Doug Pruden

Doug Pruden is a Canadian endurance sportsman and street performer who has held several world records for push-ups.

Biography Doug Pruden was born in Edmonton in 1962 or 1963. He studied urban planning and architectural design at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Pruden began doing push-ups in junior high school, later explaining that he preferred solitary exercises to team sports. In the early 1990s, he began combining his fitness regimen with faith-based outreach, speaking to teenagers at South Edmonton-area shopping centres about scripture and abstinence, while incorporating push-up demonstrations as a motivational tool.

Pruden became known locally as the "Push-Up Man" through busking appearances at events such as the Edmonton International Fringe Festival, where he performed endurance routines such as 1,000 push-ups in under 20 minutes. He gained attention for his involvement in civic and community events, from volunteering at flood relief and youth forums to attending funerals of local figures and some media have described him as a publicity seeker. 1,000 fist push-ups in 18:13 minutes on July 9, 2003 546 one-arm push-ups in 10 minutes on July 30, 2003 5,557 fist push-ups in 3:02:30 hours on July 9, 2004 1,781 backhanded push-ups in one hour on July 8, 2005 677 one-arm backhanded push-ups on November 9, 2005 1,025 one-arm backhanded push-ups on November 8, 2008

Politics In 1992, Pruden ran for Edmonton City Council in Ward 5.