- Rob Powell (athlete)
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Rob Powell Residence Dry Creek, Waco, Texas USA Website WFC fitness club
WFC training programRob Powell is an American football, track and field athlete, fitness and conditioning coach and martial artist. He is the four time World Record Holder, four time World Fitness Champion, two WFC / Guinness World Records Certified: 2001[1] and 2002,[2] and four time World Fitness Champion (WFC) World Record Holder 2001, 2002, 2003[3] and 2004 [4]
He trains elite military and law enforcement in martial arts, and has coached junior high, high school, college and professional athletes. He also trains athletes, grandparents, and every fitness level in between, via his fitness website.Contents
Early life
Powell grew up on a Ranch, in Dry Creek, Texas. Beginning his training at age 4, an avid martial artist, he has developed his own martial arts form, "Nok Beko", which he has taught to elite military, law enforcement officers, and MMA fighters. He went to W.H. Ford High School and graduated from South Plains College, and Texas Tech University.[citation needed]
Guinness World Records
There are specific rules and events for Guinness World Record set by Rob Powell. Powell's Guinness World Records Consists of the Following and his World Records are unmatched in history:
- 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[5][6] Shattering Joe Decker's World Record.
- October 26–27, 2002, 19:17:38[7] Shattering his own World Record by nearly 3 Hours.
WFC
The World Fitness Challenge is:
(Men/Women)- 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 is:
(Men Only)- 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
3. WFC 1, October 25-26, 2003, 18:36:15 : 4. WFC 2, October 30-31, 2004, 17:45:03 (extra 2 mile hike deducted)
Articles
Several articles have been written about Powell in publications, including:
Newspapers
Dallas Morning News [8]
Waco Tribune[9]
Lubbock Ava Journal [10]
Amarillo Globe [11]
Fort Worth Star Telegram [12]
Dallas Morning News[13]
USA Today[14]
The Democrat[15]
Clarion-Ledger[16]
Daily Journal[17]
The Tennessean[18]
Waco Tribune[19]
Cleburne[20]
Waco Tribune[21]
SA Express[22]
Fort Worth Star Telegram[23]
Terrel Tribune[24]
Sulphur Springs News Telegram[25]Magazines
Keep Fitness,[26]
Region 12 Publication[27]
Bicycling Magazine[28]
Men's Fitness UK[29]
Addventure Sports Magazine[30]
Runner's Forum (Let's Run)[31]Notes
- ^ Guinness World Records: Claim ID 17538
- ^ Guinness World Records: Claim ID 27908 ; Member Number: 10529
- ^ Oct 25-26, 2003
- ^ Oct 30-31, 2004
- ^ Guinness World Records: Claim ID 17538
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F3A90F250E0E2AF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ^ Guinness World Records: Claim ID 27908 ; Member Number: 10529
- ^ Oct 30,2004
- ^ March 20, 2002, FRONT PAGE
- ^ April 10, 2002
- ^ Apr 28,02 FRONT PG
- ^ May 8, 2002 FRONT PG
- ^ May 18, 2002
- ^ June 10, 2002
- ^ June 10, 2002 FRONT PG
- ^ June 12, 2002 Front PG
- ^ June 13, 2002
- ^ June 17, 2002
- ^ June 29, 2002
- ^ Aug 4,2002 FRONT PAGE
- ^ May 30, 2003
- ^ June 19, 2003 FRONT PG
- ^ December 26, 2003
- ^ Mar, 2005 FRONT PG
- ^ March 17, 2007 FRONT PAGE
- ^ Global Fitness Directory SEPT. 2006
- ^ To Be Announced
- ^ To Be Announced
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External links
Categories:- American exercise instructors
- American track and field athletes
- Texas Tech University alumni
- Sportspeople from Texas
- Living people
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