Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Listener Meaghan KNS joins Vinnie Tortorich today on the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast, where the two discuss being gluten free, running, race, podcasts and the bad qualities of quinoa*. *fuck quinoa PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MEAGHAN She has a confusing last name! Her husband is from Morocco, they have beautiful children She went to James Madison in Virginia Meaghan knew Vinnie had to be on the Dr. Drew show She is very involved in podcasts and running BEING GLUTEN FREE Meaghan went to Runner's World Festival (4 races in three days (1/2 marathon)) Generally, people want to "carb up" before races At this conference she went to they had a gluten free pasta option Often, Gluten-Free marked foods are quite processed eat REAL food, not foods that have to be marked gluten free if you can It is frustrating when everyone asks if she eats "Quinoa" because she is gluten free She said "Fuck Quinoa" Even Quinoa can make you inflamed RACE & TRIATHLONS There is resistance to black women wanting t

Kay Lynne Cox and Larry Diamond join Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast to discuss the art of writing, and losing fat on a low carb high fat ketogenic diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty GOOD WRITING Being a voracious reader can really help one become a better writer Reading is an important part of anyone's life Vinnie had to read a lot when he was younger, and loved it His mother was a hands-on librarian Vinnie got so much motivation from books Check out Larry's article about losing weight here LARRY AND KAY LYNNE Both had incredible weight loss journeys on a LCHF diet Liked what Tim Noakes had to say Examined his own beliefs that had been imposed upon him by media and government Researched why we ever thought sat fats and fats like olive oil are bad Couldn't find any evidence supporting that fat was bad At first, Kay Lynne thought "I'll believe it when I see it" This ACTUALLY worked though! nothing before this was sustainable

Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. They discuss New Years' resolutions, PVC, putting life into living, and how one must be careful to not throw oneself off track completely. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club You can now make it so subscriptions can change from 30 days to 90 days on the website Modify Subscription You can add magnesium to your daily multi cap subscription Add to Subscription Discount if you get the combo pack PUTTING LIFE INTO LIVING Enjoy a piece of cake every once and awhile Just don't use this as an excuse to change your lifestyle! You can have a "cheat" day every once in awhile, but this implies dietary restrictions beyond sugars and grains and can take people off the tracks After a cheat day, you will wake up bloated, starving, and wanting to cheat more Must be careful! Eventually, you get over it. Then you have a good day or even a few, but then it's your cheat day again and then you start all over. That is wh

Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two talk about actor bods and "using it or losing it", and John Lee Dumas also makes a guest appearance to discuss The Freedom Journal, entrepreneurship and podcasting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli PODCAST TOURS Vinnie has noticed when he goes on other peoples' podcast, he can say whatever he wants and he gets ignored and the other hosts just move on Always interesting going on different podcasts and seeing different styles Anna has to go on podcasts when her new BOOK comes out!! JOHN LEE DUMAS Podcaster Runs EntrepreneurOnFire podcast He had literally 0 broadcasting experience when starting his podcast Has podcaster for the past 1200 days straight "The Freedom Journal" For everything!! Can inspire you to reach (attainable) goals John is using it to get to his military body weight Holds you accountable everyday to achieve your goals Always about work ethic and c

Shaun Draughn, running back for the San Francisco 49ers, talks fitness and football with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli SHAUN NFL runningback Cares about his health and fitness Went to UNC for college, and plays for the 49ers now Has been playing pro since 2012

Tarun Bajaj joins Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber on this Wednesday episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast from India, where they discuss the way of life in such a place. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TARUN His twin brother is getting married Now, in January, Tarun is engaged!!! He is one of the biggest super fans INDIA Cattle on the roads outside the city The roads are something like "Frogger" Although there is mayhem, there are no accidents People so wonderful and positive in India Vinnie thought it was a pretty unbelievable thing -- the Ecoroots challenge, especially with Andy Where Vinnie and Andy and Tarun were was one of the few states where you can legally eat beef (Shillong) No fat people!! Now where they are is a vegetarian hotel (Hindu) Vinnie has been eating his saved beef jerky He had trouble eating there His shoulder was full of inflammation from having a tiny bit of unintentional grain in his food People in India and at the hotel eat grains around the clock Tarun eve

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino talk advertising, Christopher Columbus, speak with long-time listener Jess Perreca and on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty ADVERTISING We only advertise what we believe in We could be much richer if we advertised everything, but we won't This is an expensive show to run, but we keep it real INDIA Christopher Columbus started calling First Nations (Native Americans) Indians because he thought he had arrived in India in the 1400s Serena didn't believe Vinnie when he told her this because Vinnie is good at coming up with stories quickly Also, while Vinnie was in India, he told a fake story about barely making it out of Vietnam Jimi Hendrix was actually a paratrooper JESS PERRECA Has been overweight since the age of 6 -- he is now 36 He has been on several times, has been supporting Vinnie and the show forever! He was doing weight watchers when he joined He is a favorite

Vinnie Tortorich brings on listener Anne to discuss fruit's role in NSNG on this Saturday listeners' questions edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Check out the new broad-spectrum magnesium supplement LISTENER ANNE Found Vinnie's podcast from the Adam and Drew show (her husband heard Vinnie and relayed his message to Anne, as she used to be addicted to sugar) Vinnie will be back on Dr. Drew's show soon and on Adam's big show! Has read books such as Fat Chance by Lustig Anne wants to get lean and cut (she is already thin and beautiful) Marathon runner! HOW DOES FRUIT PLAY A ROLE IN NSNG? Because Anne had a sugar addiction, she wants to be careful about eating too much fruit In the morning, Anne will have mixed berries with chia seeds, coconut and some almond milk and eat that with egg/vegetable dish For lunch Anne will have some meat and salad without fruit At night, Anne will have some apple and grapes with almond butter, etc. Anne hasn't broken the c

Simon Donato, ultra athlete and entrepreneur, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast where the two discuss health and fitness including pandemics and adventuring. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli SIMON DONATO Vinnie had heard of him from the ultra world The two met at the Princeton He created the show Boundless He has a PhD in geology World renowned explorer Works for Exxon as well SIMON'S WORK Has done exercise physiology trials before Has looked at the heart over a course of the week and where someone spends most of their time He went looking for pilot Steve Fossett Steve pursued endurance feats including aviation (first solo balloon trip around the world) Simon looked a different way to find Steve Closest search team and probably would have ended up 5 or so miles from his resting place, but time ran out Figured out through routine, as most athletes follow a routine Currently looking at spread and proliferation of cold

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber, and guest Matt Morris host this Wednesday show IN India from back in November! They discuss different culture, the Eco-Roots challenge, and speeches than Vinnie gave. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club WHAT HAPPENED IN INDIA First day they had a press conference Next day was the hike This hike was incredibly intense, harder than really steep American mountains Hundreds of people hiking across crazy terrain, over these root bridges Vinnie had to get sugar in him to undo the bonk Dehydration is harder to undo than the bonk Andy had a cramp when he took in the sugar, and the cramp spread to both of his legs in every muscle Villagers helped massage Andy as he became more and more afraid which calmed him down INCREDIBLY magical, beautiful place and the villagers were lovely Were brought to India by the great Terun Bajaj Attended his twin brother's wedding Background noise in this podcast is composed of horns that constantly blow in India At 5:30am, Andy was woken up b

Chris Laxamana from the Adam Carolla show joins Vinnie to discuss the art of podcasting on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty POPULAR PODCASTS For both Chris and Vinnie, Saturdays are big days for listeners "Ace on the House" and "Reasonable Doubt" on Saturdays over at Carolla Although not as big as Carolla's, this podcast is quite large! Vinnie's podcast was nominated for an audible last year Chris has a Carolla digital show called Resume´ Vinnie has Chris to thank for getting him involved with Carolla Digital Thought about putting this into motion for a few months, and decided to try and pitch it Carolla let Chris try and the show is a hit! Getting advertisement offers, people e-mailing HIM to be on the show Check out his interview with a confirmed bank robber! Dead air is a killer (even 2 seconds) in podcasting because all podcasts are is sound and listening Has become more mainstream and people can conne

Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this 1on1 Friday episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss the incorrect school of thought that eating fats is what makes people fat, and talk about what in peoples' diets actually puts on the weight. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club NINA TEICHOLZ From NorCal Has gone to a number of extremely excellent schools Argues that nutrition experts over the past 60 years have been wrong in regards to eating fat Great, just like Gary Taubes! Has done what nobody else has done in the war of bringing sat fats back into existence Really talked about Ancel Keys and showed how he was wrong and why he did what he did Discusses other better studies Ugandan tribe with low cholesterol and hardly any heart disease eating lots of meat, drinking lots of whole milk Check out her book here! The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet ANCEL KEYS Started the FAT WILL

On this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber, Vinnie and Andy discuss exercising as a poor way to lose weight, and whether brisk walking or weightlifting is better to complement weight loss from diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club check out the new broad spectrum magnesium supplement! ARTICLE ON LOSING WEIGHT There was an article that discussed whether brisk walking or working out was a better way to lose weight In part, depends on what you do at the gym They did not even touch on diet Exercise is a poor way to lose weight! WALKING OR WEIGHTLIFTING TO LOSE WEIGHT Bottom line is, having a good diet is necessary ALSO to lose weight Walking, you might burn more fat calories and maybe make it to zone 2 Trying to keep up with Andy will make you lose 300 calories However if you go eat a bag of M&Ms after, you’ve negated the calories you’ve lost Calorie in calorie out doesn’t work so that is why exercise doesn’t work as well as diet to

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host this Monday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast, brought to you by Audible. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Audible If you like podcasts, you're gonna love audio books! Check out Vinnie's audiobook on Audible for free enter code: vinnie All different genres, so many good books Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Anna Vocino Recipes VINNIE'S BRIEF ONE-ON-NONE Vinnie lost Anna on Skype briefly Didn't know what to do!!! Nice rant "as a woman" TRICKLING SUGAR When you participate in sports at a high level, you may need to just have a small amount of sugar in your mouth Gives many people the energy they need to reach that 5th gear A listener had been NSNG 6mos-1year then she got into running half marathons Now she is trying to go for a PR but feels like she is missing a 5th gear The longer you are NSNG, the more efficiently your body can run on fat In the meantime, you can trickle some sugar Many athletes are used to GUZZLING sugar which is why it is harder

John Reed joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday listener question edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club Check the new magnesium vitamin!!! JOHN REED Came to the impromptu fan meet up in LA with his wife from NorCal He is a long haul trucker John had a great constructive weekend at the meet up He enjoyed it very much and he and his wife will attend the next one Been on NSNG for a year First 6 mos, lost 60 lbs Next 6 mos, lost an additional 25 lbs WHAT SHOULD THE HABITUAL SNACKER DO? John in the beginning found it difficult not to snack when he was watching tv, or was in the truck, etc. One day, Vinnie got pork rinds as his long-drive snack He realized he didn't have to eat the whole bag, and that high fat made him feel better He realized raw nuts were better because you aren't snacking the WHOLE time and they aren't so bad for you! John found if he had something to put in his hand like a cup of coffee in front of him, he wouldn't g

Vinnie wishes all listeners a happy New Year! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli

Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk alcohol, Caitlyn Jenner, Playboy, and festive decorations including the Starbucks Controversy on this Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club ALCOHOL Vinnie and Andy drinking scotch while this is recorded Distilled liquor doesn't have sugar that will cause a glycogen spike, unless added Vinnie will drink things like tequila and scotch and vodka, but not wine or beer or a margarita or Kahlua Neither Vinnie nor Andy like to get drunk -- they can't afford to have hangovers Martinis are okay because generally vermouth is splashed in then poured out CAITLYN JENNER Caitlyn Jenner had a cocktail dress on Vinnie thinks she is hotter than Kris and Kourtney Kardashian She looks great VINNIE AS A "TALENT SCOUT" FOR PLAYBOY He would go places with attractive women showing their bodies and give them cards to contact Playboy to become a bunny It was actually Andy's card, but she would tell her friends and he would get free lap

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Anna Vocino host this episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. Vinnie talks about holiday eating and what NSNG really is, and Andrea Anders joins Vinnie and Anna. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club OLDER PODCASTS Hundreds of podcasts to date Some listeners are going back and listen to old shows People have been saying that older shows are more "raw" DOG FOOD The dogs do much better on organic dog food Switching to grain based food makes the dogs uncomfy and itch PHONE CALLS Many people calling right after the holidays Good if you need advice, have questions, or just want to chat Vinnie can book a phone call for a few days after you call HOLIDAY EATING Hard to say no to holiday foods It is okay to put some life into living, but make sure you don't fall too off the wagon ANDREA ANDERS Also from LA Did NSNG to the letter for a good 60 days She is a Hollywood actress who keeps it real In an interview, they lied about what she ate and how she live

Today Vinnie wishes listeners a Merry Christmas. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino bring to you this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club COMEDY Both Vinnie and Anna have done stand-up Anna performing at the Haha on Lankershim Vinnie was paid to host open mic nights Vinnie is friends with many big comedians and has worked with many like Howie Mandel and Margaret Cho 10K LIVING ROOTS CHALLENGE RACE 10k in India through a canyon, trees, etc. This 10k took SERENA 4.5 hours The beginning of the race was a 70% pitch Trail built by self-sustaining locals in the nearby village Tree roots were trained across streams so people could use them to walk across Most difficult terrain Vinnie has dealt with (not counting ice, rock & snow) WEDDING Vinnie and Serena and Andy stayed in a vegetarian hotel for the wedding in India They were very serious of not eating meat This was a disaster for Vinnie as he couldn't eat the bread or rice Very little dairy INDIA Vinnie spoke for an