“Every time I stepped off the bar between sets, I was out of breath and wondering why the remaining 45 seconds to the next set flew by so quickly,” said a 25-year regular in the Singapore Armed Forces. he said.
The father of two said the training helped him overcome the pain despite blistering in the last 10 minutes.
Others didn’t count their pull-ups because they got tired over time and their chin didn’t rise above the bar or their arms didn’t extend during the reps.
“The supervisor told me at my request if any pull-ups weren’t counted. I’ll be back on the bar within a minute and try to finish some great reps,” he said. Told.
Lieutenant Lee said he hopes the feat in Singapore’s record books will inspire more young people to take on such physical challenges.
His record came as no surprise to his training buddies, who included parliamentary speaker Tan Chuanjin, among other SAF regulars.
The group trained together on weekends at a fitness park, where they circuited various workouts. Tang told ST that although training with Lieutenant Colonel Lee was intimidating, the group was very encouraging.
“The number of each exercise was terrifying. Even though I could have chosen different repetitions and intensities, it seemed too much…The key is to take it a little at a time and do as much as you can.” ,” Tan said.
