The Denison Strength and Conditioning department will host the fourth annual Bench Press to Beat Breast Cancer on Friday, as part of the 2008 Denison University Relay for Life.The competition will take place in the Mitchell Center from 7-9 p.m. and will run simultaneously with the Relay for Life.
The competition is free and open to the public. Contestants will bench press any of the following weights for as may reps as possible: 45 lbs, 65 lbs, 95 lbs, 135 lbs, 185 lbs or 225 lbs. Any contestant who makes a donation of over $15 will receive a complimentary t-shirt and winners of each weight class will be given a coupon good for a free Chipotle burrito.
The event was started by Denison head Strength and Conditioning coach Mark Watts and has raised over $5,000 for breast cancer research over its first three years. One-hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to The American Cancer Society.
For more information on the Bench Press to Beat Breast Cancer contact Coach Watts at 587-5463 or by email.
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