Tabata Leg Press to Improve Running Speed and Endurance

In this episode of the Running Raw Project: After nearly 4 months of adding Tabata sets to his normal running regimen, Tim has reached a new level of fitness and speed. This video demonstrates what a Tabata set might look like, although any exercise that creates a maximal effort can be used. Tabata is extremely difficult and painful. Please see your physician before attempting to include it in your exercise program.

What fitness requirements do i need to make it to the top level of rowing?

I am currently trying to improve my fitness for rowing and i was wondering what sorts of scores/weights do Proffessionals get for these activites

1rm: Bench press
Leg press
Squat
Shoulder press
Seated row
Lat pulldown
chest press
biceps curl
Beep test
Ergo’s 500, 1k, 2k, 5k and 30 min

Anything else u can think of would be greatly appreciated,

How do I start a realistic fitness program with the limited equipment at my apartment building’s gym?

All my gym has is:
One leg press machine
One bench press machine that can be adjusted to do a shoulder press.
One Lat pulldown machine that also has a bottom pulley for lat rows.
One stationary bike
One elliptical thing
One treadmill
That’s it. No freeweights.

How do I get started with a good strength training/fitness program that doesn’t suck, using just these resources, that I can stick with? What should the program consist of? How many times a week? How many reps? How do I adjust the program as I get fitter?
If it matters, I’m male, 30, 6’1", and 185 pounds of flab. I can do about 10 pushups and 1 pullup. resting pulse 76 bpm.