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Fight Gone Bad III Raises Over $400,000 for Prostate Cancer Research
Athletes for a Cure, a fundraising initiative of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, hosted its third annual CrossFit Fight Gone Bad event to raise funds for prostate cancer research on September 27. The one-day workout put participants through a grueling workout at CrossFit affiliates nationwide. The results? Over 2,400 participants raised over $400,000 for prostate cancer research.
Individuals who dared to participate in Fight Gone Bad solicited donations for their participation. The workout was developed as one of the ultimate tests in the CrossFit system. It was named in honor of Jay Dee “B.J.” Penn, World Lightweight Ultimate Fighting Champion. Penn, arguably one of the fittest athletes in the world, said of the workout upon its completion, “Man, it’s just like a fight gone bad.”
The workout fight consists of: throwing a 20-pound medicine ball against a wall eight feet high; sumo dead-lift high pulling of 75 pounds; jumping on a 20-inch box; push-pressing 75 pounds; and rowing on a stationary row machine. Each movement is done for the maximum repetitions for 1 minute with each repetition counting for a point (rowing is scored by the number of calories burned). Each of the five movement series is followed by a one minute break, and is then repeated three times to complete the workout.
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