Most people wo n't do 400 pull-ups during their lifetime . Mark Jordan of Corpus Christi , Texas , did more than 4,000 in 24 hours . Jordan , 54 , did 4,321 pull-ups over the course of two days to become the new Guinness World Record holder . Scroll down for video . Mark Jordan of Corpus Christi , Texas , did 4,321 pull-ups in November of 2014 to break the world record . Even though he broke the record last year , Guinness made it official and awarded Jordan a certificate last week . He broke the record in 24 hours on November 3 and 4 in 2014 during a fundraiser for a charity called HELP , the Hammonds Education Leadership Program . The previous record was 4,210 , according to WFAA . After breaking the record in November , Jordan wrote on Facebook : 'To all of my friends , new-found , long-standing and true , for all of your posts of encouragement , love and support , I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart ! 'What you have done and continue to do for this endeavor goes beyond words ! 'Some of our most noted accomplishments as individuals never really occur completely by ourselves , even if it is started by us as individuals . ' Jordan , 54 , performed the record-breaking feat during a fundraiser for a charity group called HELP . The record was made official on Wednesday when he received his certificate at the Corpus Christi Crossfit gym , KRIS TV reported . Jordan said he hopes his record will inspire others to take care of their health 'no matter what age you are ' . He settled on 4,321 because he was tired and for another reason . Jordan said : 'It was a combination of things . 'One , I was looking to pass the previous record that was set . 'And then upon passing that record , I had a little bit of energy left and so as we got closer to getting very tired , I saw 4-3-2-1 as something that was really easy to remember and something that I was shooting for . ' A man who tried to break the record in July was forced to stop after the muscles in his arm started to tear and he had to be briefly hospitalized .
Mark Jordan of Corpus Christi , Texas , did the pull-ups in November of 2014 . He broke the world record during a fundraiser for a charity called HELP . The event was held at his high school and he had to do 100 reps with no rest between sets.