Darious ‘Razor’ Ramsammy used his sharp physique to slice and dice through the competition and emerged winner of the ‘Resilience’ Bodybuilding Show staged Saturday night at the National Cultural Centre.
Resilience can be defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and that is exactly what Ramsammy did after a disappointing showing at the CAC Championship last year in the Dominican Republic.
The 161-pound mass of striated muscle, brought a vastly improved package and shone the brightest among some of the best local bodybuilding stars.
He was in superb shape and brought the striated Tom Platz-like quads, horse shoe triceps and barn door back, qualities that he lacked in his last outing, to dispatch his rivals in the under 165-pound class.
In the posedown with the standouts of the over 165-pound class, Ramsammy was pushed to the hilt by Julio Sinclair and Novices champion, Nicholas Albert.
The behemoth Sinclair also vastly improved, substituted mass for detail and brought his best physique to date but lacked the paper thin conditioning needed to defeat Ramsammy and had to settle for second overall after taking the over 165-pound spoils of $100,000 ahead of Albert.
After bursting onto the scene in February at the Novices competition, Albert, 21, has shown plenty of promise and the Unity Gym product once dialed in, will be a threat for years to come.
On Saturday night however, Ramsammy, 24, was peeled and brought his best ever conditioning to complement his superior shape and symmetry.
His structure and balance were enough to carry him through to victory and the $200,000 first prize for the overall winner of the virtual event that was hosted without fans.
Armed with new upgrades, he will now confidently move on to the Mr. Guyana event and international shows in 2021.
In a year full of uncertainty, Roseanna Fung’s dominance on the local Bikini stage remained constant.
The 21-year-old was the near perfect mix of muscularity, symmetry, beauty and style and after two wins last year, she took home the trophy once again for the Ms. Bikini segment. She too is also poised for international success.
Novices champion, Asanti Conway and Christina Ramsammy placed second and third among the field of five Bikini athletes.
After gaining valuable stage experience for much of the last two years, Ronaldo Caldiera had his signature breakthrough, winning the Men’s Physique segment of the show.
In the absence of some of the ‘big boys’ of the Physique division, Caldeira got his first career win, taking the trophy ahead of Novices champ, Jonathan Jeffrey and his Unity Gym mate, Darren Harris.
Among the group of the six physique competitors, Caldeira brought the shape and stage presence the judges most wanted to see.
He was confident, well-proportioned, well-muscled and conditioned.
Meanwhile, multiple CAC gold medalist, Kerwin Clarke, guest posed at the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and Fitness Express sponsored event.
President of the federation, Keavon Bess stated that ‘Even with the pandemic, I know it was a good showing of bodies on stage.” In excess of 20 athletes in the various athletes competed.
