Rob Powell (athlete) explained

Rob Powell is an American athlete and fitness coach who holds two certified World Fitness Challenge (WFC)/Guinness World Records from 2001^[1] and 2002^[2] and has won the World Fitness/Conditioning Champion title four times (2001, 2002, 2003^[3] and 2004). Powell founded The WFC Workout, The World's Fittest Workout Apps, and retired from competition in 2011.

Early life

Powell grew up on a ranch in Dry Creek, Texas. He graduated from W.H. Ford High School, South Plains College, and Texas Tech University.

Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records uses specific rules and events as the standard set by Rob Powell.^[4] Powell's Guinness World Records consist of the following;

2 Mile Swim
12 Mile Run
12 Mile Hike
1,250 Push Ups
1,250 Leg Lifts
1,250 Jumping Jacks
110 Mile Cycling
20 Mile Row
20 Mile Elliptical
3,250 Sit Ups
Lift 300,000 Pounds of Weight (upper body only)

Times

October 27–28, 2001, 22:11:40^[1] ^[5] bettering Joe Decker's World Record.
October 26–27, 2002, 19:17:38^[2] bettering his own world record by nearly 3 hours.
WFC 1, October 25–26, 2003, 18:36:15
WFC 2, October 30–31, 2004, 17:45:03

WFC

The World fitness challenge consist of the following activities.

1 Mile Swim
5 Mile Run
5 Mile Hike
250 Pop-Ups
250 Hang Knee Lifts
50 Mile Cycle
10 Mile Row
10 Mile Elliptical
1,500 Crunches
150,000 Pounds Lifted

The World Fitness Championship for (Men Only) is:

2 Mile Swim
10 Mile Run
10 Mile Hike
500 Pop-Ups
500 Hang Knee Lifts
100 Mile Cycle
20 Mile Row
20 Mile Elliptical
3,000 Crunches
300,000 Pounds Lifted

External links

World Fitness Champion official site

Notes and References

Guinness World Records: Claim ID 17538
Guinness World Records: Claim ID 27908 ; Member Number: 10529
Oct 25-26, 2003
Web site: The World Fitness Champion - website. worldfitnesschampion.net.
Web site: Archives - The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com. nl.newsbank.com.