Gold's Gym Greenbrook Challenges Area Residents To "show Their Strength" In Support Of St. Jude's Hospital

GREEN BROOK, NJ (Tuesday, August 01, 2006) - Have you ever wanted to show your strength in a real bench press competition? Do you think you and a few friends have what it takes to be a championship tug of war team? If you said yes, Gold's Gym Green Brook has the perfect event for you.

This Saturday, August 5th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gold's Gym Green Brook will host "A Show of Strength 2," a charity event to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Open to all ages, sizes and weight classes. The event will feature a bench press competition, a tug-of-war contest, special group exercises classes and an educational health and nutrition seminar taught by body builder Dave Palumbo.

Gold's Gym Green Brook owners, Rob and Mary Zampetti, and New Jersey Muscle owner, Joe Puleo, are holding the event to promote the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle while raising much needed funds for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

"The Show of Strength event gives us the opportunity to bring the community together to help support a worthy cause," said Rob Zampetti, Gold's Gym Owner. "St. Jude's is an amazing organization dedicated to helping sick children and we are committed to raising funds in support of their efforts."

The "Show of Strength 2" event will be held at the Gold's Gym Green Brook located at 119-131 Rte. 22 East, Green Brook, NJ 08812. The event will kick-off with group exercise classes including Body Pump at 8 a.m., Body Flow at 9 a.m., and Dewayne's Turbo Kick at 10 a.m. Both members and non-members are invited to participate and make a donation of $10 per class. In the afternoon, special guest and body builder Dave Palumbo will teach a health and nutrition seminar from 1-3 p.m.

Then it's on to the main events. The bench press competitions begin at 3 p.m. and the tug-of-war competitions at 4 p.m. There are six different weight class divisions for the bench press competition: Women up to 130lbs; women over 130lbs; men up to 165lbs, men up to 200lbs, men up to 235lbs and men over 235lbs. In the tug of war competition, teams must have at least six participants (at least four men and two women) and can not exceed 1300 pounds.

A $10 donation fee will be asked of spectators and individuals attending the health and nutrition seminar. The entry fee for the weight lifting competition is $20 and the tug-of-war entry fee is $50 per team. Tickets are available in advance at Gold's Gym Green Brook.

The winners of the weight lifting and tug-of-war competitions will receive prizes including trophies, Gold's Gym memberships and much more. Guest speakers and local vendors will also participate in the fundraising event. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go directly to research and treatment of ill and injured children at St. Jude's Children's Hospital. For more information on Gold's Gym and the Show of Strength 2 event, please visit: www.goldsgym.com/greenbrooknj

About Gold's Gym
Established in Venice, Calif. in 1965, Gold's Gym is the largest co-ed gym chain in the world with over 600 locations in 42 states and 27 countries. Gold's Gym offers the latest equipment and services, including group exercise, personal training, cardiovascular equipment, spinning, Pilates and yoga, while maintaining its core weight lifting tradition. With nearly 3 million members worldwide, Gold's Gym continues to change lives by helping people achieve their individual potential.

About St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital is America's 3rd-largest health-care charity and was the first to cure the most common form of childhood leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). All patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family's ability to pay. For more information please call the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at 1-800-822-6344 or visit www.stjude.org.

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