Ash Team Apexx

You’re not special.

Everyone has reasons.

Everyone has setbacks.

Everyone has days where they can’t be bothered.

The people who get results aren’t the ones with perfect circumstances.

They’re the ones who stop negotiating with themselves and do the work anyway.

Your excuses don’t make you different.

Your actions do.

Your body weight can change overnight.
Your body composition can’t.

One of the biggest mistakes people make is letting a single weigh-in dictate their mood, confidence, and decisions.

A higher scale weight doesn’t automatically mean fat gain.

It could be:
• More glycogen stored from higher carbs
• More water retention from sodium
• Poor sleep or elevated stress
• Food still being digested
• Hormonal fluctuations

The scales only show your total body weight at that moment in time.

They do not tell you how much muscle you’ve built, how much fat you’ve lost, or how your physique is actually changing.

Stop obsessing over daily fluctuations.

Start looking at weekly trends, progress photos, performance in the gym, and how you actually look.

One weigh-in tells you nothing.

The trend tells you everything.

Do you still let the scale dictate your mood?

3x wins 🥇🥇🥇 in just 7 days for .p.t

Fresh off a fantastic weekend last week with a class win and Overall title, Reina backed it up again this weekend with another class win.

What makes this even more impressive is that neither of these shows were originally part of the plan. They were entered last minute for experience, stage time, and a bit of fun - well before we intended to start the season properly.

To come away with three wins in a week under those circumstances is a great reflection of the work that’s been put in behind the scenes.

A brilliant start to the season, and we’re only just getting started 👊

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?
𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙋 𝙈𝙀 𝘼 𝘿𝙈 𝙏𝙊 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏 ➜
𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼 ✍️

UK 🇬🇧 ASH10
eu EU 🇪🇺 ASH

Another solid weekend for , bringing home a 3rd and 5th place finish 🥉

It’s been a long first season on stage, but one that’s delivered plenty of success along the way, including multiple top placings and Pro Cards.

The goal from day one was to keep improving from show to show, gain experience, and build a foundation for the future and that’s exactly what we’ve done.

We’ve got one final show this weekend before we close out the season and shift our focus towards what comes next…

A structured off-season, plenty of food, hard training, and GET GROWING

Excited for what’s ahead 👊

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?
𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙋 𝙈𝙀 𝘼 𝘿𝙈 𝙏𝙊 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏 ➜
𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼 ✍️

UK 🇬🇧 ASH10
eu EU 🇪🇺 ASH

Great result for at the weekend, bringing home 2x 2nd place finishes 🥈🥈

This prep wasn’t as straightforward as we would have liked. We hit a few bumps along the way, but credit to Jenn - she never took her foot off the gas, stayed focused, trusted the process, and got the job done.

The work ethic, consistency, and commitment throughout were second to none. When things weren’t perfect, she adapted and kept pushing forward.

She put in the work and walked away with her strongest results yet.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?
𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙋 𝙈𝙀 𝘼 𝘿𝙈 𝙏𝙊 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏 ➜
𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼 ✍️

UK 🇬🇧 ASH10
eu EU 🇪🇺 ASH10

First prep is underway for .cy 🇺🇸

Dani and I have been working together for a while now, progressing through every stage of the process:

Initial Diet
⬇️
Structured Off-Season
⬇️
Contest Prep

A lot of quality muscle was built during our off-season phase. Now it’s time to gradually strip back body fat and reveal the physique we’ve spent months building.

No rushing. No shortcuts. Just consistent ex*****on and calculated adjustments week by week.

Excited to see what we can bring to the stage as we work towards the NPC Ohio, Texas, and Chicago shows 🇺🇸💪

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?
𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙋 𝙈𝙀 𝘼 𝘿𝙈 𝙏𝙊 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏 ➜
𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼 ✍️

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ASH10
eu ASH10

4 weeks into our diet phase

Nice recomp here .ann.lum

No plans to compete this year - which honestly puts us in a very good position.

Instead of rushing back to stage condition, we’ve got 12+ months to actually build. More time to improve performance, bring up weaker areas, stay in a productive place physiologically, and grow without forcing the process.

So the goal is , we get lean , then we get back into a surplus and finish phase 2 of the off season

Ready for the 2027 season

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?
𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙋 𝙈𝙀 𝘼 𝘿𝙈 𝙏𝙊 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏 ➜
𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼 ✍️

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ASH10
eu ASH10

One of the biggest parts of coaching an athlete is : saving them from themselves.

The more obsessed someone becomes with the end goal, the more emotional the decision making gets.

more cardio = better
less food = faster
more suffering = more progress

When in reality, most physiques / preps are ruined by doing too much, too soon.

The best athletes aren’t the ones constantly changing things.

They’re the ones disciplined enough to execute the plan without letting emotion take over