An Alabama man may have broken a Guinness World Record when he completed 15 chin-ups in one minute while wearing a 100-pound pack.
Johnathan Young, 28, of Golf Shores, took to the chin-up bar Monday at the Orange Beach Fitness Center and completed 15 of the exercises in one minute while wearing the extra 100 pounds. Advertisement
Evidence from Young’s attempt is now being submitted to Guinness for official certification.
The current Guinness World Record is held by Australian athlete Marcus Bondi, who managed 12 chin-ups while wearing a 100-pound pack. Bondi’s feat was matched by Massachusetts man Ron Cooper in December 2017.
Young said he is considering pursuing other Guinness World Records in weight lifting.
In other news: Adopt better ways of dealing with gays- government urged
Activist, Kingsley Ofei Nkansah has called on government to adopt better ways of dealing with LGBTQI+ persons in the country.
According to him, instead of criminalising LGBTQI+, and passing the LGBTQI+ Bill, the government should rather use better measures including education, socialisation, training and coaching to address the issue.
Eight members of Ghana’s Parliament jointly submitted a private bill to push for the criminalization of LGBTQI+ activities in the country.
The LGBTQI+ Bill, which they term as a ‘Bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values’, was presented to Speaker, Alban Bagbin on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
The proponents of the bill want the promotion, advocacy, funding, and acts of homosexuality to be criminalized in the country.
The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Sam George, who led the MPs to make the presentation, said it “is a landmark legislation that has taken the last 14 weeks working with a fantastic team of professionals to put together. It is in my humble opinion a world-class piece of legislation which should be reference material for other Parliaments seeking to pass similar legislation.”
