The Gaspari Team: Liz, Sarah, Nick, Mike
Videographers: Florescio Films
Talent:  Ashley, Kaltwasser
Makeup Artist: Monica N

I had the opportunity to work with Gaspari Nutrition again for a couple days with fitness model and athlete Ashley Kaltwasser. Managed by FMG, Ashley is a 3x Ms Bikini Olympia and 14x IFBB Pro Champ. From what I recall when asking her how her fitness journey began, I learned that she had always been an athlete :  a gymnast and track runner who eventually found her way into Fitness.

What’s so inspiring about Ashley is that she went pro only after a year of training. That absolutely blew my freakin’ mind. I don’t know too many fitness athletes but let me tell you, this girl has some strong ass discipline. I offered her a cough drop, but it wasn’t sugar free so she wasn’t able to have it. No honey with her tea either. Gah damn! I would’ve given up after that! Haha. Ashley, you’re hard work is admirable I must say. She has managed to accomplish so much in so little time and is a perfect example of “hard work pays off”.

As cliche as that sounds, I know a lot of us find ourselves stuck in a same place for months if not years because we don’t run after it. We fear, whatever fears there are, or we get comfortable… we lose our drive, or we think some things are not possible for us, or we are just lazy as all hell. Well, whatever it is, looking at Ashley was a motivation for me. It made me look at my lifestyle, whether it be health/fitness, work, goals, and it inspired me. The girl knows exactly what she wants, and knows she will get there. It’s not a matter of “if” she will achieve something, or win another medal – she knows it will happen , because she knows she will put forth the work with no “If, Ands or Buts”.

We had a great 2 day shoot – the second day started at like 3:30 in the morning but it was well worth it!