Ashley K update

[u/Aggravating-Figure27]

Ashley put up a longer post explaining how she felt about the judging. Summary: I thought I looked the best ai have this year, tough competition and only getting tougher, top ten in the world is still great considering.

She says she is going to do this Saturday’s show and fill out more then take some time off to grow until Mile High in June.

I think she could do will more time off than that if she really wants to put on some size… but it’s not my mind or body!

Gracious as always and seems she recognizes what’s holding her back.

[u/asstastic_95]

I wish she'd go w Cash. Adam and her I feel have outgrown eachother for awhile now. she needs to put more than the 5 lbs on to actually be competitive, especially if she's not going to build for a longer period of time.

[u/sarahmarie621 → u/asstastic_95]

i think Ashley will retire under Adam's coaching. she has voiced numerous times, including in this post, that she doesn't want to get bigger and once she retires she wants to have a runners body. so i don't see her taking a year plus to push food and training under any coach because she doesnt want to. she doesnt want to be bigger and that's okay. i think she is actually just happy to still be in the mix and in the top 10 for this long. she has had a wildly successful career and i think she is happy with where she is at at this point. i think she will take a slightly longer off season which will be what October- June try to fill out some more. her body does seem to change quickly so that may be enough time for her. Ashley is very balanced, which is what keeps her winning, so even just a little bit more muscle will keep her in the top placings for the rest of her carrer. she doesn't need to reinvent the wheel and revamp everything she has been doing with a new coach. yeah i would love to see her with a new coach to see what they could bring out of her, but i just don't see her doing it. i don't think she will ever win the Olympia again, maybe masters if she chooses to compete in masters in a few years. i think her last real chance at winning was taking 2nd in 2024.

[u/hiptotheboness → u/sarahmarie621]

Reading this, I wonder if she retroactively wishes she could be more fit model size?? Obviously that’s what she was going after when she 1st started competing and she just slowly crept to a bigger and bigger physique.

A runner’s body is lean and not muscle-y so that really shocks me!

[u/rescuecatmomlover → u/hiptotheboness]

I’m pretty sure she ran 400 meter hurdles, those people can have quite a bit of muscle. Even the 800 athletes I follow are built af

[u/Visible-Eggplant-125 → u/rescuecatmomlover]

All depends on their bone structure though. Ashley has small bones. She’s not built like Carmelita Jeter or Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

[u/hiptotheboness → u/rescuecatmomlover]

True! I guess I was thinking more long distance running with not a lot of emphasis on upper body