{"id":417,"date":"2019-05-21T19:35:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T22:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/?p=417"},"modified":"2019-05-21T19:35:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T22:35:05","slug":"training-for-guinness-world-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/blog\/training-for-guinness-world-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Training for Guinness World Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m putting a lot of my effort toward training for Guinness World Records these days.  I have plans to break 3 records this summer!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first record I&#8217;m hoping to break is the axe juggling record.  I held this record for several years.  Then Josh Horton came along and broke it, followed by another juggler I forget the name of breaking it again!  Josh Horton made a great video of him breaking the record:  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CxYL9B-t1Iw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/CxYL9B-t1Iw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My record was 580 throws and catches of the axes.  This may not sound like a lot, but one of the rules is the axes must weigh at least albs each!!!  This is a heavy axe!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current record to beat is 839 throws and catches.  According to the Guinness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\">Website<\/a> it&#8217;s not official.  It claims my record is still the official.  I&#8217;m guessing it&#8217;s a glitch as Josh did break it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I&#8217;m now training to break it again.  I must admit, these days I have very sore arms on a regular basis!  It;s a fun goal!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I still have the Guinness Record for the most throws and catches with mauls, which are axes over 6lbs.  This picture is of me when I broke that record at the Timber Lounge in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1667162.jpeg\" alt=\"Ian Juggling axes\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1667162.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1667162-585x373.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1667162-768x489.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I&#8217;m also working on new records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am training for Guinness World Records in other areas of juggling.  One I&#8217;m very excited about requires me to juggle, no breaks or drops, for over an hour.  This will be a challenge as if I happen to fumble one throw the record attempt will end and I must start again.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also have my eyes two records that have no juggling at all!  One involves a crossbow, and one beer!  No,  it&#8217;s not consumption of beer&#8230;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a link to my brief story about the last record i broke:  <a href=\"https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/chainsaw-juggling-world-record-for-distance\/\">https:\/\/chainsawjuggling.com\/chainsaw-juggling-world-record-for-distance\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m so excited to get a few more records, I love a goal!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m putting a lot of my effort toward training for Guinness World Records these days. I have plans to break 3 records this summer! <\/p>\n<p>The first record I&#8217;m hoping to break is the axe juggling record. I held this record for several years. 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