Enrique Zapata| Pull-Up World Record Holder | Ep. #980

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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In this episode of the Tom Rowland Podcast, I sit down with Enrique Zapata, a record-holder for multiple pull-up endurance challenges. Enrique opens up about his journey from battling serious health issues, including obesity, hypertension, and panic attacks, to transforming his life by breaking pull-up records. He shares the physical and mental struggles he faced along the way, the inspiration he drew from David Goggins, and the scientific approach he takes to optimize his performance. We also delve into Enrique's training regimen, the sacrifices he's had to make, and his future goals to inspire others. Tune in to hear Enrique's incredible story of resilience and determination. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:38 Enrique's Pull-Up Records and Motivation 01:32 Personal Transformation Journey 03:53 Mindset and Overcoming Doubts 06:38 Training and Techniques 11:29 Challenges and Sacrifices 14:00 Scientific Approach to Training 21:29 Preparing for the Record Attempt 34:25 Dealing with Pain and Fear 35:03 Worst Injury During Training 35:36 Mental Challenges and Nervous System Shutdown 38:51 Overcoming Mental Barriers 45:43 Post-Record Recovery and Depression 48:38 The Importance of Service and Legacy 52:08 Struggles with Social Media and Authenticity 56:32 Training with the Best to Improve 58:50 Upcoming Challenges and Personal Growth 01:03:53 Writing and Sharing Knowledge 01:09:36 Final Thoughts and Farewell 🚀 Special Thanks to Our Sponsor: Star brite https://bit.ly/TomRowlandPodcast 👋 Stay Connected with Tom Rowland: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tomrowlandpodcast Website & Show Notes https://bit.ly/3O4lgn0 Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] 🔗 Explore More: All Socials and Links https://linktr.ee/TomRowlandPodcast 🎥 Discover More of Tom’s Shows: Saltwater Experience https://bit.ly/4by096g Into the Blue Fishing https://bit.ly/48VZYju Life on the Water https://bit.ly/3Pp9rbs 💬 Let’s Keep in Touch! Text: +1 (305) 930-7346 Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fishing trips anywhere, anytime.
0:02.8	FishingBooker.com
0:04.5	Hello, I am Enrique Zapata, I'm the holder of a couple of pull-up records, and this is the
0:16.1	Tom Broan podcast.
0:18.9	Enrique Zapata, what's going on, man?
0:22.9	Hey, man.
0:23.8	I appreciate it.
0:24.6	Appreciate the time.
0:25.5	Appreciate the invitation.
0:26.6	I'm happy to have you on.
0:28.8	You came highly recommended by our mutual friend, Rich Hernandez.
0:33.1	People that listen to the show, they know Rich Hernandez do hard things, 365.
0:39.7	And he does hard things, but do you you have yeah well or pull up record at seven thousand one hundred seven
0:48.5	thousand one hundred in 12 hours that's amazing thank you man Yeah, it's, it's quite quite a lot of pull-ups for a short amount of time.
1:00.4	It is. So tell me about why you chose to go after this particular record. Why pull-ups for you?
1:07.9	Why pull-ups? Because, because, first, they are hard. They are hard. So,
1:14.9	I, I, I wanted, I wanted to test myself, test my body and test the knowledge, the knowledge I was, I was
1:27.2	learning from, from, from new from from from from
1:31.2	from a new perspective of of of health and and performance I was studying because I was
1:38.6	sick I was sick I was hypertensive I was I was I was, I had, um, panic attacks and anxiety and all this stuff.
1:49.5	And I had a lot of issues, health issues. I was overweight and, and yeah, I was suffering. I was
1:55.2	an alcoholic. And then I, I made a decision to turn my life around.
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