Strong by Ash B

Strong by Ash B Helping women prioritize their health while navigating motherhood and all the sh*t life throws at us. Strong for LIFE 💪

Every year. Every damn year I think it's going to miss me completely. And then in the past few days the seasonal depress...
02/26/2026

Every year.

Every damn year I think it's going to miss me completely.

And then in the past few days the seasonal depression has hit me like a ton of bricks.

And yes, the warmer weather helps a bit, but it's still there.

The exhaustion.

The negative thoughts.

The dissociation.

The loss of interest in so many things I typically enjoy.

The struggle to concentrate on, well.... anything.

Add constant headaches due to weather swings/ air pressure and I haven't been in a great place lately.

But here's the thing I've learned in recent years...

The way I feel right now isn't "me"...

That's what I struggled with for so long when it came to winter.

I was constantly wondering what was wrong with me.

Or wonder why I couldn't just do the things I knew I needed to do.

Or wonder why I'd all of a sudden want to pack my s**t and move to the desert...

But after a lot of reflection and research, I learned that the best way to move through feeling this way is just understanding that this isn't me...

It's late winter...

And longer, brighter, warmer days are ahead.

It's not just about building the strong body, but what you do with it after you build it! Welcome to the She is Strong s...
02/20/2026

It's not just about building the strong body, but what you do with it after you build it!

Welcome to the She is Strong series 💪

I can't wait for you to meet the badass women of SBAB 🫶

Starting off strong (😉) with Kendell!

Great work, friend! 🎉

"What used to work doesn't work for me anymore.""I'm working out and eating healthy but my body just looks different.""T...
02/19/2026

"What used to work doesn't work for me anymore."

"I'm working out and eating healthy but my body just looks different."

"This perimenopause/menopause is kicking my ass."

"I'm not sleeping well so it's a struggle to get up and get my workout in."

"I'm so hungry all the time."

I've been listening, friends...

And over the past few years when issues with perimenopause/menopause/hormone changes have been brought to my attention, I'd respond with, "It's on my list to learn more about. I'll help as soon as I can."

Well, the time is here.

We're going to start digging in to midlife changes and how nutrition and exercise comes into play.

So, follow along if you've struggled with any of the statements above (or maybe you have your own set of issues that I have even touched on here).

Before I start, let me know in the comments if there is anything specifically you want me to go over 👇

Let's have a Strong Shift, friends 🫶💪

"I'm just not really into exercise." Over the years, this statement has been made to me in many different ways. And this...
02/18/2026

"I'm just not really into exercise."

Over the years, this statement has been made to me in many different ways.

And this is an issue that I see over and over again.

People think of lifting weights the same way they think about knitting or pottery.

When in reality, lifting weights is closer to brushing teeth or showering.

This is ESPECIALLY true for women as they age.

Because after the age of 30, women lose 3-8% of muscle mass per decade. And this percentage can increase after the age of 60.

So while I understand the idea that everyone may not be excited to workout, or want to list it in their bio of things they like to do...

We have to stop looking at it as an pastime.

Exercise is not a hobby.

Exercise is healthcare.

Oh, heyyyyyy 👋Today is the start of a new phase for our resistance program...So I feel like now is a good time to tell y...
02/16/2026

Oh, heyyyyyy 👋

Today is the start of a new phase for our resistance program...

So I feel like now is a good time to tell you that you can do the workouts for $20/month 💪

Or if you also need nutrition, we got that, too!

Check it out - https://www.ashbfit.com/store

02/16/2026

Probs won't ever if I'm being honest 😅

We're not mushy people by nature. I don't care much about flowers and our love language is to give each other s**t...But...
02/15/2026

We're not mushy people by nature.

I don't care much about flowers and our love language is to give each other s**t...

But I feel like this needs to be said...

Owning your own business is hard.

While the highs are amazing, there are a lot of lows.

And the hardest part is that It makes you constantly question your abilities and your worth...

But you never let me stay there long.

Always helping me when I need it, supporting me, and letting me know when it's time to pick myself up and push forward.

So Happy Valentine's to the man behind SBAB. .

I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else 🫶

"How much do you our plan to lose on your cut?"If I was Ash from 10 years ago, my answer would be, "As much as I possibl...
02/09/2026

"How much do you our plan to lose on your cut?"

If I was Ash from 10 years ago, my answer would be, "As much as I possibly can "

Even Ash from 5 years ago would have a very specific, low number in mind.

But this Ash?

My answer is, "Until I can see what I accomplished during my build."

I don't care about my size.

I don't care about the number.

And that's a beautiful place to be.

Strong for LIFE 🫶

You can't be committed to your bulls**t and your progress. It's one or the other, babe. Let's go.
02/05/2026

You can't be committed to your bulls**t and your progress.

It's one or the other, babe.

Let's go.

Tomorrow is day 200/200. And my building phase is definitely not ending the way that I hoped. In my mind I was going to...
01/30/2026

Tomorrow is day 200/200.

And my building phase is definitely not ending the way that I hoped.

In my mind I was going to crush this last week and go into February feeling strong as hell.

But that was in my mind and this is real life, and as luck would have it, I got sick this past week.

I couldn't work out. (Still can't due to coughing)

I couldn't eat. (Slowly coming around)

And because of that, I lost several lbs this week.

Now, there's a past version of me that would have thought, "Oh well! That's a great jump start on losing the fat," and moved right into losing more, but that was the type of thinking that lead to a really unhealthy relationship with food, exercise and my body.

So, instead of moving into my next phase of a mini cut (fat loss), I've made the decision to get back to maintenance for a bit before I move on to make sure I do this in a healthy way.

And truthfully, that's what a lot of this phase has been about.

Yes, I wanted to build muscle...

But I also wanted to prove to myself that I could this...

That I could allow myself to grow in ways that at one point I wouldn't have even considered doing.

So even though it didn't go exactly as planned...

I did the thing I said I was going to do...

And there is no better outcome than that.

"You haven't been writing much lately." It was a comment made recently, and until it was said I didn't really realize it...
01/21/2026

"You haven't been writing much lately."

It was a comment made recently, and until it was said I didn't really realize it...

She's correct though.

I haven't been writing lately.

And honestly, it's because I'm in a good place.

I tend to write when it feels like I'm going to burst open if I don't get the feelings out...

But that hasn't happened in a while.

So, while I'm sure life is going to life and at some point I'll need to let those words pour out again...

I'm going to keep riding the wave of being content 🫶

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