Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1323 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two discuss Vinnie's making it in LA, how to be a go-getter, the rise of pediatric obesity, why calories don't count, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club BE A GO-GETTER Vinnie moved to LA after finding a lot of success in New Orleans training Had some stars help him out when he arrived Got linked into modeling He never loved his looks, so was surprised when this took off Vinnie was a very easy subject Made some money and able to sure himself up so he could do what he actually wanted to do Gina alternatively did have a big struggle when she first got to LA This is the more common story Was a lowly producer at night when she arrived Kept trying and trying until she got a good gig Got her radio host gig You have to work for it Don't say no to gigs Go out and try to get what you want You can't wait for opportunities to present themselves or they will not come Even now, Vinnie books himself on thing

: Episode 1322 - Vinnie Tortorich is joined by Brett Lloyd this Saturday to discuss his success with a low carb high fat carnivore diet, improving mental health with diet, gaining joy through healthy eating, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH Brett did not do NSNG, per se Instead, he simply ate low carb high fat Did it all in chunks He's fueled by meat, and feels much better all around Brett is 58, a little over 6', and weighs 177 In great shape now! Poisoned himself for better part of 57 years, has now been eating healthily for ~10 months No joint pain and has overcame decades of depression symptoms On tons of meds, had horrible thoughts before beginning this healthy lifestyle Diagnosed with various mental illnesses, recommended various treatments, many of which he tried and did not work Brett's a carnivore, through and through He heard people were healed through this diet After just over three weeks, he began feeling the happiness Had tried Atkin

: Episode 1321 - Dr. Eric Westman, internal medicine doctor and keto expert, joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss how he learned of the benefits of a low carb high fat diet, Dr. Atkins, the history of veganism, science deniers, and more in this fascinating one on one. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DR. ERIC WESTMAN Dr. Westman is an incredible internal medicine doctor He has been on the podcast before -- check it out here Currently works at Duke He is a huge part of the Fat Doc Did not hear any of the other interviews Wrote this great book Dr. Westman is very vocal in the low carb health world Took him seeing low carb benefit his own patients that really led him in this way despite his classes teaching him CICO and SAD Would visit Dr. Atkins, learned a lot from him Now, Dr. Westman pays this forward and invites other doctors/scientists to come learn from him Notes there's a lot of pushback that is unwarranted Bad science promoted by things like re

: Episode 1320 - Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk the myth of passive income, running PVC, coffee tasting, stories from the mailbag, the potential for alleviating dry eye with PVC, and more on this Wednesday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club RUNNING PVC We do sometimes make mistakes Andy runs this company amazingly If he mistakes a mistake, he owns up and rights it Sometimes people complain for ridiculous things out of our control We will still take care of it People write to us all the time Most of the time, all good things People say they feel that they are in good hands and this makes them keep coming back ALLEVIATING DRY EYE We recently received a letter from a customer, Samuel He said our products (Ultra Salt) help immensely with dry eye Check out the testimonial on our Instagram page here He felt that nothing else helped like our PVC product

: Episode 1319 - On this Monday show, Anna Vocino joins Vinnie to discuss Louisiana dialects, Adam Carolla, the importance of business knowledge and financial literacy, changing exercise up, CICO myths, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow FINANCIAL LITERACY People are not taught how to handle money in school This is something EVERYONE needs to know Not everyone needs calculus -- everyone needs to know how to handle money This Chase tweet is sassy, but sums things up Not worth shaming people when the education system fails us Part of making it in business is making sure you spell things correctly in solicitation emails If you are asking for something, make sure you pay attention to detail in your email CHANGING EXERCISE UP It's okay and good to be dynamic with exercise You CAN do the same thing over and over But you can change your routine Warm up discipline is always important Muscle confusion is not a thing like the BS people say it is This

: Episode 1318 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Gina's podcast "Easy Listening," driving tickets, stupid diet pills, Gina's weight loss journey, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club STUPID DIET PILLS A new diet pill came out They want it to be called a "medical device" This is all BS It is ineffective Will not actually help you lose weight Changing your lifestyle is so much better Attempts at controlling hormones that don't work People dealing with morbid obesity are desperate Doctors give patients anti-psychotics to lose weight Makes them less hungry Totally horrible

: Episode 1317 - Kerri Hines joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss her NSNG® journey, the difference between ketosis and ketoacidosis, Vinnie's Catholic school experience, eating real food, getting control of her health, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club EATING REAL FOOD Kerri has been NSNG® for a very long time! Super active on Facebook (and Twitter, too) Discovered keto before NSNG® Her daughter is a Type 1 diabetic and didn't find out for far too many years She was in the hospital, and Kerri was told to be scared of keto Realized this was confusion between ketones and ketoacidosis Ketones kept her daughter going when she was incredibly dehydrated Her sugar was too high and her body was trying to dump it Had her first grandchild right after this show was recorded!!! At one point in time, was working out and starving herself (CICO) Didn't work well After she learned about ketones, she realized ketosis would be a great option for her own health! Involved eating real food

: Episode 1316 - Adam Carolla joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss non-fitness related matters such as the subjectivity of comedy and movies, the business of making money, pop warner football, making one's way up in the world, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow ADAM CAROLLA Adam is not a fitness guru However, he's done more for fitness than many people Promotes good fitness, has Vinnie on Adam's a person who wants to teach people more about a certain subject than they did before listening Makes people laugh, makes people listen Made a movie "The Hammer" 80% on Rotten Tomatoes Didn't get into film festivals and the like Has done a lot of awesome docs These are so subjective He hasn't made film festivals Lots of politics around it Can act like an asshole because he's not actually an asshole It sells! Just like how Ellen always starts the show dancing even though she probably doesn't like to dance Adam is a huge car guy Scratched his all the wa

: Episode 1315 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie for this Wednesday show, and the two talk Fat Doc updates, upcoming Ultra Salt sponsorship events, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club FAT DOC UPDATE Andy worked in the industry for a long time He knows how these processes can drag on Vinnie is doing everything he can to get this movie released ASAP He wants as many people as possible to see it - this will likely result in him not making money off of it Will get it out as soon as we can We are finally getting close! ULTRA SALT EXPOS 50,000 people will be competing in Bay to Breakers We will also be at the health and wellness expo Giving out samples and selling product and answering questions Check this out We will also be at Keto Con - Vinnie will be giving the Keynote Speech Vinnie will also show a decent piece of the movie in that speech Also will be in Atlanta (AJC) At other races we've previously sponsored USAF Marathon! 15,000 runners Vinnie and Andy will for sure be there

: Episode 1314 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday and the two talk Anna's new cookbook, Eat Happy, Too, common NSNG® mistakes, working for others vs. yourself, Caster Semenya and hormones in sports, and more on this episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow COMMON NSNG® MISTAKES Karen, a super active NSNG®er, called in recently Began to plateau, couldn't understand why she wasn't losing weight Was drinking bulletproof coffee too often Eating eggs is better Intermittent fasting is also not necessary, but a lot of people feel they need to do it Karen asked about UCAN, too It wouldn't give you a big glycogen load Now, they've added chemicals and sweet flavorings to it This is a company that steals good intentions Don't fall for their BS Trying to serve too many kings Doing everything all at once (fasting a little bit, having things like UCAN a little bit, etc) doesn't work Especially when you only have a little to lose Weight loss normally slows d

: Episode 1313 - Gina Grad of "Easy Listening" joins Vinnie for this Sunday School Episode, and the two talk the increasing regularity of explant surgery, antiques and engines, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club EXPLANT SURGERY Vinnie had Michelle on the podcast recently She was a student of Vinnie's back in the day Went on to become a physical therapist Races vintage Porsches on the weekends Got implants on a whim Caused tons of issues for her Got breast plant illness Not uncommon Doctors don't talk about it When you put a foreign body in your body, your body may try to attack it This is what happened to Michelle Breast implants had indented her ribcage Explant surgery is becoming more and more popular A mass exodus Gina has a chin implant She loves how it looks However, she suffered from some autoimmune issues and wonders if these are related If she knew the two were related, she would take it out Check out her podcast episode here

: Episode 1312 - Listener Sheila joins Vinnie for this Saturday show, and the two talk Sheila's NSNG® journey, preparing to succeed, the many health issues she has overcome, being raised on grains, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club PREPARING TO SUCCEED Sheila is from Kentucky! Vinnie is pretty familiar with the area Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect Big fan of Gina Grad, she identified with a lot of what Gina was talking about in regards to NSNG® Had been so convinced grains were good So sick and overweight, she blew her knee out 5'3", top recorded weight was 280 Long list of health issues Starting to have chest pains at that time Started NSNG® at 46 Read the book, went over the PDF Planned, went through cupboards, became prepared not to fail - planned how she could succeed Now she is 48, coming up on her 2 year anniversary She didn't go cold turkey First week, had artificial sweeteners Second week, cut those out Hardest week ever!!! Artificial sweeteners are as ba

: Episode 1311- Mary Healy joins Vinnie for this 1 on 1, and the two talk her amazing dog treat company Pawsitively Paleo, expanding her business, her single life, and more on this Friday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow MARY HEALY Mary found Vinnie's address and sent him a package What she sent him was a bag of amazing dog treats Bonzo and Stella love these treats more than anything Pawsitively Paleo is an AMAZING company Resides in CA herself There are people who eat these treats They are genuinely human grade and smell fabulous Soaked marrow bones and jerky treats Mary's picky dogs loved the treats Check out the website here! Sells at a handful of restaurants Just started the company about 2 years ago Generates a lot of online orders but still has a long way to go If you love your dogs, order from Mary!!!! Seriously, her products are amazing Great for your dogs, and they will love them She is now single and has had to deal with Tinder and

: Episode 1310 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday and the two talk amazing fans (like Brett), getting to peak performance, coffee conventions, weight loss, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club PEAK PERFORMANCE As you may know, Vinnie has been training very seriously for Mont Blanc He didn't want to just skirt by Wanted to make sure he was truly ready to do very well He's been training for months Probably could have started now and gotten by The event that you're training for is just the icing on the cake Journey to get there is what really matters Do your best to train well and be over-prepared Set goals and stick to them in training You can get to this 'peak performance' without carbs Vinnie is totally fat adapted Vinnie doesn't look different now than he did in 7th grade!

: Episode 1309 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie and the two talk Twitter craziness, differentiating diabetes types, living in an overweight prison, leptin and grelin, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DIFFERENTIATING DIABETES People are upset when diabetes types are conflated For example, parents with kids with Type 1 hate when diabetes is generalized There is no cure for Type 1 like there is for Type 2 Type 1 is not developed through eating badly like Type 2 is Not eating sugar won't solve Type 1 problems Important to make this distinction It's a different type of thinking when your body can't make any insulin Anna does have a friend who does keto but she sometimes has to wake up in the middle of the night and drink a juice to get that blood sugar up OVERWEIGHT PRISON Can be sad to see people gain tons of weight They start hiding in pictures Only posting pics of their kids and not them, etc. Now their loved ones don't have p

: Episode 1308 - On this Sunday School episode, we bring back an old but super important one that we have recently received a lot of questions about. How can we tell which studies are legit, and which are largely unsupported studies? The two also discuss overweight athletes, and more. : Episode 1138 - The amazing Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School, and the two talk badly supported studies, overweight athletes, and new perceptions. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club UNSUPPORTED STUDIES Lots of articles with crazy bold headlines These tend to be BS Lots of "meat heavy, low carb hurts your lifespan" articles See who funded the study Lots of these are paid for by companies like Barilla They are salacious OVERWEIGHT ATHLETES While some sports, overweight can be a positive thing, perception is changing Now, people who are overweight in sports where athletes have traditionally NOT been overweight, it's becoming the new normal Example - the overweight paddle boarder While body s

: Episode 1307 - Vinnie Tortorich talks with listener Dave Rossbach about failed gastric bypass, natural weight loss, critics, great friends, and more on this Saturday episode of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS From Altoona, PA Old railroad town First nephew was born This snapped Dave into wanting to lose weight Started with a gastric bypass Was 34 at the time, 5'8", 450 lbs Type 2 diabetic at the time Realized he needed to lose weight to stay alive Lost weight after the gastric bypass (230 lbs), but then gained it back Took about 2-3 years for all the weight to come back Found NSNG and went cold turkey Found it through a friend The pounds started falling off Lost 90 lbs in about 6 months Starts off the day with coffee and HWC Eats lunch sometimes - scrambled eggs, avocado Dinner will be ribeye or chicken thighs with maybe a veg His dad was worried he'd give himself a heart attack with all this fat But Dave had gotten sick because of what doctors

: Episode 1306 - Vinnie goes 1 on NONE this Friday. He talks Anna's new cookbook, airplanes, the fact that hydration is key, weight-bearing vs. resistance exercise, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow EAT HAPPY, TOO Available for pre-order Your card won't get charged until the book is released By that time, price will most likely be lowered Go check it out now!! AIRPLANES Vinnie was on an airplane recently The snacks were all super crap Gummy bears, pretzels, that type of thing Anna had a rude seat-neighbor on her most recent flight HYDRATION IS KEY Vinnie is not drinking on Fridays anymore He needs to be hydrated for Saturday and Sunday He's hiking around 17 miles a day Sat/Sun Has done over 60 hours of aerobic activity in 25 days If you're training, hydration is key Many athletes are dehydrated without knowing it Vinnie will probably cut out alcohol in a couple weeks until after his climb WEIGHT-BEARING VS. RESISTANCE EXERCISE Resistance e

: Episode 1305 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie on this Wednesday to discuss the PCC Explorer Series, expos and Ultra Salt, bro science, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club EXPLORER SERIES Pure Coffee Club has a new series Different batch every month It's single origin micro-lots because there are so few bags of it Unique flavors tend to come out a lot more in these coffees So delicious and interesting flavors Still the highest quality We've had some fantastic new finds that we are really excited about Check it out here BRO SCIENCE AT EXPOS They went to the Boston Marathon expo recently Lots of booths there All of these products are BS "Take this and you'll be faster tomorrow!" Seems like most of the people have no idea what they are talking to So awful that these companies are screwing people over A good example of people stealing good intentions

: Episode 1304 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk the importance of education, the dangers of credit card debt, aerobic activity, over-involvement in politics, medical ripoffs, the amazing talent of Richard Pryor, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow CREDIT CARD DEBT Anna got a credit card in college Ran up a lot of debt Felt insurmountable You have to be careful! Easy to think it's free money, but it certainly isn't Very common to have hundreds of thousands in debt, sadly Anna paid it off a little every year Set goals! There is a difference between being responsible and being stingy/having no fun Really we should learn how to balance our checkbooks in school AEROBIC ACTIVITY Vinnie did about 15 hours of aerobic activity over two days Have some F-Bombs, have hard boiled eggs, pickle juice MEDICAL RIPOFFS One of Anna's friends goes to a functional doctor Doctor gives her a $1200 shot Not covered by insurance Supposed t