Musician
Rick Rubin
Record producer and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings
2 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Rick Rubin push-ups
Rick Rubin's recorded push-ups is 100 reps. Source date: 2019-06-10. The effort is unknown. The source at podscripts.co gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.
Compare your push-ups with Rick Rubin
Self-reported consecutive set after training with Laird Hamilton
Source quote and limits
“I got to the point where I could do 100 consecutive push ups”
Quote begins at 02:24:48 in the third-party transcript. The feat date is absent; date is the episode release, also confirmed on peterattiamd.com/rickrubin/. The public publisher page omits this part of the notes. No audio transcription check was done.
2019
- Push-ups100 reps
Quote and details
“I got to the point where I could do 100 consecutive push ups”
Rick Rubin Sit-up on exercise ball
Rick Rubin's recorded Sit-up on exercise ball is 100 reps. Source date: 2017-12-04. This was a working set. The source at mensjournal.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
Workout with Laird Hamilton observed by Stephen Rodrick
Source quote and limits
“doing a hundred sit-ups on the McGinley ball”
Date is the source page display date, December 4, 2017. The article describes an earlier visit; the exact workout day is unknown. The reporter observes Rubin performing 100 sit-ups on an exercise ball. Rest breaks are not specified. The existing 100-push-up milestone is excluded as a duplicate.
2017
- Sit-up on exercise ball× 100
Quote and details
“doing a hundred sit-ups on the McGinley ball”
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