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THE BOND: Maya Laylor
Canadian weightlifter Maya Laylor shares a special relationship with her coach, who is also her father Clance.
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When I became injured at the Senior Canadian Championships in May, it was bittersweet. This was because I could not lift, could not train, could not compete, and that was heartbreaking for me. But on the flip side, I had more free time to spend with my family and friends, and do things that had been restricted while I was training full-time. For a while, I was really enjoying my freedom, but as...
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>> Listen to Episode 1: Maya Laylor 69kg here on the Barbell Social Canadian weightlifter Maya Laylor holds the youth, junior and senior provincial records in the 75kg weight class as well as the youth and junior records in the 69kg class. Maya Laylor finished 5th overall at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Poland. Maya is going to be talking to us about some of her recent...
Senior Canadian Championships
Training up to the Senior Canadian Championships, I had a great feeling. My training was on point. I was hitting my openers, and numbers even higher, with ease. I decided to move up a category from 69kg to the 75kg class because I was tired of cutting weight. I couldn’t stand starving myself for another minute; I needed all my strength and power for this particular meet. The big day, Mother...