In the heart of Georgetown lies a little gym that continues to churn out big athletes on the Body Building and Fitness world.
Unity Gym, located on the top floor of the Fogerty’s Building in Georgetown walked away with the largest prize haul of the recently concluded National Senior Bodybuilding Championships staged on Sunday last at Olympic House.

The gym, under the tutelage of Team leader Fyzal Bacchus walked away with five gold, four silver and one bronze medal from the event.
In a recent interview with this publication, Bacchus talked about the preparation and work it took to get the athletes into shape ahead of the competition.

A standout performance of the championship for Unity Gym was that of Romelton Siland who snapped up the Men’s Fitness Crown.
“Romelton spent a lot of time honing his craft and poses for that class and to see him take that win obviously makes us at the gym proud,” he said.

“These athletes have been training for a long time, putting in all the hard work and dedication needed to get to where they are. They deserve all the credit they are getting and more,” he said.
The gym dedicated the wins to the recent passing of bodybuilding coach Videsh Sookram’s young daughter Viya who died recently due to health complications.

“Other standout performances included that of Jonathan [Jeffrey] and Marley [Vyphuis] are obviously some of the up-and-coming talents of the gym and they also did really well in the event and we are thankful that they are growing.”
He also congratulated Julio ‘Hulk’ Sinclair for his performances in copping the Mr Guyana Title ahead of Pro Athlete Nicholas ‘Creed’ Albert and his gym’s Delrae Anthony Mc Lean.”

“There was also the Masters and Under 165kg champion Delrae and it’s nice to see he is still going strong. He was on stage competing with the likes of pro athletes and he still managed to finish third overall so that in itself is a win for us. That’s what our gym is about, unity as a family.”
The gym collaborated with Razor Fitness, YUSOFIT and V-Fitness ahead of the competition which yielded positive results according to Bacchus

“The Guys at Razor Fitness, YUSOFIT and V-Fitness really came on board with us and helped us in major way in terms of support. Myself and the athletes cannot thank them enough for their support.”
Other participants included Martin Longe (U-154 silver), Shemar Burrowes U-143 Gold), Nicholas Carston Blair (Bodybuilding – Second -Super Heavy), Steve Sajar, Yusuf Khan, Kewsi Anderson and Darren Harris (Men’s Physique) and Jamal Pollydore (Junior Physique – Gold).

He also congratulated the Miss Bikini winner Christina Ramsammy as well as all the other athletes that made it to the competition, underscoring how important it is to have the first taste of competitive action
Bacchus also wished the outgoing executive of the Guyana Body Building and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) well, stating that he is thankful for their vision in growing the sport.

He also wished well for Emmerson Campbell, Hannah Rampersaud and Albert all of whom move on to the Pro stage next season.
Unity Gym also thanked the sponsors, the Ministry of Sport, Fitness Express, Autopit Signs, Camille’s Academy, Twins manufacturing, New GPC and IPA for their Year round support of the sport.
“Working as team and a family it takes you a far way as you can see by the gym’s performance, five golds, four silvers and one bronze medal,” Bacchus closed off by saying.