Kuwar Amritbir Singh Height, Age, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kuwar Amritbir Singh

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh belongs to a Farmer family in Gurdaspur, Punjab.

• Since a young age, Kuwar Amritbir Singh was inspired by his father and uncle to take up sports as a profession as they were sportspersons.

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh opted for the non-medical stream for his high school education.

• During school, he actively participated in extracurricular activities including debate competitions, sports, and quiz competitions. He was the house captain during his 12th standard.

• During his 12th Standard, Amritbir Singh also began preparing for the NDA entrance exam but he did not give the test.

• He also failed his mathematics exams in 12th standard, after that, he was very discouraged and later decided to become a Punjab fitness Youth icon.

• In 2018, at the age of 17, Kuwar Amritbir Singh began his fitness journey by doing workouts at his home. He also started making videos of his workout routines using bricks, sandbags, and plastic bags with cement instead of proper weights and gym equipment.

• In 2019, he made his first attempt at breaking the record of doing the most number of knuckle pushups under one minute, he was successful in doing 102 Knuckle pushups under one minute, which was a higher number than the previous record holder; however, Kuwar was disqualified for using the wrong technique.

• Later, during his second attempt at setting the record, he was able to do 118 Knuckle Pushups in under one minute and also set the record in the World Records of India.

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh participated in numerous bodybuilding competitions in 2019 including Mr Gurdaspur in May 2019 and Mr Pathankot in January 2019.

• In 2019, Kuwar Amritbir Singh began his YouTube channel where he regularly posts workout routines.

• On his channel, he also shares workout tips and diet plans.
  

  A screenshot of Amritbir Singh’s workout videos

• In 2020, at the age of 19, he set a record for the second time when he performed 35 Superman Pushups in under 30 seconds, which was registered with the India Book of Records.
  

  Kuwar Amritbir Singh posing with his record certificate from India Book of Records

• In 2021, Kuwar Amritbir Singh did 53 Superman Pushups in under one minute and set a world record with the Limca Book of Records.

• In 2021, Kuwar became the first runner-up of the reality show Punjabiyan Di Dadagiri With Bhajji, the show was hosted by Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh.
  

  Kuwar Amritbir Singh (right) with Harbhajan Singh on the sets of the show Punjabiyan Di Dadagiri

• In 2022, Kuwar Amritbir Singh set his first record with Guinness World Records when he performed 45 finger-tip push-ups with claps in under one minute.

• In 2022, he appeared on the Punjabi talent show Hunar Punjab Da on  PTC Punjabi

• In 2023, Kuwar Amritbir Singh broke a Guinness World Record of the maximum number of push-ups on fingertips in under one minute while carrying a 20lb bag pack, he performed 86 push-ups and set the record.

• The record for the maximum number of push-ups on fingertips in under one minute was previously held by Kuwar Amritbir Singh’s idol Bruce Lee.

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh has appeared at many TED Talks events.
  

  Kunwar Amritbir Singh during a TEDx talk at Khaitan Public School, Ghaziabad

• In an interview, Amritbir Singh revealed that to build his fitness he did not go to any gym or consume any store-bought health supplements instead followed a simple diet including dairy products. He said,
  

  I have never gone gym till now, to do my practice and I have made my own home-made desi workout equipments and with this I want to motivate youth that if you have passion to do something you can do it anywhere and anytime. It doesn’t matter that what is your background, what benefits you are having to start up your journey, the only What Matters is your hard work and dedication towards your Goal. And many of the youth from the society have changed their lifestyle by following my journey of fitness and working hard to make world records also.”

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh has appeared in two Punjabi short films and aspires to become an action hero in the Punjabi film industry.

• In 2023, he was appointed as a “Fitness Icon” by the United Sikhs organization in Delhi

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh is a philanthropist and has started a scheme in which he charges Rs 5  for his workout routines and diet plans and uses the money collected from this for charity.

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh actively takes initiatives for many social causes like making Punjab drug-free and also motivating youth to take sports.

• Kuwar Amritbir Singh promotes various brands on his Instagram account including Gleenz Peanut Butter, Habhit Wellness, and Strong Soul.