Hey, hey, STRONG friend! Happy Friday, Happy August!

Where did July go? Heck, where did the summer go?! It’s almost pumpkin season! 🎃😝

I hope this email finds you well and that your summer is going well. Every time I write that, I think of the memes ( how this email found me) with some hilarious photo with captioned of how the email found them! 😝

Like this one! 😝
 

If you are new to my email list, welcome to my little corner of the internet. Thank you so much for downloading one of my free offers or purchasing a service or DIY program. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!

So, every month, I kick off the new month with a recap of the top-performing content that the Beauty of Strength community has let me know resonated with them or was helpful.
 

Let’s dive in with the top-performing pieces of content from July! 

Shout out to all my STRONG friends who reach out, give me content suggestions, and share/support my work. Thank you so much! I appreciate it more than you know!

1 - Maturing in the gym is realizing you need to eat carbs to perform at your highest level.

If you’re making gainz on no carbs. You do you!⁣
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But your gainz will be plentiful, sis, if you fuel yourself right. The muscle tone will be toning!⁣

Carbs are energy. Carbs fuel performance! Carbohydrates are your primary fuel source!⁣
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Carbs are muscle (protein) sparing - the body prefers to use carbs (glycogen) instead of breaking down muscle tissue for energy.⁣
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Carbs aid in building muscle process, and they enhance your recovery!⁣

2- The real truth about your metabolism. Has it really slowed down?

Lifestyle, habits, and nutrition will always reign Supreme, STRONG friend! Our metabolisms don't begin to "slow down" until we are in our 60's! That's gre⁣at news! So, check your habits, mind your muscle, and move your body daily!
 

3 - Will Carbs make you fat?

No ma’am! The only way carbs make you fat is when you eat too many calories and end up in a calorie surplus! Overconsumption of any food will make you gain weight if you eat too much for your body's needs!

Now, you may be eating an abundance of highly palatable carbs in combination with fat, which are very easy to overeat because they are not filling! ⁣
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So, instead of banning ALL carb sources, add more wholesome, nutritionally dense ones. You can include the fun ones, but cut back on em.⁣

So enjoy your carbs today, tomorrow, and every damn day!

4 - Eat the Damn Fruit!

Fruit isn’t making you fat. Fruit is not bad for you! No one on God’s green earth got fat from eating too much fruit!⁣

There is so much goodness in fruit.⁣ Fiber, water, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, just to name a few.⁣
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If someone tells you not to eat fruit because it has too much sugar, tell them Quacks to kick rocks!⁣
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5 - Five Things to stop doing immediately if you’re not building muscle!!
 

If you’re struggling to build muscle, aka get toned, sis, this is why!⁣
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Stop doing these things…⁣

1. Stop eating like a itty bitty bird⁣.
2. Stop lifting itty bitty weights⁣.
3. Stop doing random workouts.
4. Stop overdoing the cardio⁣.
5. Stop tripping about the scale. ⁣

Instead, eat enough food… calories, protein, and carbs, ⁣sis! Carbs support muscle growth btw!!

Aight, STRONG friend! That's that for July! I hope August is good to you! Let me know if you have any content suggestions or questions. I’m always one click away!
 
Thank you for reading!
 
In Strength & to Your Success,
Coach Candace

P.S. If you've been training hard, but not seeing the results, the tone is not toning, I got you! Reply to this email with the word Results and I'll do the rest!