Ayrshire gym completes marathon 24-hour deadlift session to raise funds for charity

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Members of a Kilmarnock gym pushed through the pain and tiredness to raise funds for charity with a marathon 24-hour deadlift event.

KAMMA Gym helped to raise over £1600 for Cash for Kids Day recently with the money going towards helping bring food and fun activities to disadvantaged children across Ayrshire.

The event saw participants complete a bodyweight deadlift every minute for an hour, with 24 members completing the marathon task to make it a full day’s worth of lifting.The gym's Conor Dorrans said: “The team took on the momentous task of completing a bodyweight deadlift every minute, on the minute, for 24 hours shared between 24 participants.

Other members also helped out with raffles and donations throughout. The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“We slugged it out to perform these and a lot of training and effort was put in to make sure we completed the task to raise money for a great cause.” He added: “Cash for Kids helps disadvantaged children.