Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 580 : Lee Saxby joins Vinnie in this 1 on 1 edition of the Celebrity Fitness trainer podcast to discuss the art of injury-free barefoot running, and how everyone is born to run. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty LEE SAXBY The Godfather of Barefoot Running Check out his website here Pursues injury free, barefoot running BAREFOOT RUNNING Jogging book from the 70s Jogging is the same thing as race-walking When you are barefoot, your brain KNOWS when to break into a run due to force When you have rubber (heel) under your foot, your body doesn't know when to run vs. jog, which can hurt you Lee's epiphany came in the year 2000, in Kenya He saw lots of kids running barefoot and he saw how everyone had the same running technique Biomechanically, running barefoot forced them to Lower impact for them! The best runners come out of East Africa, so there Lee saw a correlation Lee saw that there was a definite difference in running depending on where they ran (endurance runn

: Episode 579 - Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber explore the world of male implants, and the topic of cosmetic enhancements in general. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MALE IMPLANTS Men recently have been deciding to get chest, bicep, calf implants Vinnie thinks that you are the way you were born Be happy with what you have! Many pro athletes appear to have small calves, but they are still super muscular Rich Roll has HUGE calves, but this doesn't make him a sprinter Andy saw a guy he used to date getting implants in a video recorded before they dated Chest implant just pushes OUT the muscle so you feel the muscle when you touch Andy has had hair transplants He believes we should all be happy with what genetics gave us However, if we can do something to improve ourselves without risking health, OK! Hair transplants are not foreign bodies Your hair is moved from one place to the next Having a foreign body being introduced inside of you is a very strange thing Once people get to a certain age, i

: Episode 578 - Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss fasting blood sugar and the health pros and cons of intermittent fasting, as well as how NSNG can affect a woman's hormones and therefore her menstrual cycle on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty NEW ORLEANS Home to many special characters Vinnie worked with some crazy people He had some corporate clients in the early 80s Set up gyms at big businesses He worked at a big law firm The lawyers would come down and work out with him during their work days Nicest people in the planet People in New Orleans put LIL every day VINNIE'S SPEECHES Vinnie has now done a bunch of speeches at different places such as at Princeton University, or in New Amsterdam He has a short compilation of his speeches in a video online He wants to do a Ted Talk but has not been asked to! Speaking of Vinnie speaking, schedule a phone call with him! PROTEIN BARS AND PROTEIN POW

: Episode 577 - Charles "Frankie" Tortorich, Vinnie's brother is an NSNG success story. He and Vinnie reminisce about their Glory Days in HS sports, Charles' Crohn's disease and NSNG, and how Charles started listening to what Vinnie says about nutrition. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CHARLES TORTORICH & FOOTBALL Vinnie's younger brother Was a good athlete, but not a college D1 athlete like Vinnie Used to work really hard with Vinnie Football in the south is the talk of the town Vinnie was a town celebrity All sports are a huge deal Mark, the youngest brother, was the best at playing all-around football Unfortunately, he did not follow through with that path Vinnie had to beef up in highschool to put on muscle for football because he is only 5'11-6' Neither of the Tortorich parents were athletic; just super academic In highschool, life revolved around football The whole family would attend! CROHN'S DISEASE AND NSNG Charles figured out he had Crohn's disease when he was a teenager They didn't

: Episode 576 - Ivor Cummins, a biochemical engineer, goes into detail about the Cholesterol Conundrum. Modern research has clearly proven that the root cause of arterial plaque is insulin resistance, most likely caused by high amounts of carbohydrates, not high cholesterol or high fat. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club IVOR CUMMINS The Cholesterol Conundrum video here Chemical engineer Was told he had to cut down his cholesterol He didn't just listen to the doctor He dug down the rabbit hole and DID NOT lower cholesterol Hails from Dublin, Ireland IVOR'S CHOLESTEROL STORY & CONCLUSION His cholesterol was a bit high Liver enzymes (GGT and serum ferritin) were INCREDIBLY high He asked the doctors what this meant & asked them what to do They came back with very weak and unsure answers Because of his science background & his family, he did not accept this answer He values his health and this was not enough He started researching after visiting 3 unsure doctors

: Episode 575- Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber discuss Serena Scott Thomas's ultrarunning, explain white labeling and how it relates to Pure Vitamin Club, and do some planning for the upcoming LA NSNG Meetup on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer Podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ULTRARUNNING Vinnie ran on an 8.5 mile week day run with Ultra-Serena Vinnie has a great time running with Serena Vinnie prefers to run behind Serena Serena is running all the time Has become obsessed with running Serena will be running the Badwater Salton Sea race where she and Tony will be running ~ 85 miles Many people are barefoot ultra runners / better runners with lower heels The other day Serena ran ~30 miles in the mountains while it was raining Serena is so well fat adapted that she hardly eats anything on her runs Brings water, cheese, nuts, and maybe a couple olives Doesn't even eat it all WHITE LABELING Many vitamin companies these days do what is called "white-labeling" They bu

: Episode 574 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss Vinnie's Energy Shake, a go-to meal that Vinnie whips up in his nutribullet for healthy, tasty, long lasting energy. The two also talk about 'healthy' energy bars. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli VINNIE'S ENERGY SHAKE Vinnie's 'fat' shake is now in Anna's cookbook Here's a quick thing Vinnie whips up: Lots of coconut oil Kale Chia seeds Vinnie lets chia seeds sit in the water so that they get gooey and 'slurpy'. Fresh ginger root Half of a 3 inch jalapeno Water to help it blend Berries are optional (only a few) Anna likes it with blueberries VINNIE'S AEROBICS & MARATHONS Vinnie loves to run! Now that his shoulder is way better, he can do much more aerobic work Ran with Serena, a total of 2 hours Check out: "Barkley Marathons" on Netflix Only 14-15 finishers in this Marathon It is crazy! Like a prison-escape Runners who can run Badwater don't even attempt this AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Dave Dolak won th

: Episode 573 - Listener Juanita and Vinnie discuss the hidden sugars in 'healthy' smoothies and sauces. Also, Vinnie demonstrates using Juanita's examples how low-calorie diets do not result in fat loss. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Villa Cappelli JUANITA PAGE In Kansas City, Missouri Had a mini-stroke which made her very health-conscious Bought a nutribullet and did the whole smoothie thing Worked out 6 days a week Lost inches, but not a pound Used to have an incredibly fast metabolism Trying to get back on the wagon Eating clean for Juanita meant no junk food, fruit from sugar Would have a smoothie with spinach, pineapple, banana, strawberries, flax seed Low cal type of eating didn't work for her really When you give up sugar and incorporate more fat makes you flatline but eventually will be good HIDDEN SUGARS IN 'HEALTHY' SMOOTHIES When you put fruit like pineapple and banana in a smoothie, then it is practically straight sugar and very high carb The nutribullet emulsifies the fiber into almost nothing Basi

: Episode 572 - Marni Kinrys & Kristen Carney from the Ask Women podcast join Vinnie to discuss weight, relationships, and body image. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty KRISTEN AND MARNI They have a show on Playboy Radio called "Ask Women" Vinnie was on their show recently Their show is largely about men becoming good with the ladies Help men attract women with HONEST advice A lot of Vinnie's callers also ask for help with the ladies Their podcast fills a niche, making it successful Check out Marni's website here Check out Kristen's website here WEIGHT, RELATIONSHIPS, AND BODY IMAGE A lot of men who are overweight lose weight and think they will be a ladies magnet However, physical is not NEARLY as important to women as men Men need to work on their personalities and who they are as a person instead of obsessing over body image Many people lose the weight, then ask "now what" They want to go back to their old diet but that will put the weight right back on In high

: Episode 571 - Vinnie and Andy discuss a listener question about building muscle without bulking up. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVE DOLAK An avid listener and kayaker Vinnie hopes to Kayak with him! Called in and had a great phone call with Vinnie Was under the impression that you had to eat more calories (whether they were good or bad) to gain muscle BUILDING MUSCLE WITHOUT BULKING UP You don't necessarily need to take in more calories/carbs to get lean muscle Your muscles may get bigger this way, but so does your stomach Andy was 6'5 and ~140 lbs, they made him try to "bulk up" by putting tons of powders into milkshakes and such He got some fat around the middle which he didn't need Makes you feel a 'pump', but doesn't help muscle growth and can hurt your health Your muscles will build at the same rate, whether you're 17 or 70 You won't RECOVER as fast, but your muscles still break down/divide/rebuild at the same rate Packing on extra calories doesn't make those muscles build faster Don'

: Episode 570 - Vinnie and Anna go through a recent private school nutrition guide. It's contents will definitely surprise you. Not in a good way... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli NATURAL BEAUTY Vinnie prefers women au natural Botox etc. makes women look worse Serena definitely does not need botox or anything -- she should NATURALLY have more wrinkles than she does LISTENER MATT Over 400 lbs "Pretends" to do NSNG He would never fully commit Be wary of fried chicken! He has good intentions but life always turned him around Vinnie gave him a cold-turkey plan Book a phone call for your own! SCHOOL NUTRITION GUIDE From a private school in Louisiana 32 pages! Only going through some today The most DIFFICULT thing to read & comprehend What is nutrition? "Relates the health and wellbeing of people with food they eat" This doesn't even make sense?! This guide has the worst sentence structure and awful grammar 6 types of nutrients Carbs, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins, Mineral

: Episode 569 - Listener Cassandra shares her amazing NSNG success story and asks how many carbs can one eat in NSNG? PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CASSANDRA TAYLOR From Topeka, Kansas Doing NSNG ~6 mos Is down 30 lbs, with ~100 lbs to lose Insulin resistant Should she be consuming less than 30 carbs? Has cured in months what she hasn't been able to cure in years Doctors advised her incorrectly NSNG makes her feel better, even while she has weight to lose She had hormonal issues that NSNG have helped Was constantly pumping blood from her body She would have to call in sick for work constantly Months in to NSNG with WAY fewer hormonal issues She has grabbed her life! Overall, feels a great deal better HOW MANY CARBS ON NSNG Do people with insulin resistance need to eat >50g carbs / day? Keep it around 50 You do not need to be in dietary ketosis as long as you are in weight Less inflammation the better, but dont stop eating vegetables to cut MORE carbs Don't worry about calories Rather focus on W

: Episode 567 - Vinnie and Andy rant about politics and weight loss. No matter who is in the White House, the government doesn't determine your personal success or how much weight you lose. Only you can decide that. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club POLITICS AND WEIGHT LOSS Vinnie and Andy have very different politics Andy is way left wing, Vinnie is pretty right Vinnie still voted Obama twice The two argue over politics often Vinnie has decided not to have a separate political podcast Vinnie will not vote for Trump Vinnie is surprised he has made it this far Speaking of politics, "Blazing Saddles" is far from politically correct, and Vinnie loves it (so does Serena) Weight loss has nothing to do with politics! Lose weight, don't mind politics Politics does not determine whether or not you succeed WEIGHT WATCHERS Opera's campaign is so dramatic Weight Watchers is designed to fail so they make more money Only person who can make a fortune by fluctuating in weight Calorie in Calorie out doesn't work

: Episode 566 - Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss the bio-mechanical benefits of yoga with Mark Dellacave of YogaPilots.com. Vinnie also talks about his formerly-vegan friend Todd and reminisces about his own culinary indulgences on his most recent trip to Louisiana. All this and more on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty VINNIE'S CULINARY INDULGENCES IN LOUISIANA Went to the gym in his old neighborhood, Shapes, with his friend Sybil to work out Very easy to stay on his diet... for awhile Good crawfish where Vinnie was visiting so he got some NSNG crawfish On day two, Vinnie ate lunch and dinner like a Louisianan Vinnie had lots of seafood with some grains (fried catfish with french fries) Vinnie had to sleep off that lunch Dinner was hamburger steak and it made him feel pretty crummy too Option of stuffed baked potato Dessert had graham cracker/fudge/brownie crust with their cheesecake with ma

: Episode 565 - Listener Lori Dawn from Oakland asks about keto supplements and athletic performance. She is trying to maximize her athletic performance and control hunger during long cycling events. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LORI Designs for North Face Vinnie is a huge fan of North Face apparel Lori has a road bike which she commutes on and she has been trying to get into mountain biking as well KETOSIS SUPPLEMENTS Are there supplements to help with dietary ketosis? (KetoForce) Are they worth it? Do they do anything? It might make you get into dietary ketosis faster, but what is the point of this? Not necessary for most to get in it quickly, or to be in it at all Can these help athletes not eat while on long runs, etc.? Lori gets hungry personally She needs to eat fat before she gets out there Instead of a protein and veggie shake with MCT, try a few eggs and some bacon Will help you through longer workouts without eating extra Being fat adapted may cause you to wake up 10 minutes earlier

:Episode 564 - Listener and NSNG success story "Dr. Natascha" discusses the problem of overmedication in the U.S., what people are taught is healthy, and how to properly educate patients on what IS healthy as a doctor on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. DR. NATASCHA Not including her last name, for anonymity sake An old caller -- both she and her husband have called in multiple times Originally from Germany, also plays the cello! STATINS & OVERMEDICATION Good to get a full particle panel before starting (and stopping) statins You might not need a statin A lot of doctors cannot read a particle test Triglycerides, LDLs (low -- bring sugar into your body to store), HDLs (high -- poop stuff out), VLDLs (very low) Statin can just modulate your putting 'crap' into your body If you are eating very healthily, there are few people who actually need a statin EATING "HEALTHY" FORTIFIED FOODS AND AVOIDING FATS On the box, it says that it is "fortified" iron and healthy wheat Wheat is neve

Andrew Weaver joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss fighting food addiction with an NSNG lifestyle, and going overboard with intermittent fasting and dieting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ANDREW WEAVER The OTHER Andrew Makes crazy artistic thing with balloons 2-60 balloon (2 inches around, 60 inches long) Balloon talk -- not called weenie balloons Earlier listener to the show Had some success with NSNG Has since fallen off the wagon (and crashed it) and jumped on another Before this he had his own podcast Has dealt with weight issues and food addiction his whole life NSNG made it easier but he tried to incorporate more IM Fasting which really hurt him He never recovered Before NSNG his blood sugar was 180 fasting (his rock bottom number was 299) 8.4 --> 4.8 Check out his podcast here They talk health, fitness, sports John's website Andrew's website Andrew's balloon & magic page INTERMITTENT FASTING & SUGAR INPUT NSNG was wo

Our friends at Audible bring you this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast with Vinnie Totorich and Anna Vocino. The two discuss selling books, Starbucks, ketosis, and some articles on fitness. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Audible Download a free audio book Enter promocode: vinnie15 for discount Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli LYNETTE CAROLLA Vinnie was on Lynette's show Went on as Lynette Carolla with Lynette's co-host until Lynette arrived A whole episode about Vinnie and Serena not being married (They also discuss children's health etc.) BOOK SALES What really sells book now is online marketing Publicists are really a scam Dean and Vinnie hired and fired 4+ publicists Vinnie gets on the phone and gets his books sold Anna is selling a GREAT (cook)book!!! Go check it out and buy it VINNIE'S CAR He is selling his FJ Cruiser GREAT condition! He has never even actually sat on the seats himself! Had seat covers Over 100k miles It has one of the highest resale values of any car be

Listener Jess Perreca joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss being morbidly obese and the life or death situation that is his weight on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JESS Check out his website here Has been listening to Vinnie since the start Weighed 523lbs when the show first came out Was fat from age 6 Does not want to be heavy Jumped onto the NSNG train 1.5 years ago Dropped 75lbs in the first month of doing NSNG, then got close to under 400 Unfortunately, has jumped back up to 560 lbs now that he is no longer NSNG Food is his drug of choice He is bothered that he cannot stick to the regiment He realizes that it is a matter of life and death All that matters, ultimately, is that he rises from his failures and ends up succeeding in the end January he was 561, after 4 weeks he was 513.8 FOOD IN JESS'S LIFE Now, snacks limited to nuts and pork rinds Breakfast consists of egg and breakfast sausage Lunch and dinner are a vegetable and mea

Dr. Jason Fung again joins host Vinnie Tortorich, back by popular demand! The two discuss leptin, cholesterol and heart disease, and cortisol and insulin in relation to obesity on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty HEART DISEASE & CHOLESTEROL Listener Todd Had serum cholesterol go up, but triglycerides go way down from high fat diet If you eat cholesterol it DOES NOT make your cholesterol go up Eating fat DOES NOT turn into increase in cholesterol If you eat a high fat diet, both bad AND good cholesterol goes up, but triglycerides go down, so it ends up being neutral Cholesterol does not equal heart disease THE OBESITY CODE Dr. Jason Fung's new book It is about what really makes people fat How did we all decide at the same time that we would all eat more? We DIDN'T, therefore CALORIES are NOT what is causing obesity!!! We are programmed NOT to eat too many calories (Leptin) If calories were the issue, the