Kick Ash Training

I started seeing Ashley when I felt I hit the limit of my knowledge in the gym. She got me started on barbell lifting and taught me along the way. She’s been patient with all of my questions and communicates very well. If I have any hesitation during a certain exercise, we switch it up to ensure we don’t exacerbate any pain. She pushes me when I need it but never oversteps my comfort level. She’s not just a coach, but also your friend as she cares about you not just in the gym but how you show up and what you feel capable of each day. She’s also true to her word — I have never been asked to do a burpee! Training with Ashley has been a huge positive in my life and I now feel confident in the gym with or without her.

Ashley is amazing to work with. She helped me feel confident in the gym and is a great source of encouragement during a tough workout. She is funny, and easy to chat with - I felt comfortable with her from our very first session!

My biggest challenge before training with Ashley was definitely knowledge - I'm a smart, intelligent guy. I learn things quickly - but with something as physical and potentially injurious as lifting weights, I absolutely couldn't wrap my head around it. I was inactive with fear of doing the wrong thing, and hurting myself. And I felt dumb - I'm used to being able to research something, and gaining a familiarity with it, then improving from there. But with lifting, I could not bring myself to even start. As soon as I met with Ashley, I felt like I was in the right place. I went from "I cannot possibly do this, I cannot seem to learn this" to "This will take time, but I can get it". I truthfully went from a fixed to a growth mindset in the very first session. It wasn't just the big things either - those were trained superbly, but also the tiny things like sitting down in a slow controlled fashion instead of flopping down on a chair. It wasn't too long before I noticed a big change, both physically in definition, and in my ability to haul around giant containers of cat litter. The results weren't just cosmetic - they specifically enhanced areas of my everyday life. If you're on the fence - or if you're like me, and you're WAY on the other side of the fence, and look at the fence as an impossible obstacle... take the advice of the person who knows about the fence, about getting over the fence, about what's on the other side of the fence, about how to get you there. Ashley is smart, kind, compassionate, fun - and also incredibly savvy about what movements to do, and how to do them. Give it a shot.