Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Matt Bach, Ironman champion, joins host Vinnie Tortorich to talk eating carbs and training the right way on this Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Villa Cappelli vinnie Squatty Potty vinnie15 Pure Vitamin Club MATT BACH 28 yrs old, and "so damn cute" Ironman champ in Maryland While he does eat carbs, he won't use Gu's or other straight forms of bad carbs Uses UCAN RUNNING Long distance running has its own element of pain Long, revolving but never as intense as short pain Prefontaine made the mile sexy One has to be comfortable with discomfort Matt used to carbo-load even before 5ks Now he completed an Ironman with under 900 calories NICCI SCHOCK Metabolically trained She trains people to be less reliant on food High performance results through Metabolic Efficiency Lower carb, but more about the timing of carbs as opposed to no carb Lots of protein and fat relative to carbs Matt Bach does not bonk (feel like he needs carbs to keep going) This makes him feel better afterwards

Vinnie and Anna interview Howie Mandel about his diet and fitness regimen, heart health, America's Got Talent, and of course, everything OCD. Howie tells all, and he's hilarious and wonderful every honest step of the way. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host this Monday's Angriest Trainer podcast. The two discuss Adam Corolla's shows, this week's Amazon winner, and how to deal with children eating poorly and being overweight, and then speak with Vinnie's mother, Mrs. Marie Tortorich.. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club ADAM COROLLA Dr. Drew, Jimmy Kimmel, both have worked with Adam Corolla Best podcaster out there -- has won records for largest, most successful podcast Vinnie was on a show with Adam Corolla -- many of Adam's fans have come to listen to Vinnie's podcasts! Vinnie is on another one of Adam's shows, "Take a Knee" (guest #47) Paid subscription, the show in general is totally worth it COLLEGE Anna got into Columbia and other schools but went to Emory Vinnie and Anna have a little rivalry because Vinnie went to Tulane Lots of Jewish girls at Tulane AMAZON WINNER Picked out of a hat Winner must always buy through Vinnie's link to Amazon to be entered to win a shirt or h

On today's Saturday show comes a Friday podcast! Vinnie Tortorich speaks with NFL player Nate Ebner in this shorter 1 on 1 interview on the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club WHO IS NATE EBNER? Safety for New England Patriots Also played Rugby (US National Team -- National 7's) According to Vinnie, 2nd most attractive player on the Pats Has strong Jewish origins Did not play football in high school Picked it up half way through college -- walked on to OSU team Played a lot of squash and loved to compete RUGBY Gained skill set in Rugby His dad was part of the rugby community in Ohio He was the youngest player to make the national team Took it very seriously in high school and went to U19 World Cup Played U19s twice, and then U20s once Different type of tough than football Incredibly painful -- can't outrun it HELICOPTER PARENTS Parents come to Vinnie asking him to train their kids to get athletic scholarships Kids pushed and overworked until the

Dr. Jason Fung speaks with Vinnie Tortorich on today's Angriest Trainer podcast concerning the effects of diet and insulin. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS DR. FUNG Kidney specialist  Works often with type 2 diabetics -- biggest cause of kidney nephropathy Type 2 linked closely with obesity  Insulin has negative effects  DONALDSONVILLE People all on tons of meds All have a sugary drink and some awful food in their hands MISUNDERSTANDING OF WEIGHT GAIN Obesity links tons of diseases together Dr. Fung started by asking: What causes obesity? Sugar is the enemy, not calories  When you eat less calories, your energy expenditure (and thus fat/fuel usage) goes down  You simply get hungrier Takes time to lose the weight  Cortisol is a stress hormone -- encourages getting fat Leptin -- produced by fat cells, regulates how much fat is in the body If you have lots of fat, leptin is released and tells your brain to stop gaining more weight When you are quite fat, your body stops responding to leptin  Se

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber co-host this Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club 508 Trackers on all riders Can figure where they are and when they will come in They have been out there since 5:30am, until 2 am + the following end Will then sweep the course to pick up rest of signs Video coming soon.. look for it on next Wednesday podcast! (so I don't get fired) Randonneurs are nuts in a good way Racer had gotten about half way, but had to go to hospital Partner had to go back and finish DNF Vinnie has DNF'd twice -- has tendon problem in one of his tendons Found out that he had leukemia on a training ride for the 508 300 mile training ride -- wearing winter clothes in summer, etc. Really progressive leukemia, overcame it!

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Anna Vocino discuss The fattest states in the US, the obesity epidemic and Coca Cola's involvement, and Jaden Merrick's new record on this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty vinnie15 Pure Vitamin Club FATTEST STATES Arkansas West Virginia Mississippi Louisiana Alabama Top three have obesity over 35% BRENT MERRICK & JADEN MERRICK The Merrick's are from ARKANSAS Jaden (7) is now Vinnie's hero Jaden ran his first half marathon -- is a record setter 1 hour, 1:43:33 FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL Amazon Audible Ranking - #1 in Diet and Nutrition #7 in Personal Memoirs #12 in Weightloss Paperbacks -- #625 Exercise and Fitness - #6 Nearly 1000 reviews -- go review to help us reach this number! 4.7 Ranking average OBESITY EPIDEMIC Coca Cola has been funding researchers who divert the conversation of obesity away from too many calories toward people not exercising enough NOT right, NOT widely shared Coca Cola trying to be more

Carlos Dones joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss running 170 miles through the Grand Canyon NSNG on this Saturday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club WHO IS CARLOS? Has run over one million miles, rim to rim of Grand Canyon Was at the LA meet up -- Vinnie did a bike fitting for him and they became friends GRAND TO GRAND Carlos called Vinnie asking if this race (170 miles across the Grand Canyon) NSNG Vinnie had his doubts Carlos has to carry everything he is going to eat -- difficult due to time and heat 7 days, 6 stages, carrying everything you need Packaged, low sugar, minimum grain was the plan for Carlos Required to carry at least 14,000 calories Carlos carried 16,000 calories Carlos wanted to minimize sugar because he was becoming fat adapted Most of his food had between 2-3 grams of sugar Took UCAN bars, low sugar, Epic bars, turkey bars, beef bars Coconut oil, all types of nut butters 2 pre dehydrated meals per day Black beans, rice, vegetables ~600 calor

Joe Kurmaskie, the Metal Cowboy, speaks with Vinnie Tortorich about writing books about family and adventure, and riding bicycles all over the country and the world on this Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty vinnie15 Pure Vitamin Club WHO IS THE METAL COWBOY? Joe Kurmaskie from Portland, Oregon Journalist Written for main magazines, NY Times, etc, 7 books Friends with Cheryl Strayed Writing is about doing good work and pushing it -- publishers won't help as much as fans and readers Writes fiction & nonfiction and wonderful books, often having to do with cycling Cyclist Cycles around the world Writes books around cycling Dubbed "Metal Cowboy" by blind farmer who saw the bicycle as his steed and the asphalt as his path Pulled family across Canada off the back of his bike Cycles with family Chased by an elephant in Zimbabwe -- link here! Check out his books here Check out his website here

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber host the Wednesday show of the Angriest Trainer podcast from the Silver State 508. On this episode, they discuss their happenings, body types and Randonneur bicycling. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SILVER STATE 508 Vinnie and Andy have been standing on the side of the road for 2 days at this point Cross between a David Lynch movie and Wylie Coyote cartoon and Breaking Bad Shell station nearby was sponsored by PVC! RANDONNEUR CATEGORY No crew following them -- if their bike brakes, they stop to fix it Stop at restaurants to get food At Vin and Andy's stop, they have drop bags and LOTS of water They speak with Matthew Frederick from San Fran who stops at their station His first 508, but has done 2 600ks Did a 520 at the HooDoo 500 but not Randonneur He's eating salami!!!! BODY TYPES While there are the sinew-y athletes here, there are also those with bellies Proves that exercise is not the way to lose weight 20% of the population are built thin and muscly Thin

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino talk fat shaming, interviews to come, and speak with the creators of the Squatty Potty on this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty vinnie15 Pure Vitamin Club FAT SHAMING Vinnie does NOT believe Fat Shaming will ever work Fat people don't like being fat They aren't lazy, just have their intentions stolen Many fat stereotypes are not true SQUATTY POTTY Check out this hilarious ad here! Really good for you, worth the money Mechanical things going on internally; this is the right way to poop! Phone books, paint cans, etc for prototypes Different toilets different heights Different body types There are different sizing options for your toilet and for you! Squatty Potty initially wood, but now plastic Making a travel size stool for traveling ! Porta-Squatty Also an inflatable/deflatable one Wipes clean Saving money on toilet paper too Featured on Shark Tank and on Dr. Oz Also make bidets Good Move! Colon ca

Todd Branch asks questions concerning veganism, lethargy, and NSNG on this Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TODD BRANCH Works with Vinnie's brother Listened to Rich Roll, heard about Vinnie without realizing he was Vinnie's brother Was struggling with lethargy for a year after he became vegan For performance enhancement and better recovery time He and Vinnie have done 3 or 4 phone calls thus far; Todd finds them very helpful No longer Vegan but NSNG! Knocked off ~6 lb after switching TODD'S LETHARGY For awhile now, Todd had to take a nap in the afternoon each day Ongoing for about a year -- now done Fruit may be the cause of this, as well as grains -- on such a diet, the fat is in coconut oil and avocados, etc "Light" feeling from veganism as well as refreshing clarity After Todd cut out grain and such, the lethargy went away! Now Todd will eat chicken and a burger, green shakes, etc

Miami Dolphins' defensive end Terrence Fede speaks with Vinnie Tortorich concerning training, life, and sports on this Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty vinnie15 WHO IS FEDE? Plays pro football for the Dolphins Came out of nowhere last season, saved some games (blocked punt for a safety) Grew up in New York -- played basketball and football Marist College defensive lineman FOOTBALL GAMES Hopefully will keep winning, beat Jaguars Vinnie and Fede talk training etc ROOKIE SUCCESS PROGRAMS Team teaches rookies how to manage money, relationships, time, etc Football is not forever

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Andy Schreiber talk Vinnie's shoulder and the new PVC formula on today's Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S WORK AROUND THE HOUSE Vinnie can now get on a ladder and clean the gutters after his surgery He likes doing this! A couple pictures of this ended up on Facebook People weren't commenting on his arm... rather, on his behind Fact of the matter is: Vinnie's shoulder is doing super well! He has come a long way PVS BROAD SPECTRUM MAGNESIUM CAP It brings together several different types of magnesium : broad spectrum Magnesium glycinate Magnesium carbonate Magnesium taurate Magnesium citrate Worked to get best result from a magnesium supplement Magnesium can act as a laxative This one will not be too strong because of the magnesium mix Citrate is the one that has a laxative effect (and citrate to an extent) Taurate and glycinate do not so it works out that the pill is not heavily a laxative Followed FDA guideline

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino cohost today's Monday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast where they talk podcasting, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty vinnie15 Villa Cappelli PODCASTING AND VOICEOVERS Vinnie used to have big issues with losing and straining his voice on podcasts NSNG can stop post nasal drip, good for podcasting and voice overs! SILVER STATE'S 508 People had to quit early due to exhaustion Zone two training important for this type of thing Vinnie and Andy had trouble finding good food on the way back from Reno THIS WEEK'S AMAZON WINNER Bugra Balaban bought things like protein He has lost hundreds of pounds from NSNG! Submit what you bought through Vinnie's Amazon link Win a shirt or a hat or something FAT ADAPTIVE Does sugar-love ruin this? Fat adaptive means your body burns fat for energy To become fat adaptive Stay away from complex carbs Let carbs come from veggies and fruit Protein is good! This is not ketosis You do not use up the excess glycogen in our sy

Melissa Nofer joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. She asks questions regarding food addiction. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MUSIC "Dire Straits" comes up because last name Nofler Melissa isn't a huge Bruce Springsteen fan She tends to like the music that Vinnie plays but not always WHY DOES FAT STAY? Melissa is frustrated because she tries really hard to lose weight around her middle She wonders if it is her age, hormones, insulin resistance, etc. Perhaps it is in her head? Falling back into eating bad food is an addiction -- relapse MELISSA'S FOOD ADDICTION She is dairy and egg sensitive so she has been doing elimination dieting Melissa will have some wine and a slice of cake and then relapses, gaining all of the weight back in a couple of weeks If Melissa has had a bad day, by the afternoon she may have a bag of chips Psychological side may require a psychiatrist help etc. Another way to deal with this is to avoid trigger food For Melissa, one is

On today's Friday episode of The Angriest Trainer podcast, Vinnie Tortorich visits Donaldsonville, Louisiana, where he talks to family, friends, and fans alike about fitness, his businesses, his past, and his future. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty

Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich on this edition of their Wednesday Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S PHONE CALLS 1 hour for $165, 30 mins for $100 Some people call in once, some 25 times Often cheaper and more effective (and more convenient) than a physical trainer Sometimes triathletes trying to get more competitive, sometimes people who haven't lifted a finger in years People he talks to have lost up to 200 lbs THE AEROBIC ZONES There are 5, but most people only need to deal with 4 Has to do with lactic acid and if your body can clear it or not cramping w lactic acid if you're an athlete is zone 5 You can learn max (BPM) to figure out where your zone cutoffs are Zone two is about 180 - your age + a few depending on your fitness Best fat-burning zone

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host today's Monday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. They discuss Amazon winners, Vinnie's Donaldsonville trip including his airplane food habits, and a Gary Taubes article concerning the science behind diets. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty vinnie15 Villa Cappelli ACCENTS CCR sang with a cajun accent even though they are from CA New Orleans and the bayou had very different accents Donaldsonville accent is very endearing Vinnie just visited his family here GUN ISSUE Vinnie believes people kill people, not guns So many shootings all over the country bad people with guns Growing up in the bayou, everyone went to school with guns in their cars in plain sight Never any shootings or anything of the sort THIS WEEK'S AMAZON WINNER Eddie is living in Auburn (perhaps going to the school) He bought textbooks (~$600) through Vinnie's site! GARY TAUBES Read his NY Times article here! He is a science writer Sums up science of different diets How

Vinnie Tortorich answers questions from Angela Ward on today's Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CAN STRESS CAUSE A PLATEAU? Angela is 40, with perimenopause Her weight loss has stopped, could it be due to stress? How Angela eats Breakfast: eggs with some protein Lunch: green smoothie Dinner: tonight, salmon and zucchini Will snack on olives, nuts, occasional apple She eats incredibly well! Likely due to the stress working out a lot with fitness classes not too much Angela does not yo-yo Gain some lose some, etc Vinnie recommends getting checked out, because it sounds like she is doing everything right May be something in combination with perimenopause ANGELA'S TRAINING Exercises about 4 or 5 times a week with classes Working with a team, going at her own pace Not high intensity interval FOOD DIARY Angela has kept a diary, realized she was eating too few calories Started being obsessive and overanalyzing everything Should Angela keep a food diary? V