How long can you hold a plank for? Because George Hood, a 62-year-old former marine, probably just blew you out of the water. On Feb. 15, Hood held the pose for eight hours, 15 minutes, and 15 seconds. He broke the Guinness World Record for the longest plank. In case you’re wondering, that’s longer than it takes to watch The Irishman twice, or the entire original Star Wars trilogy. According to a USA Today estimate , Hood burned 4,252 calories. It wasn’t the first time that Hood, who’s also a retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent, broke the record. In 2011, Hood held a plank for one hour and 20 minutes, foiled five years later when Mao Weidong from China planked for eight hours, one minute, and one second. How to Do a Plank: A Single Move for Stronger Abs So this year, Hood was determined to step up his plank game. The Illinois native trained every day for 18 months to prepare to take on the world planking record again. George Hood sets the longest plank record Jose