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\nI am creating t-shirts with the slogan \u201cUnleash The Beast\u201d. I love this saying, because when you first meet me you wouldn\u2019t think I do what I do or how hard I train. In the gym I listen to loud, aggressive music in order to get me hype while training. People are very amused with me, by the way I train and the type of music I like because most of the time I\u2019m generally quiet, polite and reserved. But, when I train, watch out because I \u201cUnleash The Beast\u201d! I can SO relate to this slogan because that really sums up the weightlifting Maya.
\nA year ago, I had been interviewed for a podcast by Quinnie Rwahwire, who is also a weightlifter, and what I most remember from that was what she told me. She said that she hadn\u2019t expected me to be the way I am when she first met me at a competition. I had just finished lifting and she was surprised to see how quiet and reserved I was afterwards. Especially because of how beastly I was on the platform. Quinnie was shocked and was thinking \u201cwho is this girl\u201d? I found it very interesting getting a view of myself from someone outside of my friends and family.
\nDespite how reserved I may be, whenever I step out onto that platform, my goal is to be the best that I can be. So whenever I step onto the platform, I \u201cUnleash The Beast!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"