In this podcast episode, powerful motivation techniques for exercise and sports, nutrition

news from the Ironman Medical Conference, and a massive diet and exercise Q&A.

Welcome to the Ben GreenfieldsPickness.com podcast.

We provide you with free exercise, nutrition, weight loss, triathlon, and wellness advice

from the top thickness experts in the nation.

So whether you're an Ironman triathlete or you're just trying to shed a few pounds, get ready

for non-run-of-the-mill cutting-edge content from Ben GreenfieldsPickness.com.

Hey podcast listeners, before I go into anything I need to tell you something, I am actually

recording this podcast in an airport.

I happen to be traveling down to Jamaica right now to do some media coverage for a triathlon

down there called the Rose Hall triathlon and it just so happens that this is pretty much

my only opportunity right now to bring you this podcast as I wait in the Charlotte Douglas

International Airport to fly down to Montague-Obey.

So if you hear security warnings in the background, if you hear someone telling me not to leave

my luggage unattended or if you hear someone shouting at Ben Greenfield to get over to

his gate so he can catch his flight, that's what you're hearing in the background.

I'll try and filter out some of the noise but thought I'd just give you a warning.

And wow, we have a jam-packed podcast today.

A lot of listener questions, you'll notice too many for me to even list in our introduction

as well as a fantastic interview with a sports psychologist who trains some of our nation's

top athletes, namely people in the army at the Army Center for Enhanced Performance.

He's going to bring us a lot of information on mental toughness and then just a bunch

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