Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1303 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this new Sunday School episode, and the two talk her new podcast Easy Listening, other great podcasts, cars and engines, good movies, driving safely, Stella's recovery and Lola's passing, being active at the gym, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club DRIVING SAFELY You need to be careful when you drive ALL OF THE TIME For you and for others And for your family, too Vinnie watched a man die the other day because some kids were racing on surface roads It is never worth driving dangerously Vinnie stopped riding motorcycles because he realized drivers are just too distracted these days BEING ACTIVE AT THE GYM Someone walked up near Vinnie today and put the mat right off the side Sat criss-cross apple sauce on the floor Got on her cell phone Literally sat there for over an hour doing nothing Make sure you are making your gym time productive Don't use the gym to slack off or tend to other things Phones are killing us - be present, not st

: Episode 1302 - This week we look at an old, important show that tackles one of the biggest concerns for many NSNG®ers. What does it mean if you're losing inches not pounds? If you like old shows like this, make sure to buy access to every old show through the website! Check back tomorrow for an Easter show, and next week when we bring you only new shows! Happy Passover to many of our fans listening this Saturday. 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 Pure Coffee 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

: Episode 1301 - On this Friday show, Nelson Dellis, US memory champion, joins Vinnie and the two talk Nelson's experience as a mountaineer, learning how to remember, his book Remember It!, the connection between memory and brain health, and more on this fantastic podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow NELSON DELLIS Nelson is a memory expert Also a mountaineer Has climbed all around the world Everest, Alps, Andes, Alaska, and tons more! Goal of his to summit Everest From Miami - one of the flattest places to live, ironically Check out his philanthropy, Climb For Memory Remembering is a learned skill Don't need to have the highest IQ, anything like that Check out his book here Nelson was good at languages, but wasn't always so into memory and brain health Became really involved when his grandmother passed from Alzheimer's Started looking into memory tips, etc Became addicted to the feeling of controlling something he felt he could not previously

: Episode 1300 - In honor of Vinnie and Andy's being on the road this past week, we are throwing it back to a show from last year which was recorded while the two were traveling for business. Vinnie has had quite the hectic schedule between finalizing a distribution deal for the Fat Doc, taking care of Stella (she is cancer-free!), and traveling for PCC, but tune back next week for a brand new Wednesday show! Also, make sure to buy all of the old podcasts so you can hear more great ones like this. Andy and Vinnie host another Wednesday show from the road, and the two talk their experience watching young and obese people having a girls night out order drinks and food, unknowingly having had their good intentions stolen, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club STOLEN GOOD INTENTIONS Vinnie and Andy saw a big table of women (12-15) Having a GNO - trying to have a great time! About 10 morbidly obese Genuinely will die under the weight of their own weight if they do not address the

: Episode 1299 - Anna Vocino and Serena Scott Thomas join Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk the family pets, behaving in the NSNG® Facebook Group, why it isn't necessary to calorie count while eating NSNG®, supporting the Beauchamp's, insulin resistance, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow STELLA UPDATE Stella had a surgery recently She is Vinnie's older vizsla Recovering quite well from her surgery now They removed her spleen and with it, a volleyball-sized tumor They are biopsying this and other lumps We are hoping it is benign If it is cancer, we will treat her Hopefully will find out something early this week Sadly, our cat Lola also had to be put down this past week BE KIND IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP People on the FB group have been getting out of hand Ganging up and insulting other people in the group DO NOT DO THIS, even if you do not agree A doctor had posted in the group asking for studies Nobody provided her studies, people started a

: Episode 1298 - Gina Grad and Vinnie talk trail respect, co-hosting the Carolla show, Fat Doc transcripts, fast food coffee, and more on this Sunday School show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club TRAIL RESPECT (2:00) Vinnie listens to music on the trail However, if he walks by people, he turns off the sound If people are running by he doesn't, but he doesn't want to ruin anyone else's experience for his own gain Vinnie's been spending tons of time on the trails FAT DOC TRANSCRIPTS (9:30) Vinnie did a ton of interviews that didn't make the movie He wants this movie to be transparent Going to put transcripts of every interview, including those which didn't make the final cut Might release some other video, too

: Episode 1297 - Vinnie and Dave Tach talk wrestling (1:30), consults, breaking bad habits, his work as a writer, and more, on this Saturday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club BREAKING BAD HABITS (10:00) Dave has a radio voice Currently has a podcast about wrestling Dave's brother set up a consult with Vinnie His bro didn't realize the way Dave lost weight was because of Vinnie, too! He's lost closer to 50 Now under the 200 threshold!!! About a year Used to enjoy fast food too much Would 'cheat' with NSNG Got serious about NSNG about a year ago Decided he needed to be strict with the two rules (no sugar and no grains) for 30 days NSNG® is simple - that's what made it work for Dave Fewer reasons to screw up Had to break some bad habits Realized he would frequently get taco bell at 11pm after a long day Eliminated 97% of the aisles in the grocery store Made a shelf stocked with things like fat bombs and pork rinds He wants his stomach to be flat Dave is a writer Writes about vi

: Episode 1296 - Scott Carney joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two talk his work What Doesn't Kill Us, Wim Hof, his work as an investigative journalist, crazy adventures and not being a wimp, and more on this fantastic podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow SCOTT CARNEY Scott is an investigative journalist and anthropologist Also from SoCal Took a look at Wim Hof He liked to debunk myths like this type of guy Realized this guy was actually for real His methods really helped Scott Showed him he knew what he was talking abut Works in dangerous, fantastic environments Combines narrative non-fiction with ethnography Used to be out of shape, overweight World-renowned investigative journalist! Has learned a lot about not being a wimp Okay to push your body to a point Need to build some resilience Do it in controlled environment until you're ready enough to do it in natural environment Now he will do a lot of events with fewer layers Has pushed and ac

: Episode 1295 - Vinnie and Andy talk glacier boots, PVC updates, new Ultra Salt moves, benefits of electrolytes, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club We are migrating our shopping cart system to a different platform Should have fewer bugs! Will be easier for everyone New site for just Ultra Salt Ultra Salt has become the Beyonce of our products Broke off from our other products, sought after by ultra athletes all over the world Building it as its own brand Our commercials will come out soon Testing it in San Diego A woman landed in the hospital dehydrated However, nurse said her electrolyte levels were great (from taking Ultra Salt daily), and this helped make her okay during this period GLACIER BOOTS Vinnie needs special boots for his Mont Blanc adventure He bought a fancy pair that fell apart Bought several brands and is keeping the one that seems the hardiest and most comfortable Will have to break them in slowly but surely First, spend an hour in

: Episode 1294 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk the Fat Doc (5:00), self-publishing, weird leggings and yoga pants (20:00), cardiac drift, dairy products (45:00), fitting in exercise with a busy schedule, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Make sure you check out the new explorer series Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow CARDIAC DRIFT (35:00) Sends enough oxygen to our brains No one explanation for why this happens Occurs for Vinnie when he gets overheated or dehydrated, on long days on bike or hiking His heart rate would stay at 102 for minutes after he was on his bike Don't try to beat this Taking electrolytes helps, but will not eliminate it Don't try to medicate with aspirin Check out the most recent newsletter for more info on this FITTING IN EXERCISE (3:00 & 58:00) It can be difficult to fit in exercise in your every day Vinnie and Anna totally get this They both average upwards of 12hrs a day for just work You can fit in exercise over sever

: Episode 1293 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk worthless carbo loading, ultra-athletes, Italian and Southern foods, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club CARBO LOADING You do not need to carbo load for races It's like cramming before a test - doesn't work People sometimes taper off the week before, then eat absolute trash right before a race! This will often make you feel worse! You can't 'supersoak' yourself full of carbs You'll only increase inflammation, hurt your stomach, sleep badly, etc. Zach Bitters holds world records and does not eat carbs Lots of ultra-athletes are super low carb, even right before a race Don't eat bananas morning of Have an avocado instead There's a difference between something that is fattening and something that is full of fat : Episode 1293 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk worthless carbo loading, ultra-athletes, Italian and Southern foods, and more. PLEASE SUPPO

: Episode 1292 - Listener Lucy joins Vinnie this Saturday for a candid conversation, and the two talk about Lucy's journey, giving up vices, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club GIVING UP VICES Biggest was 283 at 5'5" and 25 y/o Wake-up call Coasted around 270 She is now down to 182 Lost 100 lbs Would like to lose some more weight She was a binge eater Had a lot of 'negative vices' Gave up all of these things Alcohol, etc. She would black out often at home

: Episode 1291 - Dr. Ken Berry joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two discuss Ken's career, keto crotch, unfounded anti-keto claims, proper research, Type 2 diabetes, blind doctor-patient trust, and more. NSNG community, please help out the man who has already helped so many -- donate here, anything helps. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow LET'S HELP KEN BERRY Ken is huge in this community He is having trouble His practice burned down These fires are usually even worse than they look Ken has put out so much free content - we need to support him now Our chance as a community to show our support Please contribute directly to him here https://www.paypal.me/kendberrymd Even if you can only donate a tiny amount, it shows Ken there are people who care about him DR. KEN BERRY Dr. Ken has been on the show before Self published his book previously (like Vinnie!), now he is coming out with a new one Support him by pre-ordering his new book here (foreword by Dr

: Episode 1290 - Vinnie and Andy talk the origin of PVC, Vinnie's tough weekend, the importance of driving safely, Stella's surgery, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club (12:00) Check out our new, delicious flavor! A limited number of bags Congo! Pure Vitamin Club (3:00) We wanted to make a vitamin that didn't cheat Businessmen didn't think it would work - we knew it would Vinnie invested a ton of his own money on this because he really believed in it Andy was a huge part of this, though Could not have done the interaction part without him DRIVING SAFELY (14:00) Think twice or three times before you do something dumb Vinnie witnessed a fatal car accident Kids were trying to street race and caused an innocent person's death Drive safe - always It can change your or someone else's life forever if you do not Go to a track if you want to go fast - not on a street

: Episode 1289 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk with the wonderful Dave Feldman about how we can help Dr. Ken Berry, "Rational Wiki" BS, the hypocrisy of the fitness industry, hiking boots, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow LET'S HELP KEN BERRY Ken is huge in this community He is having trouble His practice burned down These fires are usually even worse than they look He has a show coming out with Vinnie this coming Friday about his new book You can check out his first appearance on this podcast here Ken has put out so much free content - we need to support him now Our chance as a community to show our support Please contribute directly to him here https://www.paypal.me/kendberrymd Even if you can only donate a tiny amount, it shows Ken there are people who care about him RATIONAL WIKI BS This website is technically a non-profit It spews crap Calls Vinnie a "cholesterol denier" and talks about whatever vitamin wo

: Episode 1288- Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode. The two talk the Adam Carolla show, the LA marathon, quality exercise, training for marathons (or not), and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club QUALITY EXERCISE Exercise that is quality is not necessarily textbook Make a plan and stick to it Vinnie's client did a marathon untrained because she was so in shape Serena put in the effort to do the Boston Marathon

: Episode 1287 - On this Saturday show, Rachelle's partner, John, joins Vinnie to discuss online dating, healthy cholesterol, vitamins, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL Check out his wife's podcast here They met through a dating site General doctors don't know what cholesterol numbers mean You have to get a specific test Full panel is what patters Particle size, etc. Normal numbers are made up by the statin company We need cholesterol to live If your body does not consume enough, your body will make some John may be somewhat predisposed Better you eat, better you live because you feel better Vitamins just support your diet

; Episode 1286 - Maria Emmerich joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two talk Maria's family, Maria's work, that the keto diet is the happy diet, whales, how she found her passion for nutrition and helping others, the adoption process, and more on this fantastic podcast! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow MARIA EMMERICH Maria is a nutritionist Specializes in ketogenic diet and exercise physiology Struggled with weight when she was young - led her to this! About twice her current size at 16 Her focus is on mental wellness through eating right Helps lots of people with auto immune disorders, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, epilepsy, etc. Suffered from PCOS herself Told she may not be able to have kids (she has adopted two amazing children since!) Thought part of it was from caffeine Realized it was from carbs and the like Found nutrition through her dog Her dog was losing hair, and the first question her vet asked was "what are you feed

: Episode 1285 - On this throwback episode from last year, Vinnie and Andy talk Tallulah Bankhead stories, the origin of sugar in the US, and Vinnie's kayak trip which has now transformed into hiking Mont Blanc on this Wednesday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club ORIGIN OF SUGAR Tallulah, Louisiana was home to a lot of sugar Vinnie's conspiracy theory: the Confederacy lost because their soldiers were hopped up on sugar Louisiana makes TONS of sugar Hawaii does, too US Sugar Cane Production by State: #1 - Florida #2 - Lousiana #3 - Hawaii (distant 3rd) #4 - Texas Sugar grows in swampy, wet areas Louisiana also grows lots of crawfish, and they're DELICIOUS We will be talking about the history of sugar some in the Fat Doc VINNIE'S KAYAK TRIP Vinnie has had to postpone his major trip because his shoulder is taking longer to come around Stellar Kayaks has been incredibly generous in providing kayaks Vinnie WILL make this happen because he wants it so badly Just a matter of "whe

: Episode 1284 - The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday and the two talk their favorite podcasts, vegan Twitter propaganda, easy leg exercises, the latest on the Fat Doc, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow LEG EXERCISES These are some exercises you can do right at home Grab a 20 or 25 lb kettle-bell (or whatever works for you -- dumbbell okay too) Basically doing a dead lift Legs about shoulder width apart Bend at knees and hips Drop into your heels Deadlift basically asks as a squat One legged squat (lunge) also great It's okay to not keep your back heel on the floor! not natural to do that! Work specific muscles 2-3 times a week! LATEST ON THE FAT DOC We have a deal with Gravitas!! Distribution company They distribute a lot of documentaries We heard back from them very quickly! Still working out all the details We will be doing a world-wide distribution -- more than just Netflix and Amazon Will be rolled out over time It will