As of 9/23 @ 9:00PM, Gym Revolt has officially raised $8,095 and still climbing. Fund raising ends tonight @ 11:59pm.
Thank you for all of your support. Without you, this event would have never been possible!
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FGB UPDATE
GYM REVOLT raises over $7,900!
BERKELEY HEIGHTS
— On Saturday, Sept. 17th, Gym Revolt hosted its first “Fight Gone Bad” event which
raised $7,910 for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, CrossFit kids, and
Camp Patriot.
Ten competitors trained for several months in preparation for this seventeen minute
grueling event that challenged their strength, stamina and overall fitness. This event included push presses: pressing 75lbs overhead, sumo deadlift
high pulls: pulling 75lbs off the floor-to-over pecs, wall ball shots: squatting
down and tossing a 20lb ball-10ft into the wall, box jumps: jumping up and down
onto a 20” platform, and row machine. The participants’ endurance and overall
conditioning was tested every second of every exercise by performing the
maximum amount of repetitions at each for one minute straight. To prepare for
this event, Gym Revolt members met three-to-four times per week for group training
classes. 
The proceeds from Fight Gone Bad went to the Special Operations Warrior
Foundation, CrossFit kids, and Camp Patriot.
“FGB is for a wonderful cause, and we were very glad to be able to host this
event,” said Joe Bellisano, co-founder of Gym Revolt and manager of the event.
“Our members trained hard to get ready for this competition, and they also
worked hard to raise money for their sponsorships. We’re grateful for their
hard work and commitment.”FGB results...
As of 9/17/11 @ 11:06pm, this is the breakdown of GYM REVOLT's funds raised for Fight Gone Bad:
| Photo | Rank | Player | Total Raised | Best Day | Best Donation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Rafael Acevedo Jr | $1,120.00 | $365.00 | $100.00 |
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2 | Pete Bellisano | $1,100.00 | $400.00 | $200.00 |
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3 | Joseph Bellisano - Team Captain | $1,075.00 | $370.00 | $200.00 |
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4 | Andrew Ripa | $1,030.00 | $468.00 | $468.00 |
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5 | Tim Kitchell | $810.00 | $470.00 | $350.00 |
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6 | Ron Jerome | $750.00 | $175.00 | $150.00 |
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7 | Rocco Crincoli | $730.00 | $500.00 | $300.00 |
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8 | Vishal Talwar | $325.00 | $225.00 | $100.00 |
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9 | Carmine Crincoli | $325.00 | $75.00 | $50.00 |
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10 | AYUSHMAN HAZARIKA | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
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11 | Anthony Crincoli | $225.00 | $125.00 | $50.00 |
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12 | Mark Howe | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Special thanks to:
- All competitors: Rafael Acevedo, Joseph Bellisano, Pete Bellisano, Andrew Ripa, Tim Kitchell, Ron Jerome, Rocco Crincoli, Vishal Talwar, Carmine Crincoli, Ayushman Hazarika, Anthony Crincoli, and Mark Howe.
- All judges: Pete Bellisano Sr, Mark Scalera, Sean Horgan, Mark Howe, and Olga Crincoli.
- Everyone who donated: without you and your support, this event would not be possible! Thank you for joining us in supporting such a GREAT cause!
FIGHT GONE BAD:
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| FGB6.org |
Why: fund raising for (listed below):
1.) Special Operation Warrior Foundation: www.specialops.org
2.) The ISR/CrossFit Kids Initiative CrossFit: www.crossfitfoundation.net
You can read more about each charity (here)
Sponsor one of Gym Revolt's athletes for FGB today:
Alternative Press:
Berkeley Heights News
For Their Kids: September 17, 2011, Berkeley Heights
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Scott Zagarino, founder of the Fight Gone Bad charity event said, “These men gave us all they had. The least we can do is give them the comfort of knowing their children will be taken care of. We'll make sure they get the education each of these men would have wanted for his children, as our way of giving thanks.” Gym Revolt invites local media organizations to document the event first hand – camera crews and photographers are welcome – both leading up to the date and the day of.
Where: 99 Industrial Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
What: the precise workout scores individuals based on the following:
Wall-ball: 20-pound ball, 10 foot target (reps), sumo deadlift high-pull: 75 pounds (reps), plyo-jump: 20” box (reps), push-press: 75 pounds (reps), and row machine: (calories)
“Fight Gone Bad captures the Gym Revolt member’s passionate commitment to personal fitness and strength and - for just one day - utilizes this passion to give back for causes that address immediate needs in our country. Most of us have or know a father, mother, brother, sister, cousin, aunt, uncle, distant relative, or friend overseas risking their lives for our freedom. Since Gym Revolt has proven what we can do as a community, increasing our fund raising results each year, we are proud to announce that we are an active part of this year’s mission to support these kids and veterans. You can read more about these charities by visiting our site, under the ‘upcoming events’ tab. Thank you in advance for any and all support!” said Joseph J. Bellisano, co-founder of Gym Revolt.
Gym Revolt’s philosophy is based on the premise that our bodies and mind respond to constantly changing environments and workouts while our experiences are enhanced powerfully in a team driven environment. We believe that our bodies can be worked effectively without expensive, exotic equipment- in a simple, spare environment without all the trappings of an expensive, trendy health club.
Link to this article: http://thealternativepress.
Link to this article: http://thealternativepress.
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Gearing up for a GREAT CAUSE! Here is the board and line-up for this Saturday. PLEASE READ BELOW:
When: Saturday, 9/17/11 @ 12:00pm
Where: 99 industrial rd, Berkeley Hts, NJ
What: 17-min workout for a charity known as Fight Gone Bad
Why: fund raising for (listed below):
1.) Special Operation Warrior Foundation: www.specialops.org
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides full scholarship grants and educational and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operations personnel and their families.
2.) The ISR/CrossFit Kids Initiative CrossFit: www.crossfitfoundation.net
CrossFit Kids via the CrossFit Foundation has pledged to sponsor children of first-responders and under-served families with ISR's Self-Rescue and survival swimming lessons. CrossFit Kids strongly supports ISR's mission that “Not One More Child Drowns”. With the launch of this joint initiative in April 2011, CrossFit Kids has already sponsored ISR’s survival swimming lessons for over 150 children in Miami-Dade County. Working together with ISR, CrossFit Kids’ immediate goal is to make sponsored lessons accessible to thousands of children in cities around the world. The CrossFit Foundation has pledged to commit a large portion of the money raised from FGB6 to this drowning prevention initiative.
Camp Patriot exists to take Disabled U.S. Veterans on outdoor adventures. The task is monumental. Today, there are over 2.3 million disabled veterans in the U.S. The number of disabled men and women veterans is growing with each day the war on terror continues. These brave veterans sacrificed much in order to ensure our safety and freedom. All of these veterans had dreams about the future, but many of those dreams were lost due to injuries suffered in the line of duty. Outdoor activities that they hoped to do in the future have vanished due to their disability. We want to thank these veterans by showing them that with the right help, they can again enjoy the great outdoors.
Sponsor one of Gym Revolt's athletes for FGB today:
9,300 CrossFitters and 31 kids
Recipe Of the Day:
On
August 6th 31 children lost their fathers in the same day. As it is,
most of us don't stop long enough to breathe, much less ruminate for
just a second what it would be like at 10-years old to watch as two
uniformed men inform your mother that a grateful nation is telling her
that her husband will never return, or that before she could even grasp
the enormity of that grief, she had to tell her children. Since you may
have read this far, ponder for a second the breaking hearts and the fear
that goes from stunned to crumpled.
"I
have to apologize to you all, here and now, for doing something I had
no right to do. We committed to the Special Operations Warrior
Foundation that we would fund 60 college scholarships this year from a
portion of the proceeds of Fight Gone Bad. On Aug 7th I called Steve and
gave him my word we would fund 31 more scholarships. I had no right to
commit to that on your behalf, but I gave my word and if it costs us
everything, those kids are going to school." ~ Scott Zagarino
More
than the money, more than the scholarships, it's our friendship, our
support and our thanks that these families need now. So, on Thursday,
September 1, we're going to publish an open letter listing team by team,
box by box, the 9,300 (or thousands more by then) CrossFitters who are
teeing it up on September 17 first on the FGB6 Blog.
We'll include a list of every registered team and what we've raised so
far with an introduction that lets every one of the 31 children know
how much we appreciate their sacrifice. We want them to know how much we
want to help, and how much they can count on us, not just this
September, but every September until they graduate.
Please comment on Facebook, our fan page, and the blog,
and let your friend, family, acquaintances, and these kids know who you
are and why they matter to you. You may never again have the
opportunity to do so much good in 17 minutes. There are more than
1,000,000,000 CrossFitters out there and we can change at least this
small part of the world together on the 17th.
Sponsor one of Gym Revolt's athletes for FGB today:
Made of MARBLE:
Marble starts out as a chunk of stone rooted in the ground that resists removal from its station mightily. It takes brute force to uproot it from its place. Then as an ugly, stubborn chunk it has to be moved by heavy equipment to a place to be cut, shaped and polished until what was once an ugly piece of the earth becomes a beautiful, hard surface brought into service as a floor or a kitchen counter.
There is one more purpose it serves that rises far above the mundane household uses. What was once of the earth becomes of the spirit when it marks a life no longer lived. Most times it marks the cradle to grave passing of a person of the everyday accomplishment of a father, son, brother, sister or friend.
But occasionally there is a rock dug from the earth meant to mark an extraordinary and heroic life. Not long ago I stood before just that special piece of marble on a small piece of ground off the beaten path at the Special Operations Warrior memorial wall in Florida. As I walked from the parking lot and caught my first glance of the yards of cool black marble inscribed to honor and memorialize men and women who had given the most precious thing given to all of us, their lives, I began to feel. It was a feeling of appreciation that any words I write here could not begin to describe.
The black, veined rock had come to a confluence of rest with the souls of people who walk among us but not with us. There was one name I searched for because I knew at least a part of the story that caused the marble slab to bear his name. After walking around the memorial feeling more and more a mixture of sadness, appreciation and a kind of awe took over that I may have felt sometime before, but couldn't remember when.
Then as if I had always been meant to stand in that place, I found myself standing in front of a small, square piece of black marble with the carefully carved inscription, "Lt Michael P Murphy." I disappeared into a sobbing, shattered shadow of the person I had been when I'd woken in my hotel that morning. What was left of Lt Murphy was not a piece of rock, it was a reminder of the heights each of us are capable of rising to from one singular motivation. A motivation I, and most of us, rarely recognize, acknowledge or ever have the chance to act on. A motivation that is the very quality we each squander daily as we race through our lives of never enough. A motivation that makes everything else in the world pale and disappear into the background. The motivation wrought by our total and complete love for our brothers and sisters.For Michael Murphy, that meant making the choice to stand up, as bullets flew through and by him, pick up a satellite phone and make a phone call that I am sure he knew would be the last act of this life. That phone call was a plea for anyone on the other end to please come to the rescue of his brothers who were being torn apart by enemy fire that there was no escape from. And then Lt Michael Murphy was gone.
But I met Michael Murphy. I met him on a wall sitting in a patch of grass in a small field in Florida. I met him, because that piece of marble that had been so stubborn and rugged would forever stand in that place to remind me, and anyone who stands before it, we all have a chance to rise. We all have a chance to give and serve something precious to us to someone and something bigger than ourselves.
Before I left that place, I rubbed my hand across that cold, dark slab and made a vow to Lt Murphy. Writing this now it may sound insignificant given what he'd given me, but I promised him that as long as there was a Fight Gone Bad I would do everything I could to make sure he was not forgotten, and that as many people as I could reach would not forget him either. At least for seventeen minutes once a year.
On September 17th, every one of us has a chance to rise above ourselves, throw some money in the hat for the people we can help, and say thank you to Lt. Michael Murphy for reminding us who we can be. He gave us the chance to be heroic in our own way.
Let us not, in the words of Theodore Roosevelt, "....be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
Lt. Murphy will never stand or lie in that place.
I hope you'll join us this year on September 17th.
CLICK HERE and make a contribution today. THANK YOU for your support!
21? Uh-oh!
Recipe Of the Day:
HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY CHAN!
We have a special workout planned for you on Monday. Chan will have his first encounter, EVER, with Fight Gone Bad (as per his request). Happy Birthday!
Wall Ballers:
Recipe Of the Day:
Both Stacy and Andrea working hard on a practice run of Fight Gone Bad. We will be hosting our FGB charity fund raiser on September 17th, 2011 @ 12:00pm. All proceeds go to the Special Operation Warrior Foundation and CrossFit Kids. Please contact us to learn how you can help. Fund raising for a cause:
Recipe Of the Day:
On September 17, 2011, Gym Revolt: CrossFit Revolt members will come together to endure 17 minutes of one of our most grueling workouts in honor of those men and women who have given a lifetime of service and sacrifice (Special Operations Warrior Foundation). For 17 minutes, we will push ourselves further, challenge ourselves deeper, feel the doubt and wonder if we can make it, but then remember why we are there and appreciate fully those who we wish to honor. We turn to you, our community of friends and family, to join us by donating what you can or what you are inspired to give to two phenomenal organizations that provide immediate and measurable support without waste or delay.Fight Gone Bad: The heart of an athlete can change the game.The soul of an athlete can change the world.
Interested in making a difference? Contact crossfitrevolt@gmail.com
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