Maya Laylor wins 2014 Ontario Junior Championships with an 83kg (183lbs) Snatch and 106kg ( 233lbs )Clean and Jerk in the 69kg weight class.
2014 Ontario Junior Champion
Being a Female Olympic Weightlifter
As a female lifter I have to take many things into consideration for competitions, like having your “monthly cycle” on the day of an important competition! Today I had the Ontario Junior Championships and it didn’t go as well as I would have liked. For the last few weeks I was having great training sessions and thought I had this competition in the bag. But I thought wrong! Days leading up to the...
Blogs
Sometimes I wonder if anyone out there actually reads or can relate to my blogs. However, today at the Ontario Junior Championships, I met a sweet and strong 13 year old girl and her parents who told me how much they’ve appreciated reading my blogs. They said that they can relate to my honesty and humor. Hearing this motivates me to continue to help young lifters and the up and coming by...
My Braids
I like to look good, and being a black female Olympic Weightlifter doesn’t change that. I love to get my hair done regularly. I usually rock curly hair, but needed a change, so I got box braids (hair extensions) to change up my look. While I was getting them done, it had occurred to me that the hair was heavy and it would cause me to have to lose extra weight for my weigh-in’s. I was freaking out...
Weight
My weight is forever up and down like the Behemoth roller coaster at Canada’s Wonderland. My problem is I love to eat….sweets especially. Close to competition I have to cut down my sugar intake because my body type is like a sponge, I gain weight at the drop of a hat. The nights are the WORST!!!! I have huge cravings that make me want to pull out my hair! I usually have a little taste of peanut...
Worries about my upcoming Competition
I had many worries about my up coming competition on October 4th in the Ray Hamilton Classic. It was my first competition back from my time off and I was terrified! I worried about numerous things; would I be able to lift moderate to heavy weights, would I bomb out, would I still win with the number that I do and would I still have my competition mentality. My dad/coach helped me mentally a lot...