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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
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a day and did 1,000 push-i
day.
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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
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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
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be held at 2:15 p.m. MoncU
in Capstone Campus Room.
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free and open to the public.
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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
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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.
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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
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? 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
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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.
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r, but I don't get any special Mjllpffl
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? liked, but because he was
isions it was impossible. rJS'ill
reak the Russian's record.
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