When CBC contacted me and said they want to interview me for a film they were making called “The New Upcoming Trailblazers” for Our Toronto, I was ecstatic! I couldn’t believe CBC wanted to interview me and feature my story in their black history special airing on February 28! So many things were running through my mind. Surprisingly though, it wasn’t that bad having a huge camera shadow me for...
Three years ago, Maya Laylor took up her father’s suggestion to try weightlifting at a competitive level. Just 16 at the time and still in high school, the teenager figured she had nothing to lose. She loves exercising and would often use Clance Laylor’s downtown gym to work out. “I used to work out at home with kettlebells,” she said. “When my dad asked me one day if I wanted to be a high...
It was a fun experience in Winnipeg at the 2015 Canadian Junior Championship. I represented the Ontario team and was able to come home with the gold!
Maya Laylor wins 2014 Ontario Junior Championships with an 83kg (183lbs) Snatch and 106kg ( 233lbs )Clean and Jerk in the 69kg weight class.
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...
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...