59-year-old Canadian grandma breaks push-up record, keeps going despite dislocating shoulder

59-year-old grandma in Canada smashes record for most push-ups in an hour

DonnaJean Wilde, a 59-year-old grandmother from Canada, has officially crushed the Guinness World Record for the most push-ups completed in one hour.

On 20 Nov, she powered through an astonishing 1,575 push-ups in 60 minutes, earning her the women’s title.

This isn’t Wilde’s first taste of world-record glory.

Back in March, she claimed the title for the longest plank held by a woman, clocking in at an awe-inspiring 4 hours, 30 minutes, and 11 seconds.

Discovered love for push-ups during plank prep

It was during Wilde’s plank training that she discovered her love for push-ups.

She said she’d do 500 a day in preparation for the plank record attempt.

Her preparation paid off when she shattered the previous push-up record of 1,207, cruising past it with 17 minutes still on the clock, according to TODAY.

Despite being overwhelmed with emotion, Wilde wasn’t about to stop there — she powered through the remaining time, adding over 300 more push-ups to her total.

“I had to fight back the happy tears and emotions and keep going,” she said. “I still felt quite strong and I was aiming for a high number of push ups to complete in the next 17 minutes.”

Pushed through even with dislocated shoulder

Wilde had plenty of cheerleaders on hand for her record-breaking push-up attempt.

11 of her 12 grandchildren were there, cheering her on, and one of them even made a handmade poster proudly declaring: “My grandma is officially amazing!!!”

Each push-up had to meet strict standards: 90-degree elbow flexion at the bottom and full arm extension at the top.

Despite feeling her shoulder dislocate — before popping back in — near the end, Wilde powered through to finish strong.

After celebrating with her family, she shared: “I believe that if we stay active and have health and wellness goals we can age gracefully and powerfully.”

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Featured image adapted from Guinness World Records.