Paul Henry Allen Lynch

Paul Henry Allen Lynch was a multiple Guinness World Record holder through the 1980s, and 1990s. Paul was best known for his previous world records in push-ups,[1] and most notably consecutive one-finger push-ups.

Records
One-Arm Push-Ups

Paul's first world record happened in 1982, June 10, when Paul accomplished 760 one-armed push-ups at the YMCA, Wimbledon, Greater London, at the age of 27 years. As an effect Paul's record appeared in the, 1983 - Guinness Book of Records.

Paul's second world record occurred in 1983, July 10, when Paul accomplished 1,753 one-armed push-ups at the Wimbledon YMCA, London.

One-Finger Push-Ups

The One-Finger push-up is done with just one finger of one arm only, and must be done consecutively with no breaks. The back must remain straight, and the elbow must make a 90 degree angle to mark each successful push-up. However, Guinness does allow the one-finger to be performed on the knuckle of the finger being used (Paul used his fully extended finger). The One-Finger can be subjectively argued as the hardest push-up in the Guinness category, as most Guinness push-ups are well with the thousands.

The Pioneer of the first documented one finger push-up can be credited to Mich (Michael Gooch) who in 1982, March 20 achieved 39 one finger push-ups during the Kyokushinkai European Championships (Karate Championships) at Wembley Arena, London UK. Soon after, Mich Gooch, broke his record achieving 45 one-finger push-ups to become the first Guinness World Record Holder in the one-finger in 1985.

The Attempt

On 21 April 1992 at London's Hippodrome, Lynch performed 124 consecutive one-finger push-ups over approximately 5 minutes, during what would have been his 125th push-up, Paul shattered the bones in his finger.[2]

After the attempt, Lynch was quoted as saying, "It felt like sticking my finger in an electrical socket."

Guinness no longer publicizes the consecutive one-finger push-up, rather a new category of most one-finger in 30 seconds has been introduced.

References
  1. McWhirter, Norris (1982). The Guinness book of records. Guinness Superlatives. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-85112-251-9. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. "Most push-ups (one finger)". Guinness World Records.

Further reading
  • 1983 Guinness Book of Records, page-288
  • 1984 Guinness Book of Records, page-289
  • 1995 The New Guinness Book of Records, page-262
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