Allum hungry for another Jr bodybuilding title

Allum will look to defend his crown in the light middleweight up to 80kg category at the National Championships at Cascadia Hotel in St Ann’s which flexes off at 7 pm on Saturday.

The 28 year old said every year there are new faces at the tournament and as a contender you have to be at the top of your game.

“You have to keep telling yourself somebody out there training harder than you and eating better than you. You have to keep training, even when you are doing your best you have to keep telling yourself somebody doing better than you and that is your ultimate motivation for the competition. It is kind of a surprise when you reach there Friday night (for the weigh-in) and see who are your competitors,” he said.

Allum, who hails from San Fernando, said after getting married in April, he has had a solid training regimen since May 1.

The father of one said he has to make a lot of sacrifices, and he often makes his own lunch when he leaves home. “What I do is I pack my own food. Even to the movies I hide and pack my own food. It is a lot of sacrifice and a lot of discipline.

In a lot of family events also, you have to be disciplined when it comes to your diet because any changes in your meal will affect your body.” Allum, who has been competing since 2008, got involved in the sport as a teenager because of his father. Talking about his diet, Allum said, “It is basically about dieting.

A lot of chicken breast, a lot of vegetables, mainly broccoli and natural brown rice. That is basically my meals during the day. For breakfast I have seven egg whites, one yellow and a cup of oats and at night time I have tilapia and broccoli.

It is basically seven meals for the day.” Allum has aspirations of competing abroad in competitions such as the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games and the Arnold Classic, but sponsorship is key because maintaining a specific diet is costly.