Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 665 - Jess Britt shares his story about how he became motivated to lose 135 lbs with the NSNG lifestyle. Jess is also doing a bike ride to beat cancer! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JESS BRITT Has found incredible success with NSNG His highest weight was 360-370 Now he ways 230 because of NSNG He has lost 135 and is still going! Realizes how addicted he was Gets easier and easier every day Becomes a reality for how you're going to live your life He doesn't even need to think about how he eats anymore Jess tried a number of diets, but had a big change when he had his first child and realized he would not be around for much of her life if he continued at the weight that he was Found Abel James through paleo people, and heard Vinnie on Abel's show So happy that he has been able to give people hope and inspiration Jess is very active on the FB page BIKE TO BEAT CANCER Jess is likely riding a 65 miler Money is going to cancer prevention and screening and such Doing this as Vinnie is a canc

: Episode 664 -- Stuntman Eddie Braun joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss Evel Knievel, stunts, and the two discuss Braun's upcoming try at completing the Snake Canyon River jump stunt which almost killed Knievel years ago. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty EDDIE BRAUN Hails from Manhattan Beach, CA Met Evel Knievel as a kid and was inspired Did bike tricks with trashcans as a kid because of Evel Knievel Is a great stunt man, featured in works such as "The Avengers" and "Two and a Half Men" EVEL KNIEVEL A real-life superhero Became one of the most famous people in the world in a matter of years All extreme athletes (X-game athletes) have Evel to thank for a career path Unbelievable stunt performer and entertainer More famous for his failures than his successes Taught kids that as long as you got up after you fell down and kept trying, it was okay Also taught kids to go build things and adventure For example, Vinnie and his friends would try to make ramps and such t

: Episode 663 - Andy and Vinnie talk about fitness for older men, the over 50 crowd... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JANIS JOPLIN Vinnie and Andy don't often share music tastes, or really many tastes in general However, they both love Janis Joplin In the 27 club with Jim Morrison whom Andy loves, but Vinnie doesn't also with Stevie Ray Vaughan of whom Vinnie is a huge fan Both think she is raw and honest and wonderful FITNESS FOR OLDER MEN Listener Mark asked about fitness for men 50 and above He maintains a very low body fat %, but sometimes finds he works out as a 25 year old and is sore the next day What is an appropriate fitness regiment for older men? When you get older, you have to warm into the harder workouts and heavier weights For weightlifting, Vinnie (age 53) has to be careful regarding his back When he does leg presses and squats, he will start by warming up for 15 minutes on a rower Then he will stretch for 15-30 minutes depending on how tight or sore he is Then he will start with

: Episode 662 -- Anna and Vinnie talk more Olympics, easy NSNG Back to School Lunches and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty UNOFFICIAL - Check out these phone cases THE OLYMPICS Vinnie is a big Usain Bolt fan He is amazed by the toppling of records Women's triple jump was also amazing Equestrian events are ridiculous Those equestrians are world travelers with multiple 6-7 figure dollar horses AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Buy through the Amazon banner on Vinnie's website and submit what you buy and win a prize! Some NSNG swag This week's winner is Miguel He bought pine tar soap and Vinnie and Anna's deodorant BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES Many NSNG, healthy options for kids Although most parents and cafeterias are used to giving children carby, unhealthy lunches, it is quite easy to pack healthy ones Fruits and veggies with a protein, salads, full fat sugar-free yogurt, olives, peanut butter, other nuts, cauliflower rice with some chicken on it, etc. This will also help you

: Episode 661 - Fitness Confidential fan Kristi is winning at NSNG but is concerned because she seems to be losing inches but not weight... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club KRISTI STELLE Found Vinnie on Mark in the Morning with Gina Grad Followed Gina's progress and looked into NSNG Read Vinnie's book, Fitness Confidential, and found it made sense and began NSNG Started just about a month ago Suffered a bad concussion back in April, was told to cut out sugar and caffeine Started eating meat when she started NSNG Loves reading about nutrition but has trouble with convoluting information Wants to lose about 25 lbs LOSING INCHES Kristi has lost some girth both in her waist and arms Her seat belts are a little looser Hasn't lost a pound Body has not been used to some of these nutrients due to veganism Her body is likely grabbing at the nutrients it is newly receiving She also definitely feels less hungry in general eating this way She is eating about 400-600 more calories a day, and not gaining weight

: Episode 659 -- Dr. Stephen Sinatra joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss heart health and the significance of the coenzyme Q10. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. STEPHEN SINATRA Hails from New York Did a lot of cardiologist work Now is a metabolic cardiologist Coined the term in 2005 Combined nutrients to help people with horrible cardiovascular health and saved many lives Coenzyme Q10, magnesium, others Been working with the coenzyme since the '80s Saved people the need to get heart transplants HEART HEALTH Integrative cardiology Belief in supplements and vitamins to help heart health Check out website on his recommendations for good heart health here

: Episode 659 -- Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk Idiocracy, water, on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club IDIOCRACY Parts of this movie are kind of coming true! In the movie, the watrer fountains spew gatorade Nobody drinks water Sugary takes over, which is happening in real life too Similar to questions Vinnie gets on Twitter People always asking what they can drink DRINK WATER, PEOPLE! People more and more are relying on sugary drinks instead of water Andy did drink lots of sugary drinks when he was young, but Vinnie only had them as a treat (Coke) The Coke sat hidden outside on the porch, his family did not have soda in the main fridge, nor did Andy's although he drank them more Coke in Vinnie's house was largely there for company Vinnie would only get a Coke on special celebrations or at the barber shop Vinnie was more interesting in watching the Coke come out of the vending machine In Vinnie's world there is tea, coffee, w

: Episode 658 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich this Monday and the two discuss Vinnie's upcoming radio show, Eat Happy, the Olympics, bad diets, some NSNG 101 and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty VINNIE RADIO Vinnie looks like he will be having a show on KABC on the weekends Working on a contract He used to host a show in Louisiana called "Talking Fitness" back in the day He would always get the phones to light up by being controversial and baiting He likes live radio because callers and guests have to answer because they are on the spot Looking like the end of September EAT HAPPY Anna's cookbook has been released! Eat Happy: Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb Recipes For A Joyful Life Only a kindle version so far Working on a hard copy (which will actually be soft for affordability) but Anna wants to get it just right and make it affordable so it may take a bit of time OLYMPICS Vinnie has an issue with Michael Phelps carrying the USA Flag He is not a great p

: Episode 657 - Vinnie speaks with listener/tweeter Spencer Russell and the two talk about Spencer's journey, working out and fielding questions that folks pose about the weight loss journey. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SPENCER RUSSELL Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Vinnie reinforced the healthy eating Spencer thought he should be following Found Vinnie on Twitter and started asking questions Down about 30 lbs since finding Vinnie Is currently 6'3", 235 at age 28 He was up to 265 by eating terribly Has a sweet tooth and couldn't stay away from carbs prior to NSNG Constant snacking on things like granola bars, tons of grains for all three meals Thought granola was "heart healthy" and such He feels SO much better on NSNG, weight and overall health People are asking Spencer about his weight loss journey FIELDING QUESTIONS Many folks ask Spencer about how he lost this weight The knowledgeable people about diet do understand the perks of NSNG Others get confused when he says he doesn't eat po

: Episode 656 - Dr. Mary Newport joins Vinnie to discuss coconut oil and Alzheimer's disease. Can medium-chain triglycerides (MCT's) play a role in the treatment of dementia? Listen to her personal story of her husband's early-onset Alzheimer's disease and the results she had with coconut oil... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. MARY NEWPORT Started her career caring for premies (neonatalogy) Now works in hospice care Her husband is the reason for her transition He was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimers at age 51 Passed away this past January after suffering for 15 years She saw how great hospice care was for those in need and so she decided to take this up KETOGENIC DIET Many different conditions and diseases are being treated adjunctly with a ketogenic diet Cancer cells feed off of sugar Low-carb diets are being found to slow symptoms and help patients Dom D'Agostino is doing research through the Navy on benefits of ketogenic diet COCONUT OIL AND ALZHEIMER'S

: Episode 654 - Larry Olmsted, journalist and author of a great new book Real Food Fake Food joins Anna & Vinnie to talk about the prevalence of food fraud in labeling. From scallops to Kobe beef to truffle oil to Parmesan cheese, there is significant fraud in the food industry. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty EAT HAPPY Anna's cookbook FULL of family friendly and easy NSNG recipes! An amazing resource for cooking and also for meal preparation for the week Vinnie and Serena cook from this book Get the kindle version here Hard copy version of the book is still being worked on right now so it is nice and affordable LARRY OLMSTED Buy his book here! Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do about It Check out his website here! Award-winning journalist Has written for many big magazines and newspapers all over the world From New York REAL FOOD FAKE FOOD Larry has always been writing on food and travel topics Everyone eats whenever t

: Episode 653 - Listener and NSNG follower York joins Vinnie today to discuss lap-band failure and how NSNG is changing his life. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club YORK York is his middle name His first name is Lawrence and his dad is Larry, so he has always been referred to by his middle name He is more a reader and a tweeter Looking for a lifestyle that didn't have to do with looking ingredients up in a book or calorie counting He liked the simplicity of NSNG He is 11 days in and his energy and sleep has improved greatly He noticed a huge change in his palette too, and has stopped smoking Fortunately, smoking culture has changed and people smoke significantly less or less in public now From the South LAP-BAND FAILURE York's heaviest weight was 345 Right now he is 315 This is the first time in his life that he has not calorie counted or drank shakes, etc. Many of Vinnie's callers have had this surgery Sure, you can't eat because your stomach is significantly smaller, but then you aren't getting nu

: Episode 652 - Vinnie Tortorich joins Andy Schreiber this Friday on a special "Wednesday" episode to discuss The Olympics and their feelings on the games. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty THE OLYMPICS This podcast was recorded on the second day of the Olympic Games Virginia Thrasher won the first gold for the US in the 10m Air Rifle competition at 19 years old Very exacting sport A prodigy -- shot a gun for the first time 5 years ago while hunting They are showing the entire Road Cycling event We just got through the Tour de France, and that's REAL cycling This isn't very exciting compared to that, weird that they are televising all of it Vinnie loves watching cycling, but he thinks this is ridiculous They played all of this instead of the Cinderella Story that was Virginia Thrasher's win Yet, they'll show swimming heats Kim Rhode -- one of the most winningest Olympians of all time (5 medals) Skeet Shooting and Trap She is a great all around person and amazing compet

: Episode 650 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast where the two discuss trap shooting, Vinnie's fat shake, bull-sh*t articles, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty TRAP SHOOTING Now that Vinnie has his good shoulder back, he's been getting back into shotguns Shooting consistently 80+%, some days 90%+ Hopefully will start competing soon Went shooting while the 'Sand Fire' was going on, and he nearly didn't have to wear sunglasses because the ash covered up the sun so efficiently Apocalyptic hue FAT SHAKE Vinnie's fat shake is in the Eat Happy Cookbook It gives you energy, is an 'energy shake', but fat is GOOD so we will call it the fat shake Vinnie will have a fat shake and it will be enough to constitute a meal 14-16 oz Coffee, 2/3rds of the way up (the good stuff) In the blender on top of the coffee he put: Kerrygold butter (around a tablespoon) A handful of walnuts (7-9) 1 egg (raw, without shell

: Episode 649 - Listener David Madina joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk about David's story, energy, and contradiction out there in the health and fitness world. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVID'S STORY It all started when David got his first part time job at Burger King He would binge-eat at night, almost every day Went from Large --> X-Large Didn't focus enough on his studies and ended up attending community college Stopped showing up to class because he was so depressed with a negative body image and no motivation Looked through health books in the bookstore They all contradicted one another and he didn't know which to follow Listened to the audiobook in one day and then listened to it over and over He downloaded the books that Vinnie recommended and also started listening to the podcast Has been a fan ever since! Has lost weight and is a different person He talks to Vinnie about how to eat, what to avoid, how to exercise, etc.

: Episode 648 - Alessandra Macaluso joins Vinnie to talk about her new book "What a Good Eater!" which has healthy recipes for time-strapped parents of babies and toddlers. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty ALESSANDRA MACALUSO Check out her website/author site here! Ali is a mom, writer, blogger, and podcaster Writes for Huff Post as well as other big names including Scary Mommy Has a podcast called Real-Deal Brides Author, such as cookbook What A Good Eater GOOD EATER Order the book here! Check out the website for the book here! This is a cook-book with healthy recipes for babies and toddlers Meals do not take long to prepare, can be prepared in advance Proper baby nutrition Also teaches your baby not to be picky Recipes with lots of spices and flavors -- but not too much to be bad for the child or their palette Recipes are family-friendly, so not just for baby Includes glossary which lists health benefits of herbs and such Also written by author, Amy Godiwalla

: Episode 647 - Andy ask Vinnie about why (and when) he uses MCT oil instead of butter... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club More vitamins than ever have been selling! Amazon has a very specific way they like to do things They need specific quantities, methods of shipment, container requirements, etc. At purevitaminclub.com, we try not to waste anything Usually, Vinnie and Andy pack the vitamins for Amazon by hand They may have to start looking at a warehouse because the vitamins are taking off! MCT OIL Andy was used to cooking with only butter and olive oil Vinnie, however, often uses coconut oil from Trader Joes Coconut Oil = MCT Oil Vinnie cooks with this 70% of the time Medium chain triglycerides It is energy currency more than just another sat fat (although MCT is a sat fat but has those medium chain triglycerides) Great for fat-adapted folks Butter is also good and will give you energy if you're fat-adapted But, butter hardly has any Medium chain triglycerides in it More long chain in general

: Episode 646 - Vinnie & Anna talk about preventing foam roller resistance, vibrators & cock immunity, Anna's new book, and recap Vinnie's Big Fat Show... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty BIG FAT SHOW RECAP Both Anna and Vinnie stayed after the show to talk to supporters and fans and those who attended Vinnie had the opportunity to sign books people brought! People showed Vinnie and Anna their before and after NSNG pics and it was amazing to see how Vinnie and Anna are helping people Was not a comedy show but Vinnie did crack some jokes and it was super informative They "shut the club down" Lots of people introduced themselves and it was hard to put the face/name to the internet communications! October 27, The Improv in Van Nuys is the next show Should be heading to Seattle, Portland, and perhaps New Jersey in the future! No dates for those shows set yet EAT HAPPY Available for Pre-Order August 2nd it will be available to E-reading devices Anna is still re-for

: Episode 645 - Vinnie talks shop with long-time listener, blogger and fellow podcaster Ru El. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club RU EL No regular Saturday caller Long-time listener, NSNG follower, blogger, podcaster, and friend! One of the guys who runs the FB page (look out for his sweet memes as well) Vinnie does NOT run the FB page Ru El has learned to let more things fly in the FB group, until someone needs to step in (doesn't happen too often) The Beauchamps are the other two who run the facebook page Vinnie Tortorich's No Sugar No Grains FB page has near 9,000 members -- click here to check it out! Here is his blog Here is his podcast He is a subscriber to PVC! Puts up videos of him unpacking the bottles when they first come His wife also takes it Ru El may make the 6 hour trip down to see Vinnie on October 27th in Van Nuys at the Improv

: Episode 640 - Microbiologist Kiran Krishnan joins Vinnie for a fascinating discussion of gut health and the human microbiome. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty KIRAN KRISHNAN Was just on the Monday show with Vinnie and Anna discussing leaky gut Esteemed microbiologist Check out his website at peakbiotics.com Great success in dietary supplement and nutrition markets Went to school at U of Iowa where he studied microbiology and biochemistry Did Post-Grad in Iowa as well studying microbiology with focus on clinical microbio Focuses on human diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc. Pathogenesis of disease Probiotics After university he started his own research organization Wanted to offer companies an affordable way of doing high-clinical trial Did that for a decade, still does that as well as other work He is Indian, moved to America right before highschool; his name is pronounced KEER-in ADDICTION Addiction works like everything else Vinnie found he even g