-Gets support from Fitness Express

SEASONED bodybuilder, Lindon ‘Muscles’ Burnett, has announced his intentions to compete in the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) celebratory competition dubbed ‘Resilience,’ which is scheduled for December 12 at the National Cultural Centre.
Burnett, who had taken a hiatus from the stage for about eight years, before he re-appeared in 2019, said that he would use the upcoming event to get into competition mode, since he anticipates a packed calendar of events in 2021.

Since gyms closed earlier this year due to the pandemic, the 49-year-old has had limited training time.
“I lost a lot of muscle mass, a lot of size; remember all the gyms close. A lot of athletes lost a lot of size and a lot of muscle mass because they were not doing weights training; they were doing the cardio, but not weights.”
To give the Space Gym trainer a boost before he hits the stage, Fitness Express recently assisted him with supplements. Burnett has also amped up his training, which he is doing by a friend.

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At the GBBFF event, competitors will battle in two main weight divisions: the Under 165 and the Over 165.
Burnett will compete in the heavier age group and intends to do his best.

“I always go in a competition to try my best. I always try to bring first. I want to win my weight class; that is my goal.”
Resilience will be a spectator-free competition, which will be aired live via social media and on television.

President of the federation, Keavon Bess, was initially hoping to host the Senior Championships (Mr Guyana) in December, but the restrictions in place due to the pandemic have made it impossible for senior athletes to get stage-ready for such an event.

“We concluded that athletes would have not been afforded the time to prepare for a seniors competition and with the closure of gyms, it’s impossible for athletes to prepare their bodies for a competition of this magnitude….”
According to the GBBFF head, the date of the competition is only tentative “on the uncontrollable rise of cases or the restrictions that government may implement”.