{"id":228144,"date":"2020-01-21T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228144\/runner-breaks-world-record-for-most-squats-in-three-minutes\/"},"modified":"2020-01-20T19:24:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T17:24:21","slug":"runner-breaks-world-record-for-most-squats-in-three-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2020\/01\/21\/runner-breaks-world-record-for-most-squats-in-three-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner breaks world record for most squats in three minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tshepiso \u2018Crazy T\u2019 Malapane broke the Guinness World Record for most squats in three minutes at the recent 2020 Dis-Chem Half-Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Malapane, a runner himself, was exceptionally grateful to have Bedfordview Athletics host his world record attempt at one of the best attended marathons in Gauteng.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>His record was for the most squats done by a male in three minutes, and was his first-ever attempt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228146\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-228146\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/01\/2_70654-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/01\/2_70654-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/01\/2_70654-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/01\/2_70654-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2020\/01\/2_70654.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tshepiso \u201cCrazy T\u201d Malapane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He did 232 squats in three minutes, breaking the record of 200.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to break this record because I believe my legs are my strongest asset, therefore, doing squats was the natural choice,\u201d said Malapane.<\/p>\n<p>Malapane said before attempting to break the record, he trained four to five hours a day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to focus more on strength training for legs, such as deadlifts, lunges, squats and thrusters,\u201d said Malapane.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/227514\/preventing-injuries-among-runners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preventing injuries 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