Renowned for theatre in Guyana for over four decades, the Theatre Guild will tonight be transformed into a serious battleground for chiseled physiques when the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding Fitness Federation (GABBFF) stages its annual Novice and Intermediate Bodybuilding Championships.
Dubbed ‘Muscle Invasion’, the championships is scheduled to attract the crème de le crème of Guyana’s first time and intermediate male and female bodybuilders
In excess of 30 athletes in total from Georgetown, East Bank, East Coast, and Berbice will invade the stage for tonight’s battle.
The male bodybuilders will vie for supremacy in the Under 132 pounds , under 143, under 154, under 164, over 176 and the Master’s category (over 40 years) while the females will compete in the Ms. Physique and Ms. Body Fitness categories.
Organising Secretary of the GABBFF, Videsh Sookram told this publication yesterday that “the quality of the athletes for this year’s show is much higher than years before and most of their routines are very entertaining.
“A packed night of stiff competition and entertainment is anticipated,” Sookram added.
Ten gyms in total will have representatives.
A striated mass of muscle in the form of Mr. Barbados 2012, Stevenson Belle will take the stage as a guest poser.
Belle boasted that his routine will embody the most entertaining poses the Guyanese public will ever see.
“I can safely say that the Guyanese people will be highly entertained by my poses,” Belle chimed.
“I think it will be the most entertaining and prolific routine that the Guyanese people will live and up close and personal,” he added.
Winners and the top two runners-up of each category will receive cash prizes and trophies compliments of local beverage giant Banks DIH Limited.
The top finishers will also benefit from supplement hampers, compliments of Fitness Express.
Contributions were also made by Malta Supreme, Guyana Lottery Company, DeSinco Trading, Sterling Products Limited, Trophy Stall, Sleep In and WindJammer International Hotels.
The event will commence at 19:00hrs. Admission is $1500.
Caption Stevenson Belle
