Working out with Dumbo

Sure, setting a squat thrust record isn't that huge of a story. Heck, Pat Robertson can do massive leg presses. So when Ashrita Furman decided to go for the record, he decided he needed that extra something to make his story sexy.

He decided to do the squat thrusts on top of an elephant, which is probably illegal in 49 states.

Key quote: "'I've had this dream of doing a record on the back of an elephant for many, many years,' Ashrita Furman said on Thursday."