Carbs & Strength 💪 · Be Well Co.

Carbs & Strength 💪

TAKING ACTION:

✅New Clients: Skip straight to the bottom of this post and check out the ⭐️ NEW CLIENT INFO!

✅VIP Clients: Do you notice you have more energy if you consume a small amount of carbs before a workout? Have carbs helped you build strength?

We’ve covered a lot about cortisol and the different strategies to help balance your cortisol levels, but another topic this month (and a reason we’re eating more this month) is our strength goals!

Carbs play a huge role in your ability to build strength. To begin, carbs give your muscles the energy they need to complete your strength workouts. They’re your body’s primary fuel source. Carbs also play a role in your recovery afterward.

Having carbs an hour or two before your strength workout will give your muscles the energy they need to power through a workout. Studies also suggest that fueling with protein + carbs within a couple of hours after a workout helps with recovery and restores your energy and glycogen.

As you can see, carbs aren’t the enemy. In fact, they’re one of strength’s best friends. 💯

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⬇️⭐️NEW CLIENT INFO and TO-DO’s⭐️⬇️

Let’s get right down to it today and discuss our third and final macronutrient and its benefits—healthy fats! 🫒

Before I get into the health benefits of healthy dietary fat, let me give you a little history…⬇️

In the 1980s, dietary fat got a bad rap because the population was increasingly gaining more body fat, suffering from heart disease, etc. As a result, the food industry began producing a plethora of “low-fat” and “no-fat” foods. The problem is that they replaced this essential macronutrient with carbs (in the form of sugar), which also means that more ultra-processed foods were produced. Unfortunately, that strategy backfired, and the majority of the population became even heavier and more diseased.

In reality, healthy fats were NEVER the problem. In fact, healthy fats are a critical piece of the puzzle. The problem was that people were consuming the wrong types of fats. We were also mixing the wrong types of fats with a lot of sugar (think pastries, heavy desserts, white bread smeared with butter, etc.)

So what are the benefits of healthy dietary fats?

🥑 brain health

🥑 Healthy fats help buffer sugar spikes

🥑 lowers the risk of heart disease and reduces inflammation

🥑 helps maintain the lining of your gut

🥑 can be used as an energy source (on low-carb days!)

🥑 and more!

Again, the problem isn’t fat. The problem is the TYPE of fats you choose to consume. Some healthy dietary fats include olive oil, avocados, eggs, nuts and seeds, salmon (or other fatty fish), and even dark chocolate! 🍫

NEW CLIENT ACTION ITEMS:

✅Be honest—did you fall for the “low-fat/no-fat” dieting gimmicks in previous years? Now that you know better, what’s your favorite food that is full of healthy dietary fat? Share with us below!

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Carbs & Strength 💪