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John Ferraro (Gino Martino)

Head Hammering, Bed of Nails, Concrete Block

Records

Record for John Ferraro (Gino Martino) are displayed below:

Record NameRecord Description
Bed of Nails Bed of Nails: Iron Maiden: 2 Bed of Nails: Most Weight: 1,888 lbs. On May 5, 1998 John Ferraro (Gino Martino) sandwiched himself between two 24" x 48" beds of nails (162 4" nails 2" apart) upon which stood 4 humans weighing 1,888 lbs (858 kg) for 10 seconds.
Concrete Block Concrete Block: Back: Most Broken: 10. John Ferraro (aka Gino Martino) had 10 cinder blocks, combined weight 463 lbs., placed in two stacks of 5 each on his back. Each stack of 5 were broken with 5 hits by a 9 lb. sledgehammer, a total of 10 hits.
Concrete Block Concrete Block: Head: Broken with Bowling Ball: 6. John Ferraro (aka Gino Martino) placed SIX 2 inch x 8 inch x 16 inch thick cement blocks on top of his head with 1/2 inch x 4 inch spacers between. The cement block was smashed by a 14 lb. bowling ball.
Concrete Block Concrete Block: Head: Most Broken: 10. John Ferraro (aka Gino Martino) placed 4 2 inch x 8 inch x 16 inch thick cement blocks on top of his head. The cement blocks were smashed by a 9 lb. sledgehammer. The previous record was 4 and held by John.
Concrete Block Concrete Block: Head: Thickest: Inches: 8. John Ferraro (aka Gino Martino) placed an 8 x 12 x 18 inch thick cement block on his head, without the use of a towel, and had it smashed in half by a 10 lb. sledge hammer, on May 20, 2007, in Worcester, MA.
Concrete Block Concrete Block: Head: Heaviest: 364lbs John Ferraro (aka Gino Martino) placed 9, 2.25 inch x 10 inch x 24 inch long cement blocks on top of his head. Each block weighed 40.5 lbs. The Stack was held unassisted. No spacers were used or towel on head to avoid injury. 9 lb. sledgehammer was used. The record was set on July 4, 2011 in Woburn, Massachusetts.
Concrete Block

Concrete Block: Time to break 5 on head: 12.0 seconds. Gino Martino. Blocks weighed 3 6.5 lbs. and were broken with a sledgehammer by an assistant.
Iron Bar Iron Bar: Head: Most Broken: 6. John Ferraro (aka Gino Martino). Six 0.187 x 2 x 20 inch long wushu bars were broken/snapped at one time over his head. Each bar weighed 1.4 lbs. the record set on April 24 201O in Andover, Massachusetts
Nail Hammering

Nailing: Head: 16D Penny Nail: ½ x 6 x 14 pine(Janka hardness of 390lbs): 2.55 seconds. John Ferraro (Gino Martino). Note: Bare Skull only: No cloth was used between the nail head and forehead Note: March 7, 2017.  Note: record previously held by John Ferraro, 5 seconds on May 8, 2016.
Nail Hammering

Nailing: Head: 20D Penny Nail: ½ x 6 x 14 pine(Janka hardness of 390lbs): 3.58 seconds. John Ferraro (Gino Martino). Note: Bare Skull only: No cloth was used between the nail head and forehead. March 7, 2017. Note, record previously held by Joh Ferroro, 8 seconds, May 8, 2016.
Nail Hammering

Nail Hammering: Head: Five 20D Penny Nails into 3/4 inch x 6 inch x 12 inch pine (Janka hardness of 390lbs): 18 seconds. John Ferraro (Gino Martino). Note: Bare Skull only, no cloth between the nail head and forehead. February 28, 2017.  (Note: Record Hx, 32 seconds, Jan 27,  2017.)



 



 



 
Nailing Nailing: Head: 20D Penny Nail: 2x4 Douglas Fir: 14.9 seconds. John Ferraro (Gino Martino). Note: 3 plys of cloth were used to protect the forehead. Coney Island Strongman Spectacular 2013.
Quarter Bending Quarter Bending: Against Forehead (using plyers): 1 minute: 11. John Ferraro (Gino Martino). Coney Island Strongman Spectacular 2013.