Paddy Doyle did 1,940 back-of-hands push-ups in one hour
AI-generated cover of a fictional athlete doing a conventional palm-supported push-up; the generated image does not reproduce the back-of-hands variation. Not Paddy Doyle or his record attempt. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover of a fictional adult male athlete demonstrating a controlled back-of-hands push-up position on a padded gym mat, side view, body aligned, hands visibly supported on the backs of the hands, calm focused expression, clean training room. Generic exercise demonstration, not Paddy Doyle or a record attempt; no repetition count or duration implied. No injury, text, logos, stopwatch or numbers.” Generated 20 October 2026.
Guinness World Records lists a result by Britain’s Paddy Doyle: on 8 November 2007, he completed 1,940 push-ups supported on the backs of his hands in one hour. The attempt took place in Birmingham, England; this is a distinct push-up variation in which the backs, rather than the palms, of the hands support the body.