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This week’s StrengthCast is short and to the point. Jason answers a few questions from his forum and keeps it brief. He said he was losing his voice, but he sounds good. Give it a listen.

• StrengthCast – Motivation in Brief

My favorite quotes from this week’s StrengthCast:

“The shortcut to physical fitness is: cardiovascular activity, weight training activity and a diet that supports those activities (green vegetables, lean protein and complex carbohydrates). Eat when you’re hungry.”

“If you embark on an exercise program and it’s difficult, as it should be, you will stress your muscles. They will need to repair and rebuild. They repair by being adequately rested, have enough water in your body and you’re eating to support the activities you’re choosing.”

“I think that’s why people overtrain. It’s very easy to say, ‘Ok, I’m training now.’ And every day you train. It’s easier to train every day than it is to stay focused on your overall goal and train every other day, or maybe every three days in the beginning.”

“Managing your recovery is of crucial importance.”

This podcast is a really inspirational thing to listen to while you’re exercising or if you’re feeling like it’s all not worth it. I listened to it while I was walking on my lunch hour and I wished I had a paper with me to write down all the great stuff he was giving me.