Soldier Performs Over 4,000 Burpees In 12 Hours For Charity

WOW! Just reading this story made me tired! A man in Detroit performed 4,489 burpees in 12 hours for a military charity. Unreal! Bryan Abell is an active U.S. Army…

Melany Myers

Published Jul 9, 2019 7:06 AM EDT

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

WOW! Just reading this story made me tired! A man in Detroit performed 4,489 burpees in 12 hours for a military charity. Unreal!

Bryan Abell is an active U.S. Army soldier, who is obviously in amazing shape. He performed the burpees on Sunday at the Carls Family YMCA in Milford, Michigan, to raise funds and awareness of the Stronger Warrior Foundation, which sends personal material to active duty members of the military. Over $1,300 was raised, which is awesome!

If you don't know what a burpee is, it's not the easiest thing to do. And to do over 4,000 of them is an amazing feat! The Stronger Warrior Foundation live streamed the event on Facebook.

Abell is now waiting certification from Guinness World Records to see if his attempt set the world record in the maneuver. I'm thinking he probably did! Check out video of Abell doing the burpees here. Warning....you may need a nap after watching this! I do. :)

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Melany Myers is a Gastonia native and has spent most of her life here in North Carolina. Mel has worked in radio for over 20 years, many of which she spent co-hosting morning shows in Charlotte, NC, and Columbia, SC. Mel loves 80’s music, going to concerts, cooking, and eating! She is always writing about random news stories that really make you wonder, “what in the world?!” She also writes about rock music and human-interest content.