SA man Daniel Scali hopes to beat world record for longest abdominal plank. Can he do it?

A tough-as-nails SA man is hoping to beat the Guinness World Record for the longest abdominal plank – all for a good cause. See the details.

The world record for the longest abdominal plank is a whopping eight hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.

It was set last February by an ex-US marine named George Hood, who was 62.

Now South Australia’s Daniel Scali is hoping to break that record, despite suffering from complex regional pain syndrome.

Scali, of Fulham Gardens, broke his left arm when he was 12 years old after falling off a trampoline.

Since then, the now 27-year-old has suffered from CRPS, which is caused by improper function of the nerve fibres that carry pain messages to the brain.

SA man Daniel Scali is aiming to break the world record for the longest abdominal plank to help raise money for complex regional pain syndrome. Picture: Roy VanDerVegt

The condition means that even the simplest things like soft touches, water and certain movements, cause him chronic pain.

Scali, who is planning to make the world record attempt in July, says all the money raised will go to Pain Australia.

At the moment, Scali can plank for up to five hours.

He says he watches a few movies or TV series to help keep himself occupied while training.

“I am attempting to beat the world record for planing to help raise awareness for people dealing with chronic pain and specifically complex regional pain syndrome,” Scali said.

“I’ve learnt to adapt my life and my situation to it because I had it when I was so young.

“But growing up was a little bit challenging and dealing with it day to day.

“It’s painful to think that depression rates are four-times higher in people with chronic pain.

Daniel Scali is hoping to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the longest abdominal plank while raising money for Pain Australia. Picture: Roy VanDerVegt

“The idea of planking came about because it’s a mental and physical challenge.

“Dealing with pain m you’re going through the mental side of it as well as the physical side of it.”

To help relieve the pain, Scali wears a compression band on his arm and tries to reprogram his damaged nerves with physio and nerve blocks — which are blood infusions that can lead to being in hospital for a week.

Scali’s training involves cardio classes, push-us, sit-ups, and of course planking.

So far, Scali has raised $4120 but his aim is $10,000.

“About 3.4 million people in Australia are living with chronic pain,” Scali said.

‘I’d like to get the world record but if I can raise money and awareness for complex regional pain syndrome, to me, that’s my main objective.”

For more information, head to http://chuffed.org/project/crps-awareness