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Nov. 4 (UPI) \u2014<\/span> An Iowa man broke a Guinness World Record by clapping his hands 1,140 times in one minute.<\/p>\n Dalton Meyer, 20, of Davenport, said his interest in speed clapping began when he was in elementary school and he saw a YouTube video of Kent French, who was once known as the fastest clapper in the world.\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt came naturally to me, it was like I didn\u2019t even have to practice,\u201d Meyer told the Quad-City Times. \u201cReally, I just for some reason knew how to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n Meyer said his record attempt used the wrist clapping technique developed by the previous Guinness World Record holder, Eli Bishop, who managed 1,103 claps in one minute. Wrist clapping is a technique that involves using the wrist and fingers to slap the palm of the other hand.<\/p>\n Meyer worked with Charm Media Group in Geneseo, Ill., to make sure his official attempt was properly filmed in both real-time and slow-motion, as well as recorded with the proper audio to ensure each of his 19-claps-per-second could be properly counted by Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n The record was attempted in March, but Meyer said he didn\u2019t receive word that it had been made official until Halloween.<\/p>\n