl ling when I'm off-duty," he |||j?J4\i i he did not stay in as good ? liked, but because he was isions it was impossible. rJS'ill reak the Russian's record. jo return to a normal week. pj||ig|||Jf rough on his wife and three now. I'll run five to seven jps a day and 400 to 500 ; , o/ ' - ' vf;; ' . - %i!*l ?1980. Jos. Schlitz Bre JRDggg f w ? Vf?:r~:r~::^T7~i~-j-.*' paa* z mm&m VNGER 'M ' tt&furai utatrdSenit xrt.mttt yrat* tood&rrr tits aJtud?i& Zeati###!*?!-' wBBBBEm wing Company Milwaukee, V tBommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmamm ? - wyv vx N\ \ \ - - \ ReSTRUROnT I ond SfllOOfl} i I "i 1J H * itJ/KKip <kUC II