Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie Tortorich talks to Dr. Ann Childers on today's Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club AMAZON CONTEST Each week, Vinnie and Anna pick a winner who bought the most interesting/outrageous thing on Amazon You have to have clicked through Vinnie's website for your Amazon purchase to be eligible Winner gets free t-shirt, or order of PVC vitamins, etc A few weeks ago, a listener who uses sex gel to avoid chafing on long runs won WHO IS DR. CHILDERS? She is a psychiatrist that works with both children and adults Lives in the lovely Portland, OR Was on a heavily plant-based, low fat diet this was because med-school (incorrectly) taught her that fat was bad VEGETABLES AND OUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS We have trouble breaking down raw vegetables We aren't good at breaking down cellulose walls or digesting fiber Our digestive systems are quite different than those of the big apes HUMAN EVOLUTION We became hairless, bipedal, and started to sweat Although we lost our ape feat

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber discuss listener consultations, and post-op issues on today's installment of the Wednesday Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Villa Cappelli LISTENER PHONE-INS Vinnie does 30 min and 1 hr sessions for listeners to affordably call in Some people call in to chat, others for advice and plans Many people are regular callers Some callers have lost 60+ pounds, 100+ pounds POST-OP Vinnie is not looking forward to painkillers Vinnie is looking forward to being able to cycle again!! Before the surgery, Vinnie avoided all activity that could put him at physical risk Next time, Andy and Vinnie will talk about why some vitamins make people nauseated, and why PVC vitamins are different.

Gary Taubes joins Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino in today's landmark episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich, where Vinnie answers listeners' questions. Today, Vinnie talks to Chris Wood from Kansas, and they discuss giving up cigarette addiction, and addiction in general. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TOBACCO Vinnie used to have a tobacco habit -- when he was a kid He saw the pros and the older kids chewing tobacco, so he tried it Chris had a smoking addiction CHRIS'S STORY Chris is come-and-go with the podcast, but recently has caught up The "how to stop smoking" podcast really resonated with him Prior, Chris would quit but then it would come back -- the urge will always be there but it is not giving in to the urge that matters Chris never smoked around his daughter -- always has wanted to set a good example ON QUITTING He made sure he had done all of his chores, etc. He cleared his social calendar so he wouldn't have to worry about that His fiancee was supportive A little bit fidgety, but no headaches or anything

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich. Today, Vinnie goes one on one with Sigi Caron and they discuss medical research and drug production, and living in ketosis. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty WHO IS SIGI? She works in clinical research and drug development Regenerative medicine Vinnie trains both Sigi and her husband, who are both in incredible shape! She and her family are on a ketogenic diet because they researched it and decided it was a healthy choice WHAT DOES SHE DO? Someone will come to her with a drug / technological idea She works with one person / small company at a time Comes in from the beginning or just jumps in at the end Engineers and doctors on her team COST / MEANS OF PRODUCTION Producing these drugs justifies their price tags So many studies and time put into this Animal studies are expensive and take time Regulations require animal testing People are often ignorant of the process Only 1/15 drugs gene

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber. Today, Vinnie and Andy discuss the harmful nature of silica (sand). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club YOUTUBE CHANNEL People have watched our sand video on Facebook We are starting up a Youtube channel, so look for that in the near future! Vinnie did not actually eat the sand in the sand video... intentionally SILICA Sand is mostly silica, but silica itself is purer than sand Silicon dioxide -- looks like crystally white sand Little packets you find in bottles and packages to keep contents dry that say "DO NOT INGEST" contain silica Confusion comes from some products marketing silica as a health supplement There is absolutely NO evidence it does anything beneficial, but PLENTY of evidence it is harmful Depletes / Blocks absorption of thiamin (B vitamin) Hurts digestion NEW PRODUCT FROM PVC New product is currently being researched and looking to be manufactured to our standards Other products that ar

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino. Today, Vinnie and Anna talk titanium dioxide, Whole Foods, juice and Coke, Vinnie's eating, and media portrayal of positive body image. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Olive Oil TITANIUM DIOXIDE Nano-particles are very bad for you ANY sunscreen with TiO2 should not be applied to skin Use sunscreen with Zinc Oxide instead Titanium Dioxide is still found in 'natural' sunscreen, so still be careful Any vitamin with this in it should not be ingested: lack of TiO2 is part of what makes PVC vitamins so great WHOLE FOODS Vinnie only shops at Whole Foods for a specific coffee Serena went to the ready made food section-- every single pre-pepared dish had sugar in it They at least try to be clear about where there products are from, etc etc Vinnie believes Whole Foods is just an expensive scam although Anna quite likes them JUICE ON A PLANE Flight attendant would let every passenger

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich, where Vinnie answers listener questions. Today the listener happens to be Vinnie's very own Serena Scott Thomas, who talks about the societal pressure to eat grains and the ignorance of those who believe fat is worse than sugar. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club WHY SERENA IS PISSED Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf always asks if she wants a bagel or pastry When asked not to ask anymore, the staff replied that it is company policy Frustrating due to waste of time and also the fact that Serena is allergic to grains HOW IT SHOULD BE It should be like bartenders; "would you like something to drink?" instead of "would you like vodka with that?" There should not be added temptation KIND BARS Government says "Kind" bars can no longer be labeled healthy; but for the wrong reason Not due to excess amount of sugar which is why it truly should be unhealthy, due to the amount of saturated fat within the bar Hydrogenated fat is als

Welcome to this week's Friday 1 on 1 Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and guest Jaden Merrick. Jaden Merrick is a 7 year old runner who is an extremely competitive runner with a true love for the sport. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli RUNNING HISTORY Jaden started running at 2 or 3 Ran his first 5k at age 5 Jaden wouldn't stop until his father made him Inspired to run by his father FIRST 5K He got a lot of looks because he was the youngest runner Jaden was running faster than his father Ran slightly under 30 minutes RANKING & SPEED Now he places top 50 out of everyone in races of ~1000 Jaden runs mid 20's for 5k 180-186 steps/min His zone 2 is 170-175 RUNNING FORM Children naturally know how to run properly Explained in Born to Run book Jaden has absolutely no issues with form and stride Running coach films Jaden sporadically and cannot find flaws in his running style SHOES Runs in Brooks PureFlow most often Occasionally will run in the Altras which have zero dro

Welcome to this week's Wednesday episode of Talking Fitness with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber. Today, Vinnie and Andy discuss the NSNG status of Edamame and give updates on Pure Vitamin Club. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club SUZY Vinnie went to a school dance with Suzy Suzy was hot, but gained a lot of weight Suzy had weight loss surgery, worked out and dieted like mad but could not reach weight goal She joined NSNG and now looks amazing and has reached her goal Suzy had a question ... WHAT ABOUT EDAMAME? Edamame is a legume It is high in protein Ultimately, edamame is NSNG and makes a great snack PVC The company is doing really well New product to be released soon There is now a PVC blog Product is available on Amazon, although you can subscribe on the website (better and easier) Thanks for your support! Subscribe to both Vinnie and Anna's newsletters and check out Anna's recipes.

Welcome to this week's Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, with Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino. Vinnie and Anna discuss a Superfan's journey with NSNG and Hormone therapy, Vinnie talks surgery recovery and lack of inflammation due to NSNG, and Anna talks about her... The post Pain and NSNG, Hormones and Fat appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to today's Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich where Vinnie talks with Beth Vulmer and answers questions about the affects of a NSNG diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club BETH VULMER Missionary, teacher, translator German living in Brazil DIALECTS AND CAJUN SLANG... The post The Best Fruits to Eat and Dealing with Hepatitis C appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to today's Friday one-on-one episode of Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich, where Vinnie talks with Dr. Robert Rosenberg, a luminary in the field of health and sleep and author of the book Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... The post The Importance of Sleep with Dr. Robert Rosenberg appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to this week's Wednesday episode of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and weekly guest Andy Schreiber. Today they dissect a manipulative magazine article dealing with weight loss. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club ARTICLE ON WEIGHT-LOSS Celebrity-type magazine 5 Step article called "Ignite... The post Weight Loss Magazine Lies appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

On today's episode, Vinnie and Anna talk about our sponsors, the intelligent Dr. Noakes from South Africa, how exercise is not the best weight loss strategy, the best heart rate monitors to use, and Pierce Brosnan. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Olive Oil Pure... The post Exercise, Heart Rate Monitors, and Fat Adaptation appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Today's listener, Brent Merrick, hails from Iowa and is an NSNG follower and a super dad. He asks about vitamins, and NSNG training, and his son, Jaden, makes a guest appearance. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club ARE PVC VITAMINS SAFE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN?... The post Vitamins and Training for a Marathon appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer where Vinnie goes one-on-one with the great Luke Tyburski. Luke Tyburski, an Australian currently residing in London, is an ultra-athlete and triathlete former soccer player and trainer. He has done a number of ultras, including the... The post Becoming an Ultra Trainer, Training for an Ultra appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to the Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber. Vinnie answers Andy's question from last week's cliff-hanger…What is the best order of exercise at the gym? PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ALWAYS GOOD TO WORK BIG MUSCLE... The post THE BEST WAY TO WORK OUT appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino. Today Vinnie recreates his BB King tribute (which was erased by his assistant's evil twin). Also, Vinnie and Anna discuss Caitlyn Jenner, monitoring glucose and The Chocolate Study. Enjoy… PLEASE... The post Why You Need to Be Careful with Scientific Stories appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to the Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer Podcast. Today's listener question comes from Tom Smedley who lives outside of Chicago and has been listening to Vinnie for over a year. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club FOOTBALL PICTURE VS MODELING PICTURE On... The post How a Listener Lost 25 Pounds in a Month appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.