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...
>> 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...
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...
The 3 things that weightlifting has forced me to learn about myself is that I am a fighter, I love food and I am a role model. Number 1, In my 4 years of lifting I have realized that I am a fighter. When it comes down to the last minute, the last second, the last chance I raise to the occasion. I don’t just settle for okay, I fight to be the best. My fight or flight instincts kick in and its...
Mother nature wasn’t having it on my last Junior Competition. The week before the competition my dad/coach decided to change my normal taper because I needed to get my legs stronger. So, two weeks before my competition, my squat went up. Because of all the squatting I had done, my dad decided to try a different taper from my usual one. The change from my normal taper plus Mother Nature (who...
I’m not a party girl nor do I keep a wide circle of friends, but I do have a couple of close ones who I enjoy hanging out with. However, with my demanding training schedule, I don’t really have much time to spend with friends; it’s a good thing they are understanding. So many times I’ve had to turn down invitations because of training. I would often, and still do feel like I’m missing out. But I...
