I am a Guinness World Record Holder AMA

How many consecutive steps can you do on your feet? I think I can do more than 36.

More than a 100 probably

Do you put pineapple on your pizza?

yes

How long did you train for this? What did you once you won? Do you think you will be going for another record ?

I have been doing this for 7 years now, and I didn't really do much after I won it, It was normal feeling. I don't think I will be able to go on for another record

How do you normalize this behaviour?

Being chinese i suppose. Or it’s because i actually set the previous record so it was nothing

Please answer all these as well as - what inspired you to set your mind to achieving this record ?

This trick was something I had learned for performances. In performances of course, I only have to climb 8 steps. But we thought it would be cool to try and push the limits of it, and that was what happened

Are/were you ever scared you would break your neck ?

Yes it has come into my mind before, and was something my coach told me when I started learning this as a risk. But luckily I have never fallen off the wrong way, and only got a few sprains

How did you realise you had a talent for climbing stairs on your head?

It wasn't discovered, but it was trained. I had to learn all this, and because I was lighter than everyone in my troupe at that time, i learned headstands and tricks on it for performances

Your upside- down stair climbing troupe?

its just a regular acrobatic troupe

Has using the line " I am a Guinness World Record Holder" in a bar ever gotten you laid?

No....

How do you stay ahead of the competition? Were you drug tested?

Im drug free

What is your favorite ice cream?

Mint Chocolate

Why would you do such a thing? Stop it!

For the enjoyment of my audiences :)

Will you be sad if someone does 38?

Well yes, but I would be happy for that person (maybe). But i haven't heard of anyone even planning to attempt this any time soon

Could you have done more than 36? Why not have some longer stairs. Like you had to stop because you got to the top..

The stairs were built based on what I could do, and I couldn't go further than 36 most of the time, and 36 was actually pushing it already, so we didn't get longer stairs. It was logistical issues too

To get upward momentum to move up to the next step, do you mostly use your back or hip muscles, or do you use your neck? Do you have to keep your neck really stiff?

To actually jump, i use the lower body (my legs) to get the jump upwards, and shoulders to try and swing forward if you can imagine it. So i use pretty much my muscles below my neck. But when I land, it will be the head and neck that takes the weight, so i do need neck training too

How did you get into this ? PS: I've never seen anyone attempt this before, that was really awesome .

I am in an acrobatic troupe, and because I joined when i was young, they wanted me to learn something new. And this was one of the tricks i learnt. But of course in normal performances, it's not so long (8 steps only)

How old were you when you joined the troupe/when you started to learn?

I was 10

Were you forced into the troupe or made to join by your parents?

i was forced into it, never a path i expected to get into

Do you suffer from any neck or spinal injuries?

Not that i know of. But I have sprained my neck before, and I know that some problems with my neck and spine will only show up later on

It's amazing you can do this. You would win in a lot of breakdance battles.

Thank you!

河南菜好吃吗？

还好，挺好吃的

How many, if any, concussions has this resulted in?

0, luckily. Maybe i did have but not that i know of. My head is quite protected with the donut

I don't know how often you do this, but what they found out with the NFL, is that the damage is more caused by your brain bouncing around. So even smaller hits like linemen bumping into each other on every play can build up. So jumping up 38 stairs is probably equivalent to 38 helmet to helmet hits. I'm not a doctor but I can't imagine it would be good to keep it up. Not trying to hate on you or anything, I think it's cool you set out and did this but, I hope you're OK.

Thanks for you concern. Well i actually do this alot

Did it hurt?

It doesn’t hurt like a sharp pain. But, it’s tiring and the kind of pain is more like an ache

It would definitely hurt me, congrats on your world record!

Thank you! :)

What is your main occupation?
How much money did you land breaking the Guinness world record?
Why is the staircase so narrow? Have people fallen to the side while attempting?
Do you have sponsors? Could probably sign Advil, New Balance, HEAD, NEC, and more...

I am an Acrobat! And i didn’t really get much money from GWR, i still get paid the same from my work. The staircase is so narrow because it is a guinness world record standard requirement, the steps couldn’t be wider than that. And yes i have fallen off many times.

No sponsors

你怎麽会那么牛B?

哈哈因为我是疯的

What are some other acrobatics that you perform which we might not be familiar with? Any chance of / any interest in achieving a second world record for other acrobatic feats?

What was it like arranging the validation with Guinness? Did they just accept your credentials as an acrobat or did you have to submit proof of your ability to hop up stairs on your head?

My other acrobatics are pretty normal, but i do other more local stuff like bending a metal bar around my neck, and just the basic shock stuff like lying on glass etc. Currently have no plans for other world records.

i applied to go onto the Guinness show, so i went on the show and they had adjudictors who would verify your record live. But i had to show the TV studio that it was possible i could break the record before that

Do you worry about damage to your brain?

I'm more worried about something going off with my neck and spine which scares me.

If you could break or make a different record,what would it be?

Most stairs climbed balancing a man on the head

Are you worried about future neck/spinal issues?

yes of course. Based on people who do these they always encounter problems when they grow up

Whats your favourite Chinese food?

What do you think of "Americanised Chinese food"?

I just enjoy dumpling noodles. Nice and simple.

Never had it before, but i have to say i have never seen orange chicken in china

So In the video, was the red step the previous record? Or was that just so you knew when you were close to the top?

Red step was when he equalled the record. The first step after meant he broke the record (which you can tell by the cheering in the crowd)

Thought so. Thank you. So that answers my other question: are there really other people who do this??

Not many, less than 10 people do this, and no one ever does this as an endurance hahah no one does more than 15 steps at once

Yes the red step is the previous record

Why does that video seem so... Evil? But then I am baked

haha but why does it seem evil?

How much wood would a wood chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

Just one

Are you a butt or breasts man?

butt

Did you take the attempt just for the sake of it or had it advertismentish tones?

No there was no advertising or sponsors that made me do this. It was for more personal achievement and to push myself towards a goal

Is pee stored in the balls?

bladder its the bladder

are you a good breakdancer? you already got the neck muscles for it

i have never breakdance actually but i could try

Does your username check out do you reckon?

??

Have you ever experienced any serious neck injury while training?

Not serious, but i’ve had sprained necks and broke my arms falling off the stairs. Luckily nothing to cause or even had the risk of paralysis

When and how did you discover this was a thing, and how good were you when you started?

I had to learn this from scratch, and i only became so good... well because I had to try to push myself to hit this goal.

Seems like a pretty shallow rise on those stairs. How many regular stairs can you do?

Haven't tried it before haha

Why?

I'm an acrobat and performer. This is what I do (although not so extreme, i don't have to climb 36 steps every day lol)