Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 729 - Anna and Vinnie talk the day after Christmas about coffee, the holidays, and a few other topics. We hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club THE HOLIDAYS COFFEE

: Episode 728 - Dan and Bryan join Vinnie this Saturday to talk about the show in Irvine, their Sportscast podcast, pro athletes, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAN AND BRYAN The two were at Vinnie's show in Irvine Bryan is black and Dan is Samoan so they stuck out at the show, and they laugh about it Bryan and Vinnie even go into a little diatribe about African Americans and triathlons The two have Dan and Bryan Sportscast on iTu Check it out here They found Vinnie via the Carolla effect and loved the NSNG lifestyle idea The two loved that NSNG was the opposite of what the SAD diet is Vinnie is showing people the light! SPORTSCAST Dan and Bryan's podcast is all about sports They talk about pro athletes and stories going on in athletics Dan played college ball at University of Nebraska He played against Eli Manning, who Vinnie used to train, in a bowl game Vinnie trained the Mannings, and thought Cooper would be the best athlete although he could not end up playing for health reasons T

: Episode 727 - Dr. Kenneth Ford joins Vinnie today to discuss Kenneth's works and artificial intelligence. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty KENNETH FORD A graduate of Tulane University he got his Phd in computer science Works closely with NASA Founder of Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Artificial intelligence is a poor name for it We are surrounded by machines that give us some form of intelligence We don't even notice AI anymore! Just because we have the technology to do a particular thing does not mean people want the thing to be able to do it for us AI is a field, not an outcome WE create the outcome There is a point where it goes too far At what point will we stop living life? Even online dating is AI Computers and other forms of AI are also addictive which is dangerous People live in virtual worlds all the time - they can not think very well on their own Artificial Intelligence can be a malicious thing AI can also stand

: Episode 726 - Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber talk NSNG and Arthritis on this Wednesday edition of the Fitness Confidential Podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club NSNG AND ARTHRITIS Lots of types of arthritis Two biggest ones are rheumatoid and osteoarthritis rheumatoid - comes on by itself osteoarthritis - often due to injury, misuse, etc. NSNG can help arthritis - it will not cure it, but it will decrease inflammation which in turn can lessen pain Likely can help osteoarthritis more than rheumatoid, but there WILL be a clear minimization of pain in both when eating NSNG Vinnie has osteoarthritis, mostly from breaking things as a result of football and mountain biking BURSITIS Andy suffers from bursitis His hips would hurt a lot when hiking Bursitis is a result of inflammation Therefore, cutting out sugar and grains greatly decreases inflammation so he found help with NSNG Also, Andy is a weekend warrior which makes it harder on hips and such Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, a small

: Episode 725 -- Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk about Conrad Anker's heart attack at 20k feet and explains Zone 2 training and how to calculate your Zone 2 heart rate. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CONRAD ANKER A hero of Vinnie's Has climbed everything worth climbing He is in a number of documentaries First descent of Shark's Fin Everest is a walk in the park for him He had a heart attack at 20,000 feet Now he is afraid of fat because Mayo Clinic told him so So aggravating as eating red meat does not cause heart disease! Really, he potentially had a heart attack because he has been eating crap for years and the "Death Zone" is dangerous The biggest bad-ass AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Lyla Dulaney (sp?) won this week She bought soap and some good oils She will be getting the F#@& Quinoa shirt Buy something through the Amazon banner on Vinnie's site, and e-mail what you buy to Vinnie You can win NSNG swag! Keep's the train rolling down the tracks ZONE 2 TRAI

: Episode 724 - David Ramirez joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday show to discuss serial killers, David's weight loss journey, and becoming a runner. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVID RAMIREZ Not actually related to Richard Ramirez Enjoy the tangent about serial killers including Ramirez and Ted Bundy Just completed a 50 mile ultra David has lost over 100 lbs At his biggest, he was 260 lbs He was 29 when he started his weight loss journey, now is 35 He is 5'6" He kept losing weight and then gaining it back He tried to convince himself he was okay, but internally was miserable and hated looking in the mirror David wanted to get healthy for himself and for the woman who ended up being his wife, and ultimately, his daughter as well Initially, David calorie counted Now that he is NSNG, he is not going back BECOMING A RUNNER When David started losing weight, he began to run He had no idea what he was doing David did a 10k and came damn near last, but he loved it Then, he moved on to a half mar

: Episode 723 -- Peter Shankman joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday show to talk self-starting, Peter's career, and Faster Than Normal, an e-world that works to help people's brains work faster. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty PETER SHANKMAN Founder of HARO Vinnie was on his podcast, as well Check out his website here "A Public Relations all-star who knows everything about the new media and then some." -NY Times Google his Ted Talk! "Stop chasing likes, start doing more likable things!" Brand everything because if you don't brand it, someone else will SELF-STARTING Vinnie genuinely has no idea how the podcast and book have become so successful Peter has his own methodology for self starting You figure out what you're good at, and you do it a lot Vinnie is good at talking and being controversial, so this makes sense You set up systems to avoid doing the things that get you off course Peter wrote his last two books entirely on planes Nobody can bother him on planes F

Episode 722 - Vinnie and Andy explain the difference between sugar content and added sugar as well as answer many listener questions such as the pros and cons of coconut oil vs. MCT oil, orange juice vs. oranges, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club HUNTING Tallulah foxhunts in Virginia Involves a pack of hounds chasing foxes (or coyotes in California) with people on horseback following and keeping the hounds in check Ducks Unlimited has done more to conserve and help ducks in the US and Canada than any other group SUGAR CONTENT You obviously want a lower sugar content, but sugar added is the worst You need to see where the sugar is coming from Sugar content is coming from lactose in dairy products If your body can handle dairy, eating dairy products with sugar content but no sugar added shouldn't be an issue MCT OIL VS. COCONUT OIL They act in your body in the same way MCT oil is more expensive, but coconut oil will do just as well Vinnie actually think coconut oil has an advantage ORANGE J

: Episode 721 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk Amazon winner of the week, the holiday season, diet soda, & artificial sweeteners. Don't trust sugar or sugar by any other name! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Go through Vinnie's website to Amazon Buy something on Amazon and send what you bought to Vinnie You can win some NSNG swag Winner this week bought a bunch of books, including Eat Happy Be sure to check out Anna's cookbook, great for the holidays! Puts the coal in the fire and keep's the train moving down the tracks DIET SODA Vinnie has been yelling about diet soft drinks since the '80s Full of carcinogens, chemicals Any time you eat or drink anything processed, it is bad for you When it is diet, it is extra processed and thus extra bad for you Even when sugar is not called fructose, glucose, sugar, etc., it can still be sugar Fake sugar can cause insulin spikes too! You CAN get fat from "sugar-free" foods and "diet" sodas Equ

: Episode 720 - Craig Berndt joins Vinnie to talk about how NSNG is different from other low-carb diets, how Craig found Vinnie, traveling NSNG, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CRAIG BERNDT Found Vinnie on Laxamana podcast, then through other Carolla shows Subscribed to Vinnie's podcast pretty quickly He also is a Twitter user Craig's spinal surgeon told him he needed to drop a bunch of weight for bag surgery Has lost 40 lbs so far with NSNG (in 3.5 months) HOW NSNG IS DIFFERENT Most low-carb diets work the same NSNG is about eating no sugar (NO HONEY OR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS) and no grains, nor grain-like foods like quinoa, or really potatoes NSNG is a lifestyle, not a diet! NSNG isn't a 'brand' - Vinnie isn't trying to sell you a meal plan or a routine, he is just trying to help HOW TO TRAVEL NSNG Eat when you're traveling how you would eat at home For example, at home, you would never consider McDonald's for a meal, but when you are traveling, you would Try to avoid that! Craig is in

: Episode 719 -- Danny Vega and Brian Williamson join Vinnie this Friday to discuss their websites and podcast, Ketovangelist & The Ketogenic Athlete. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty BRIAN AND DANNY Brian's son has epilepsy and was put on a ketogenic diet Brian started a ketogenic diet to lead by example, lost a lot of weight Check out his Ketovangelist website here Brian started a podcast on being a ketogenic athlete Danny is a power lifter and also is ketogenic, so now the two host the show together! THE KETOGENIC ATHLETE Check out the website for the podcast here Danny was told forever when he started power lifting that he needed carbs Eventually started carb cycling Didn't like eating carbs, once he became keto, everything got so much better It is completely possible to gain lots of muscle mass on a ketogenic diet Danny does lots of distance stuff now and has not put life into living at all He also only consumes half of the protein he used to consume Brian le

: Episode 718 - Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Wednesday podcast and talk about, cars, just cars, at the LA Car Show on the bromance episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club THANKSGIVING LIFE INTO LIVING Vinnie put some life into living on Thanksgiving He woke up the next day and felt like he'd been beat up All of those old injuries flared up again Now he is back on board! BROMANCE EPISODE Vinnie used to go to the LA car show with Scott, Tallulah's dad He was a huge BMW fan, so when the two of them went to the car show, Scott would only want to look at the BMWs Then maybe check out Bentley and Roll's Royce He had a bunch of different models each year that he'd lease This year, Vinnie and Andy went as they both love cars The Maserati was pretty unimpressive They seemed to be cheaply made, and the interior was especially bad Definitely not worth the $130k+ Their favorite car was the new Corvette Not the Grand Sport, but the same interior and amazing Vinnie just picked up his Corvett

: Episode 717 - Vinnie Tortorich and Co-Host Anna Vocino talk about Vinnie's colorful radio censorship conversation with KABC. They also discuss an article from a doctor who seems to be blatantly lying about dietary fat's effect on the body. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty AMAZON WINNER Harlon was our winner this week He bought a Makita 18V Lithium Combo Kit If you buy something through the banner at vinnietortorich.com, send an e-mail saying what you bought and you can win a t-shirt! He will get a F#%K Quinoa shirt RADIO CENSORSHIP For those of you who don't know, Vinnie has a radio show on KABC on Sunday nights On his show a couple weeks ago, he got into some trouble for not censoring himself enough, so they had to censor him He used the word 'snatch' He had a talking to after the show He was also told he can never talk about the Kings KABC and the LA Kings are associated tightly A guy like Vinnie can't do radio, because they don't allow a guy like him on radio AM

: Episode 716 - Listener Alyssa Klarman joins Vinnie Tortorich this Saturday to talk post-baby fitness using NSNG, the challenges and successes of that, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club POST-BABY FITNESS Alyssa weighs 131 She has 3 kids Took her 3 months to lose the baby weight and she did it all NSNG! She thinks of NSNG as whole foods/paleo+dairy Recently read the Obesity Code Sometimes she has breakfast, sometimes she doesn't Hard boiled eggs, bacon Has a veg for lunch Will cook things with bacon fat Makes her own salad dressing with Villa Cappelli Throws some left-over protein into her salads Has a protein and a veg for dinner

: Episode 715 - Check out Vinnie's stellar performance at the Irvine Improv. The Big Fat Show is a great one, and will be coming to more locations so keep in touch to hear if its coming to a city near you! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty BIG FAT SHOW IRVINE

: Episode 714 - Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk explaining weight loss to kids, exercise as a poor way to lose weight, juice, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club FLAPPERS Vinnie will be talking at Flappers in Burbank, January 15th! Gina Grad will be a guest-star Chris Laxamana opening Check out tix here EXPLAINING WEIGHT LOSS TO KIDS Vinnie will be doing a kid-friendly show twice a week! Kids wanna know how to look and feel good, too Physical Education in public schools is virtually non-existent now This hurts kids' brains Even taking away recess time is detrimental Exercise is a poor way to lose weight, but is still important for brain function and for muscle mass Losing weight has everything to do with hormones Calorie in / calorie out does not work Compare this to using a car's gas all up and then not refueling -- it simply does not work! Can be hard for kids to get off of all the added sugar, especially in breakfast foods Pretty much all breakfast food marketed towards kids has

: Episode 713 - Vinnie and Anna talk about a la carte gyms, cord-cutting, studies from the 60's that prove high-fat diets don't increase cholesterol and much much more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty PROPAGANDA Propaganda really rules our lives Ex: Michael Jackson called himself the King of Pop until it caught on We see it in politics every day, too It is all the spreading of the word Hence, how Vinnie has called Anna the Best Voice in Podcasting, and now she is! INFLAMMATION AND DEPRESSION As we know, sugars and grains can cause inflammation There has been a connection between inflammation and depression Important, especially if mental health issues run in your family Susan Masino talks about this A LA CARTE GYMS Gyms now are very expensive Gyms are probably going to charge based off of what you wanna use at the gym Ex: if you just want to go for the running, you will only pay to use the treadmills A La Carte is the future! Just like how people use cable less now,

: Episode 712 - Listener and fan David Sternberg joins Vinnie to talk about his first attempt at the Adirondack 540 and his efforts to remain fat-adapted during the race. CYCLIST AND LISTENER DAVID Has done a few phone calls with Vinnie in the past Reached out to some of Vinnie's friends (including Tony!) Talked to plenty of folks about NSNG Vinnie offered his services for free, but David and Vinnie still couldn't convince Ernest who was extremely overweight but still a cyclist (exercise is a poor way to lose weight) Must change diet to lose weight, exercise can supplement it but may actually increase weight due to muscle mass Can help with losing inches and fat Folks have to be interested in being thin! ADIRONDACK 540 A gorgeous ultracycling event in New York Did the 408 miler Completed it in 49 hours Remained fat-adapted throughout the race Ate spoonfulls of solid coconut oil He was lucky in that his body had no trouble processing that Likely went through a whole cup of coconut oil Also fueled with "nuggets

: Episode 711 - Vinnie speaks with special guests writer & director Jim Abrahams (Airplane, Naked Gun, etc) and author Susan Masino talk about fighting seizures with a ketogenic diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty JIM ABRAHAMS AND SUSAN MASINO Susan is a luminary Was on the podcast a few weeks ago She is a professor of Applied Science at Trinity College Has been conducting research there for two decades Has been doing research, in general, for even longer! Focus is adenosine and its effects on homeostasis and metabolism Regulator of cell function Her real passion is brain health She is now connected to the ketogenic community and the brain health community Jim Abrahams is a famous director and screen-writer Movies such as Airplane!, Hot Shots!, and many more! 1971, he and the Zucker brothers moved to LA to try to get on Johnny Carson From Milwaukee The three ended up being huge in the industry! Started The Charlie Foundation FIGHTING SEIZURES Jim Abrahams' son,

: Episode 710 - Vinnie and Andy discuss the success of the NSNG facebook group (Vinnie Tortorich's No Sugar No Grains) and read a member testimonial. They also talk about fear, success and how there is no barrier to entry for podcasting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club STARTING A PODCAST Anyone can start a podcast Just talk into a computer or a mic or a soundboard You will find out quickly whether or not you will do well It is a meritocracy "If you can dream it, you can do it" Do not fear failure or success! Just do it! Just be creative and use social media a lot to promote that which you wish to promote! NSNG FACEBOOK GROUP So this group is under Vinnie's name, but it is not Vinnie's group He does not run the group, nor does Andy It has a few moderators, including Ru El, Lonnie (Allen), and Tallulah It can get pretty raunchy, but is also EXTREMELY helpful SO SO supportive, and people have the answers! People also post their extremely inspiring stories Makes it all worth it for Vinnie and Andy to