**** I hate dealing with this, it just makes me feel sad and sick, for them, but yes, there have been false claims to the title....Up to about a dozen now, and these guys were all busted....
You know, I pride myself on ''Taking the High Road''....
But this is not one of those times....So, ''BUCKLE UP''....

I have had relentless bombardments from these ''fake record holder's'' management and publicists, trying to get interviews from me (which I don't do anymore), hoping, begging, and yes, even attempting to threaten me with lies into acknowledging each of their fakes, as the new record holder....

One of these newer fakes, (as told to me by his publicist), claimed to have walked in off the street, trained for 4 weeks, and broke the record....When anyone knowledgeable in the field of extreme fitness and athletics heard of this false claim, they, like I, nearly laughed up a lung....

Another one of these ''pretenders'', his own countrymen have apologized to me, and told me how he ''cheated''.
They call him, ''a national embarrassment''....Using my name for his false fame....
He has many record claims since his release from prison, but no one in the field takes him seriously, except his publicist....
Sad really, he claimed he wanted to compete in WFC 1 and WFC 2, and he was invited to compete numerous times by me, personally. He said he was going to compete, but he never did.....
He knows he's not in my league....not then, and not now....and if he did compete against me, he would be exposed for the fraud he is....
Everyone in the field, and those that witnessed his events all agree....
Same rules, same events, same equipment, he would have never even finished the competition....

There have since been other ''pretenders'' claiming to have broken the records.
Most were busted, and found out, for just making up stories....so sad....
They have ALL admitted to not using the same standards, rules, events, equipment testing, proof, or any of the standards I followed....

After my Second WFC and Guinness World Record in 2002, my challenge was renamed, by Guinness....''The Physical Fitness Challenge''....
Guinness then asked me to write the rules and standards, I followed for my WFC, and Guinness World Records....I did, and sent it to them in December, 2002....
These Rules, Standards, and Events became the Standard for the WFC World Records, and Guinness World Records, ''Physical Fitness Challenge'', in 2002....

The WFC World Records and the Original Guinness World Record Rules are, and have been posted for all to see since 2002, on the Guinness WR Page of the WFC Fitness Site....
www.worldfitnesschampion.net....
See them for yourself....Hit. ''Guinness WR'' Page, Green Tab, then hit ''Rules''....

If any of you ''fake record holders'' actually did something, and were the Creator, Founder, Original, or True World Record Holder, then you could have written the RULES, and set the STANDARDS for everyone else to follow. But you didn't, and you're not....
So follow the Rules and Standards I followed, or be Exposed as the Fraud that you are....

Why would anyone have so little, or no Honor, that they would use faulty equipment that would measure more miles than actually performed? Or use a double pulley weight system, cutting the actual weight in half? Or change the order of events, ''chop up'' and change events, ''short arm'' lifts, push ups and other exercises. Or substitute 110, 20, 12, and 2 Kilometers for 110, 20, 12, and 2 Miles? It's been reported and recorded by credible sources all these things were done by these various fake record holders.
Again, how could anyone do these things just so they could claim a record ????
I guess I answered my own question....

So following this logic, the new Guinness club record holder is the one that can find the faultiest equipment, and cheat, and lie the most....How sad for them, and Guinness....
That is why The WFC World Record Standards and Rules are accurate and constant....

So, what ''record'' are you boys claiming and bragging about breaking ????
It certainly wasn't mine....
If Guinness allowed these far inferior so called records, then why did they lower the standards for events, rules, and proof ????

It's sad really, some see Guinness as a God....The planet, I, and the WFC, see it as a beer....
Like any company, club, or media, Guinness has it's own agendas. And it has that right....
The US, UK and other European sources have a right to share experiences and concerns....

As reported numerous times, apparently, acknowledgment of ''records'', are negotiable.
More Record Books are sold in the UK than anywhere else.
Therefore, it is only good business for the Brits to hold as many of these records as possible....
This makes them not world records, but a private club of ''records''....

I have been asked to be a part of many other record books, to give their books credibility from 2001-2004, and to the present....I declined to be a part of their books.
I was only interested in forming the WFC, and getting it some early publicity....
All the ''hoops'' Guinness made me jump through was more than I wanted to deal with, and I wasn't willing to jump through any more....

In 2001 and 2002 to get Guinness World Record recognition, I was blackmailed into signing legal documents and agreements that said Guinness could do whatever they wanted with my records whether I agreed with their decisions or not....
Fortunately, other World Record Organizations and Associations have proudly recognized the WFC, and our World Records and Standards in their databases and websites....
They have not, and will not recognize these fake record holders....

Strangely, in 2005 and 2008, the standards and rules for my records were lowered and events were changed. I don't even recognize what events and rules, if any, they are using anymore, and ''locals'' were rewarded an inferior ''record'', and claiming it as my record ????
Not even close !!!!
However, this is all good business, for a private club selling books....
But it has nothing to do with Truth, or True World Records....

I have heard stories of Guinness WR claims over a number of punches and kicks, to a bag.
Small boys and girls have done the same in a normal Martial Arts class, to get to the next level....
And these guys are counting that as Guinness World Records ???? WHY ????
Any other True Martial Artist, or any man has too much dignity and pride to call that a ''record''....
What a joke, claiming taps to a bag that can't hit back as a record....

Really, My God....don't you have any pride or dignity at all ????
Or are you so starved for attention that you are willing to make Guinness, a beer, your God, to get into their book, as many times as you can....

At least I had a purpose for my records....
To help people shape up, and be fit, in an effort to fight Heart Disease and Obesity....

Yes, I have other records, at last count, over 150 different records....
Some are as mundane as Track and Field Meet Records, and Road Races, (1 Mile to Half Marathons), Triathlons, Mixed Sports, that lost their sponsorships, and no longer exist, leaving me the last winner and last record holder. For whatever that's worth....
It was all fun to me, but people wanted to count those course, track, meet records....

Turns out, I have a few Swimming Records, and I never thought of myself as a really good swimmer....
They are all associated to distance swimming, training for the 4 World Records, crossing lake swims, for charity. I swam across a lake 3 miles and back to raise $$$$ for an animal rescue shelter.

Another time, I cycled and ran around a lake, 58.2 miles, twice, to raise $$$$ for an accident victim, to pay her hospital bills. There are other charity/record athletic events....
I have several World Records in Weight Lifting....Again, all associated with the 4 World Records, or performed training for those records....Again, who cares....

Yes, some of the other records are World Records....But as I said on the Guinness WR Page of the Fitness Site since 2002, www.worldfitnesschampion.net, they fall far into the ''WHO CARES'' category.

I have records like, fastest punches and kicks....I don't make a big deal out of those because how do we know a Martial Artists centuries ago was not as fast, before the invention of the Radar Gun and other electronic equipment....
Some other records are....1,250 Push Ups, 1,250 Leg Lifts, 1,250 Jumping Jacks, in 57minutes, 3 seconds. Each performed correctly, not the ''short arming'' the Guinness way, as seen on their old TV show....
3,250 Sit Ups, and 300,000 Pounds Lifted, (bench press, seated row, lat Pulls, curls, triceps extension, 30,000 pound minimum each discipline), in 58 minutes, 7 seconds....
Performed correctly, perfect crunches, and full lifts the WFC way, not the new ''Guinness way''.

Other records include, a combined 2 Mile Swim, in a 25 yard pool, (a lot of turns), 12 Mile Run, 12 Mile Hike....Rowing records of varying distances 2 Miles and up to 20 Miles....
Climbing/Hiking 4 States Highest Peaks in Record Time....But how do we know some local First American didn't do it faster 500 years ago, before stopwatches were invented....

We are not even going to talk about all the separate calisthenics, pull ups, dips, upside down hanging sit ups, push ups (5 different kinds), and sit ups World Records I have, compared to the claims I was told about in the Guinness book....
The list goes on....Again, like tapping on a bag that don't hit back, and calling it a record,
WHO CARES....

Unlike some, I do not get my validation from a beer, and never applied for Guinness recognition....I did it for my training, and to prove to myself that I could do it.
It was all a ''stepping stone'', preparing me for bigger, better things....The WFC....
As far as I was concerned, no one else would ever know about these lesser records I broke....
I didn't want to be known as a ''genetic freak of nature''....as I have been called....

I wanted to disassociate myself from Guinness, and their practices as soon as possible, and not get involved in all their drama, arguments, dealings, and politics....
And the Journalist....For God's sake, leave me alone....
There is no reasonable question you can ask me, that is not already answered here, or on the WFC Fitness Site....There is nothing more to add....
I will not talk to journalists, managers, publicists, or other handlers....So don't waste your time....
I will only talk to these fake record holders, if they accept the ''MAN TO MAN COMPETITION'', below....

I understand some people want to be famous....That's not me....
I want my training system to be famous, because it works, and because it helps people....

Sure, I needed Guinness and the writers at first....They got something out of the deal too....
They have a New, Higher World Record Standard for Fitness, Speed, Strength, Endurance, Quickness, and Pure Power, that is still used, and unmatched in History, 4 Times, in 4 Consecutive Years....2001-2004....( We only purposely involved Guinness in 2001 and 2002 ).
And in return, the WFC and I got the Worldwide notoriety that my efforts brought us....

I mean, come on, really....On one page of the Guinness book is you, and you are sandwiched between 2 pages of world's largest pancake on one side, and world's largest booger on the other....
Who wants to be remembered that way ????

Those comments in 2001 didn't win me any favor with Guinness....
It was then I received a letter from Guinness on April 9, 2002, that my record was accepted by Guinness, but may or may not be in the book....
I was assured it would be in their ''database'', for record keeping....
It was further explained to me that my record was ''dangerous''....like free climbing to the top of El Capitan....People read it, try it, and they die, giving Guinness a ''black eye''....

Makes sense. Nothing I could do about it. It's their club, and I had to sign their legal documents and agreements, saying they can do as they will with my records....
I already had Record recognition, and the notoriety....No one could take that from me....
And I already had the Guinness World Record Membership Number, 10529, and the Guinness World Record claim numbers, 2001 Guinness World Record Claim ID 17538, and the 2002 Guinness World Record Claim ID 27908....For whatever they are worth.

I do proudly display the WFC, and the Guinness World Record Certificates on my wall....
However, to this day, I don't know, or care if it was ever in their book....
I haven't seen or looked at a Guinness World Record Book since elementary school....

We use a much higher, unchanging standard for true sports, and dignity, at the WFC....
That's where we keep our records, and we always will.
The WFC Standards will not change, and these True World Records are not open for ''negotiation''....

I was asked why we never had much trust in Guinness, and formed The WFC....
When I petitioned Guinness in 2001, about my World Record attempt, they gave me false information 3 times, and never gave the same information twice....
They sent information for 2 different previous records, other than the record I specifically asked for.
They also gave me different record information, that I never asked for....
They purposely tried to mislead me away from that record....Why ????

I confronted them, and asked them directly about Joe Decker's record. It was only then that they gave me a straight answer, and the proper information, matching the research I already had....
All you can count on other people to do, is to let you down....Especially people with their own agendas....
So I already did this research, myself. I just needed Guinness acknowledgment of the record I was going for, and the acceptance of my attempt....
And I finally got it....

That was when I decided to form the WFC....If I was going to risk my life....
I was not going to risk it for an organization that any wind could blow to their favor or agendas.

In 2002, Guinness refused to allow me to make the challenge I established, more difficult, by adding more distance, numbers, reps, miles, weight, ect, to the challenge....
They said it was already too dangerous for anyone to be attempting....

In 2005, 2008, (one must assume for safety and business purposes), Guinness allowed inferior standards, rules, and event changes and challenges to be called a ''record''....WHY ????
And no one is being forthcoming and honest about these changes....

Guinness may have changed their standards, rules, events, equipment testing, and proof, and we are unable to stop them....
The WFC, where the true record still stands, have not changed our standards, and we never will....
We did the right thing from the start in 2001, to break away from Guinness, and form The WFC....

Point is, when you break a World Record this big, there will always be ''pretenders'', from the safety of their blogs, thousands of miles away, claiming to have done something they could only dream about, because they are not man enough to go out and get it for themselves....
And if there is $$$$ to be made, big business will always do whatever they have to do to make that $$$$....Which include lowering standards, changing rules and events, and lying about it....

Doing something no one has ever dared to attempt, risking my life, proving science, and the critics wrong....( They said in 2001, ''no one can complete these events and survive'' ).
Being the founder, creator and pioneer of it all....The WFC has become my legacy....
A legacy to be proud of, and a legacy worth defending.....
It's a legacy Guinness should have more respect for....

Seeing Guinness ''water down'' the standards, rules, and allowing changes to the events is tough.
However, it's their company and club record, and they have that right.
I signed their legal documents and agreements, in 2001 and 2002, saying they can do whatever they like with the ''Guinness WR''....

Now, everyone knows what they are calling a record, it isn't a record....
It's a perverse, watered down version of a record....and it's a joke....

WFC 1 and 2 was created for these fake record holders to come out of their hiding places, and be a man, and to ''Put Up, or Shut Up'', and compete, Man To Man....
They all chose to shut up, and stay in their hiding places, where it was safe, until they felt like I have been retired long enough to not be a threat to their lies, and false claims....
I am not saying anything they don't already know....They know what they are....

To me, this has always been about helping people, THAT'S IT....
To prove I had the knowledge to help people with fitness and conditioning, I had to do something no one in History has ever done before, or since....That's why I did it....
The rest of this ''junk'', as I said in an interview, is just like being, ''the world's tallest midget''....
WHO CARES....
All these other ''pretenders'' are in it for the $$$$....
I have not come close to breaking even, for all these records have cost me, financially, professionally and personally....
I am in the US....If it's not football, basketball, or baseball, there is no $$$$....

I have been ignoring these ''pretenders''.
They can say they are the Captain of the Star Ship Enterprise, and it doesn't affect me either....
I never wanted to call them out, but these ''pretenders'' have publicists, and they are paid to find reporters looking for stories, so they do get some ink....

Some of you asked, and you have a right to know the truth, so there it is....
I didn't want to expose these clowns....
If they can inspire people to get in shape, then more power to them....
But I do ask God to forgive them and their handlers for purposely deceiving the public....
As we say in Texas....''That just ain't right''....

Therefore, if any of you fake record holders are man enough to go for a ''Man To Man'' competition....
I am waiting for you....
You hid like cowards from WFC 1 and 2, and I still haven't gone away, and I am calling you out.
And, like your publicist pointed out, I am only getting older....so ''tick, tock''....

IF YOU WANT TO BE ''THE MAN'', YOU HAVE TO BEAT ''THE MAN''....

I have nothing left to prove....To get me, I've earned a price....My price is $100,000 CA$H....
Your sponsors will pay all taxes, fees and expenses....
The $50,000 Bonus (your sponsors provide) will go to the Winner, of this WFC 3 competition....
So, PUT UP, OR SHUT UP....Get your sponsors, and have them bring CA$H....
I'll be waiting for you until 3-28-2012, then this offer is over and everyone, and History will know you for the liars and cowards that you are....

I'm sure by now, some scumbag ''journalist'', or one of these boys with a fake record is saying, ''Oh that's just sour grapes''....We can find out who is for real, and who is fake....
Again....PUT UP OR SHUT UP....You can show me better than you can tell me....

Most of us ''record types'', have military ties, and/or are fighters, with ''Type A Personalities''.
Reading about your fake claim and not being able to do anything about it, because you're a fraud.
Your publicist said, this will make you want to fight....BRING IT !!!!

I will make you the same deal I made many others, since my first World Records in 2001....
Force me to defend my friends, family, or myself, and I will kick the crap out of you for free....
But, after your long hospital stay, what is left of you goes to the law, or I will be arrested....

If you want me in the ring, call your sponsors again, because it will cost a lot more than 100K to get me in the ring....Chances are, you will get hurt, and I will have to live with that...
So I will be well compensated for this public spectacle, and how bad I will feel for you after....

Face it....Your fake claim is over....You are busted....You knew it was coming....
AND YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED !!!!

**** CHALLENGE MUST BE ACCEPTED ON, OR BEFORE 9-1-2011, FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING TIME **** That's 6 months before race day.****

That solves that, and I won't address it again....I avoid unpleasantness, when I can....
I just can not abide by liars, cowards, fakes, frauds, and cheats....They had to be dealt with....

There are only 3 of us....The others say ''Rob is in a class by himself''....
Coming from them, high praise indeed....
I say, it don't take long to call roll in our class....
There is Merl Wolf, whom completed the 1st World Fitness Championship, with a few minutes to spare in this 24 hour competition, and whom I had the privilege of training.
I have since been told Merl had a work accident, and is no longer with us, in May of 2009.

The other is Joe Decker, who holds a different, and impressive World Record from 2000....
Joe and I have since become friends, and we hope to work together on projects in the future....
Both are outstanding men, of outstanding character....and both are, the real deal....

Since September, 2009, when I issued the WFC 3 Challenge to all those ''pretenders''....
I have been asked by reporters....''If there was a clone of you, same life experience, fights, battles, struggles, sacrifices, training, everything....your closest friends say it could not break your World Records....Why'' ????
Because to do what I did, you had to have an immeasurable motivational edge.
And I did....
No, I'll never tell a reporter what it was, I don't owe those lying buzzards anything, and they couldn't report it right if I told them....
I did share my edge with Merl Wolf and Joe Decker. They are the only ones that can understand the edge it gave me, when going through something so overwhelming....
Hopefully, for everyone else, it will be in a book someday....

That's how I know these other claims are false. Besides the fact these ''fake record holders'' admitted to making up their own standards, rules, and events....
Which is nothing like The WFC World Records or the Original Guinness World Records of 2001 and 2002....
Maybe not all records are made to be broken....It certainly wasn't broken by these clowns....

God Bless you and yours....
Best,
Rob