With the biggest Fitness Challenge set to commence on Sunday, defending champion Dillon Mahadeo has stated that he is prepared to retain his title.
Winning the 2nd edition of the event, Mahadeo has already expressed confidence in his workout regimen prior to the event.
“My preparation for the season is going well, I’ve been working along with various coaches, I’ve done some weight lifting some Olympic lifting , I’ve been doing aerobics training with some other coaches and I’m just trying to be a well-rounded athlete” Mahadeo said.
Dubbed the fittest man in Guyana, Mahadeo noted that it is a well-rounded approach to this type of challenge that is needed in order to secure the title.
Defending Champion Dillon Mahadeo
“Preparation for this includes a general area of all fitness exercises, you can’t be strong in just one your fitness has to intersect at some point and you need to be a well-rounded person.” The defending champion stated.
When drilled on the perspectives on the competition, the 22 year old muscleman noted that “I’m very confident in my training and training is the hardest part and competition day is just about executing and having fun. Whatever the other competitors bring that’s on them I know I just have to execute and I can beat them.”
Even though he has won the title last year, he is still working on some of the areas he has not been able to fully execute in and has begun to remedy them.
“Since the season started I’ve been working on my weaknesses, I’ve been working on my long duration workouts which aren’t my forte, being a bigger athlete, I’ve been doing a lot of gymnastic stuff, also being consistent with my weight lifting and also trying to be a better well rounded athlete.”
As Guyana continues to promote a healthy lifestyle, the third annual Fitness Challenge which is title-sponsored by Scotia Bank will see six teams of six players for a total of 36 competitors taking to the line when the tournament gets underway.
it will be a star-studded event as their will be a number of local celebrities taking part including Reon King, who is a former west indies player, Entertainers, Kerwin Bollers, Vanilla, Former Miss World Guyana Nuriyyah Gerrard, just to name a few.
With the celebrities involved, Scotia Bank has issued the Challenge that will see them competing for the benefit of charities, including the Ruimveldt Children’s Home and Care Centre, and the Help and Shelter.
Organiser of the event, Noshavyah King, related that there will be cash prizes for the first to third place fittest individuals, as well as the fittest team.
Mahadeo (395 points) won the Male segment, followed by Carlos Mendonca (332) and Monano Jeffrey (328), while Candace Lynch (390) won the Female category, ahead of Semonica Duke (385) and Neesa Bhagwandin (355). Life Gym took the team title with 975 points, while Elite Systems finished second on 969 and Cross Fit Bel Air third on 866 in last year’s tournament.
Tickets cost $1000 and are available at Fitness Express and all local gyms.
