North Carolina man breaks record with 3,050 pushups in one hour By (0) May 3 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man broke a Guinness World Record when he performed 3,050 pushups in one hour, but he fell short in his attempt at a 12-hour pushup record. TShane Johnson, a U.S. Marines veteran from Pineville, started his record attempt by performing 3,050 pushups in an hour, breaking the previous record of 2,900. Advertisement Johnson kept going for 11 more hours, attempting to break the record for most pushups in 12 hours, which as stood at 19,325 for more than 30 years. The veteran finished his 12-hour pushup marathon with 16,400, falling short of the second record.