US Navy vet breaks two world records for lunges over 4 miles

A US Navy vet was walking Stabs For over 4.06 miles – breaking two world records in the process.

Mike McCasl, 38, completed his knee-injured endurance feat through Utah Bonneville Salt Apartments As part of a lifelong challenge to complete 12 extreme sports tasks.

He broke the world record for the most lunges completed in one hour – completing 3,262 lunges – and the record for the longest distance covered in walking lunges in the same time frame, covering 2.22 miles.

Not only did he break two world records, he continued his walking lunges for as long as physically possible, a total of 20 hours and 39 minutes, finishing with 4,769 lunges over a distance of 4.06 miles.

Taking breaks to use the bathroom, rest, and eat, because lightning struck a nearby location.

This is the first time anyone has done more than 12 hours of continuous walking, says the air traffic controller and performance coach from Las Vegas.

He prepared for the grueling challenge by training in the gym for 12-16 hours, four to six days a week for three and a half months.

He fueled his quest with beef meatballs, rice, and gels made up of carbohydrates and protein.

He took on the challenge as the ninth in his self-created “12 Labors Project” – a decade-long mission to do 12 extreme physical labors.

It started after he found himself in a “really dark place” while recovering from several conditions Knee surgeries Who ended his military career in 2016.

He said his knees were shattered during military training, leaving him without direction or purpose.

“I perform these seemingly impossible physical feats of strength and endurance to raise awareness for charitable causes such as Parkinson’s disease research, veterans’ mental health issues, and cancer,” McCasl said.

“These were things that my late father experienced and I have a close relationship with them.

“These challenges are just a way to get the message behind the causes.

“I use these works and their extreme nature to bring this awareness and attention.

“It’s okay for people to call them extremists or crazy, and then they see that someone can do it and actually pull it off.”

He completed this challenge on October 11 during a 24-hour period in the apartments, and dedicated it to his three-year-old son, Mikey, to teach him perseverance.

A dedicated support team accompanied him, taking care of video recording, photography, nutrition and looking after his son throughout the entire challenge.

In 2015, he climbed a 29,000-foot rope at the gym – the height of Mount Everest – in 27 hours to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease.

The day after his father, Raymond, died in 2016 at age 76, he flipped a 250-pound tire for 13 miles straight.

That same year, he towed a two-and-a-half-ton truck 22 miles through Death Valley to raise awareness of veterans’ mental health issues.

In 2021, McCasl set the record for the race Longest full body ice immersionfor 2 hours and 40 minutes, in a charity event broadcast live from Bethel, Alaska.

This was his ninth challenge, seven of which set or broke world records.

Speaking about his motivation to embark on the 12-challenge quest, he said: “I was just lost, and I remembered when I was a kid, my dad would tell me these stories about the Greek gods and Hercules.

“I was especially reminded of the 12 Labors of Hercules, where he is forced to endure these seemingly impossible labors in order to find salvation and purpose in his life.”

He’s not planning to rush through his last three accomplishments — and while he hasn’t decided what those assignments will be, he expects to do his next assignments in the next two to five years, so he can train.

“As I do this work, and also as I get older, I have to take more time and train smarter,” he said.

“I also now have a son, so I also have to factor that into the challenges and effort I face.”

For immersion in cold body ice, the previous record was 2 hours and 35 minutes, which he surpassed by 2 hours and 40 minutes.

For pull-ups, he broke the previous record of 5,801 by completing 5,804.

When he towed a truck 20 miles, he set a new record for the longest distance a truck had been towed in 24 hours, as there had been no prior attempt.

The same goes for his 13-mile rope climb and tire flip – both first-time records without any previous benchmarks.