Walter Urban
“It’s lack of faith and confidence that makes people afraid of meeting challenges - one day, one effort, one success at a time - anyone and everyone can reach their goals with a focused and deliberate effort”
Urban Trains to Attempt Two New Guinness Records in 2012
March 28th, 2012 Hazleton, PA/Guelph, Ontario: Coaches for Walter Urban reported that Walter is continuing to train to break two current Guinness World Record Weight Lifting records in 2012.
Urban has been combining speed, endurance and cumulative weight training to his routine. Currently Walter is lifting 55,000 lbs to 80,000 lbs per week in various movements. Urban and his team are currently reviewing venue and sponsorship opportunities for the 2012 attempts.
Walter Urban
On September 15, 2011 Walter Urban broke the current Guinness Book of World Records record for the most amount of weight lifted squatting in one hour – drug free on Live with Regis and Kelly. The past record was 125,065 lbs and set in 2009 by 32 year old Six Pack Lapadat of Guelph Ontario. Walter's record weight was 127,245 lbs which was accomplished by completing 904 squats in one hour or 15 squats per minute at an average weight of 140 lbs for 60 minutes.
The effort to break the current world record was the result of team work over a 5 month period, supported by 15 years of core work. The effort was to bring attention to the fact the adults can continue to remain healthy and get stronger longer than even before well into their 50's and 60's. Additionally, to bring attention to the fact that "steroids" are not necessary to reach new heights in athletic performance – with the hope of raising awareness of "drug free" performance among young amateur athletes around the US.
Walter was independently drug tested for performance enhancing drugs Friday September 9th, 2011 by Evans OCC Health Clinic in Toronto Canada in conjunction with Live with Regis & Kelly and Health Street NYC. He tested negative for any performance enhancing drugs. For media information contact Marlene Soligo-Bruce Urban Dynamics Inc marleneurbandynamics@rogers.com and for sponsorship opportunities contact Larry Weil Sponsorship Universe Inc larry@sponsorshipuniverse.com.
