Welcome to the community! As a promise to always bring cool shit along with value, anyone who joins this group in July will be entered to win a brand-new pair of Versa Gripps - you can pick your color preference! I use these nearly every workout. These will eliminate any barrier caused by losing your grip. Majority of us care about strength and hypertrophy. Grip failure can be a constraint and, unless you are training for actual strength competitions, using grips can take your muscle and strength gains to the next level. Welcome to the community. Now, let's fucking learn and grow! Coach Em

Hi everyone! Since this is the very beginning of our community, I'd like to have a post for all members to write up an introduction so we can all get to know each other better. This is optional and please only share what you are comfortable with! If you want to do this, please comment below and include: - Name & Pronouns - Where you’re joining from (city/state or time zone) - What brought you here - Primary goal (nutrition, fitness, consistency, energy, WL, etc.) - Current movement style (gym, home, none, returning after a break) - One thing you’re excited about Alright, I am Coach Em (she/her) and I run this from Kansas City. I wanted there to be an inclusive community for queers to learn the CORRECT information about nutrition & fitness. Many of you have joined from TikTok, which is sick!. TikTok is great, but time after time I see viral posts with mediocre and/or just blatantly incorrect information that people try to implement. If you follow me, you know my content is more educational based & long. This place will be for even more dense material so you actually learn the "whys" behind things instead of someone saying "do this bicep exercise for blah blah." Lmao, we will learn the why and the how. My primary goal for fitness is steady strength increase & endurance increase. I am healing my calf from a running injury as well. I'd like to cycle a century when the weather is a bit nicer. With that, my current movements are: weight lifting, cycling, & running! One thing I am excited about is just building this community and getting to know each of you!!! Happy Monday!!!

Hi everyone! My name is Emily (most people call me Coach Em) and I am the admin/leader and head coach of our group. My background and education are in exercise physiology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and I bring an abundance of experience and knowledge related to exercise and nutrition. I am always engaged in continuing education and mentorship to bring you the most up-to-date information on all things exercise and nutrition. Below you'll find my current qualifications. My qualifications are: 1. Master of Science in Exercise Physiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha 2. Bachelor of Arts in Corrective Exercise Performance Enhancement & Health 3. NASM Certified Personal Trainer 4. Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach 5. Precision Nutrition Sleep, Stress, Recovery Certificate 6. J3University Applied Hypertrophy Module Certificate I am the owner and founder of Proud Nutrition Coaching LLC, a remote coaching service dedicated to helping LGBTQIA+ individuals and Allies achieve their health and wellness goals. I offer 1-on-1 coaching, educational consults, family nutrition, and webinars. You can find more information on these here: Services | Proud Nutrition The goal of this group is to provide a safe space and community for LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking support for their nutrition + fitness goals. This is a great way to also share your experiences and learn from others in the group as well. Of course, you'll have me in your corner too! In this group you'll expect three things: 1. Applicable nutrition and training advice regularly with discussion and answers to your questions. 2. Guides, handouts, resources, recipes etc. 3. Member-only webinars, educational content, and Q&A's. Lastly, please keep all discussion cordial. There are no "dumb" questions, and I will happily answer most! If there is something super specific/personal you'd like to ask, please reach out to me via text/call at 913-815-0945 and we will setup a time to chat.