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12 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || DECEMBER 2015 It%u2019s been twelve hours now-standing in front of a camera, shooting and reshooting. Long hours of various poses can take a toll on one%u2019s patience. However, Ashley continues to show the same energy she did when she started. She knows that this is a part of the job of being Ms. Olympia Bikini. Ever since she won her third straight Ms. Olympia Bikini this September, there%u2019s been no rest. She went ahead and won the 2015 IFBB Nordic Pro Championships in October, giving her a record 14 IFBB titles. Since then, she%u2019s been on a whirlwind tour, teaching at seminars and working on photo and video shoots. Today, she%u2019s in LA. The question is, how does she handle the hectic pace?%u201cAfter you win a title, it%u2019s not necessarily expected of you to participate in photoshoots/seminars but I need to ride my wave of success and capitalize on these titles.%u201d says Ashley. %u201cBut I just love meeting new people and sharing some of my training tips. I wouldn%u2019t change it for the world!%u201dThe photo shoot is about to wrap up, and the lights of LA are calling. One would think that Ashley would be taking advantage of all the nightlife opportunities, but that is not the case. She has an early flight in the morning to the next location. So what does Ashley do after finishing a long day? %u201cTo be honest, I%u2019ve set a new goal for this year,%u201d says Ashley. %u201cPeople have been asking me about my training tips and techniques for years now, but I%u2019ve always wanted to make sure I really perfected a lot of these strategies. Winning Ms. Olympia Bikini for the third time has raised my confidence in now being able to share with others. I%u2019ve been using some new techniques when training for the third title. %u201c While everyone else may be tempted to take it easy, Ashley decided to work on launching her programs. She got the idea back in August, when she decided to survey her fans on what they wanted to learn. %u201cI don%u2019t really want to create any program that is generic. I want to know what my fans and colleagues think. So I sent out a survey By: Darcy Tharp