With respect, to former world record holder, Joe Decker, whom did a great thing and held the world record for 9 months. Guinness World Records® only recognizes 1 man as The World Fitness Champion, and Guinness World Record Holder. That man is Rob Powell. Rob is now the 4 Time World Record Holder and 4 Time World Fitness Champion.

Guinness even had to change the name of the event, because Coach Rob Powell, kept shattering, not only Decker's record, but even his own, by 2 Hours, 5 Hours, and even 6 Hours. This was accomplished, even after adding a multitude of distances, weights and disciplines, to the former World Record.

Guinness had even asked Rob Powell, after his 2001 World Record, to agree to stop increasing the events, for the safety of future athletes. Guinness asked him to make the event a race for time, and Rob agreed. Guinness then asked Rob to write the rules, and they are as follows....

These events were performed by Rob Powell, first on October 27-28, 2001, in 22:11:40, SHATTERING Decker's World Record. Then, Rob did it again on October 26-27, 2002, in 19:17:38, SHATTERING his own World Record by nearly 3 Hours.

Rob Powell has even created a new sport, The World Fitness Championships, which has been recognized by Guinness World Records®, as published by ''Men's Fitness UK'', March 2004, and ''The Dallas Morning News'', October 30, 2004, even though Rob never applied for recognition.

When asked why, Rob said, '' Guinness is a fine, and outstanding publication. However, athletics and fitness are not their field of expertise. They allow push-ups/press-ups, weights lifted, ect..., at a much less acceptable level than the WFC. That is why we train and certify our own officials. We also have the WFC Archives, as an Internationally Recognized Source for World Records, for the World Fitness Championships, and The World Fitness Challenge''.

In fact, Rob Powell has over 150 Course and World Records, in the fields of Fitness, Running, Swimming, Cycling, Climbing, Hiking, Calisthenics, Weight Lifting, Rowing, Track and Field, Triathlons, and Martial Arts.

When asked why he never applied for Guinness recognition, he replied, ''I don't want to be known as a 'genetic freak of nature'. Most of these records fall far into the 'who cares' category. I did none of these athletic performances, for the recognition of records, but to prove the limitations that science puts on mankind, were wrong. I proved it to myself, that it could be done, and I could do it. No one can ever take that away from me, and as far as I'm concerned, no one else has to know.''