Doug's record-breaking 24-hour pull-up challenge

How many pull-ups do you think can be done in 24 hours

Meet Doug, who is attempting this record. He's been training for 15 months

Doug live streamed the full attempt and was raising money for Project Purple, an organisation which helps people with pancreatic cancer

Throughout the record attempt, Doug is allowed to take as many breaks as he needs

The record to beat is 8,940 set earlier that year. With under 18 hours to go, Doug is still 4,950 pull-ups to complete in order to beat the current record

With three hours left on the clock, Doug has decided to finish the attempt due to the condition of his hands

However, he still managed to smash the previous record with an incredible result of 9,250 pull-ups

You beat the world's record, my son. My wrist is destroying my biceps strain, so we're good with 90s

We've been talking for like 15 months every day, and I would not be able to be able to be