Athlete battling Parkinson's disease sets 2 world records

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Husband, father and elite athlete, Jimmy Choi, has set not one but two Guinness world records, and has made it his mission to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's disease.

CHICAGO -- Nothing stands in the way of American Ninja Warrior athlete Jimmy Choi, not even Parkinson's disease.

He started small, just taking walks around the block, but those walks turned into jogs and those turned into runs. Choi has also set not one, but two, Guinness world records: chest-to-ground burpees in one minute and chest-to-ground plyometric lateral push-ups in one minute.

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