Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Melissa Nofer joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. She asks questions regarding food addiction. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MUSIC "Dire Straits" comes up because last name Nofler Melissa isn't a huge Bruce Springsteen fan She tends to like the music that Vinnie plays but not always WHY DOES FAT STAY? Melissa is frustrated because she tries really hard to lose weight around her middle She wonders if it is her age, hormones, insulin resistance, etc. Perhaps it is in her head? Falling back into eating bad food is an addiction -- relapse MELISSA'S FOOD ADDICTION She is dairy and egg sensitive so she has been doing elimination dieting Melissa will have some wine and a slice of cake and then relapses, gaining all of the weight back in a couple of weeks If Melissa has had a bad day, by the afternoon she may have a bag of chips Psychological side may require a psychiatrist help etc. Another way to deal with this is to avoid trigger food For Melissa, one is

On today's Friday episode of The Angriest Trainer podcast, Vinnie Tortorich visits Donaldsonville, Louisiana, where he talks to family, friends, and fans alike about fitness, his businesses, his past, and his future. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty

Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich on this edition of their Wednesday Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S PHONE CALLS 1 hour for $165, 30 mins for $100 Some people call in once, some 25 times Often cheaper and more effective (and more convenient) than a physical trainer Sometimes triathletes trying to get more competitive, sometimes people who haven't lifted a finger in years People he talks to have lost up to 200 lbs THE AEROBIC ZONES There are 5, but most people only need to deal with 4 Has to do with lactic acid and if your body can clear it or not cramping w lactic acid if you're an athlete is zone 5 You can learn max (BPM) to figure out where your zone cutoffs are Zone two is about 180 - your age + a few depending on your fitness Best fat-burning zone

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host today's Monday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. They discuss Amazon winners, Vinnie's Donaldsonville trip including his airplane food habits, and a Gary Taubes article concerning the science behind diets. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty vinnie15 Villa Cappelli ACCENTS CCR sang with a cajun accent even though they are from CA New Orleans and the bayou had very different accents Donaldsonville accent is very endearing Vinnie just visited his family here GUN ISSUE Vinnie believes people kill people, not guns So many shootings all over the country bad people with guns Growing up in the bayou, everyone went to school with guns in their cars in plain sight Never any shootings or anything of the sort THIS WEEK'S AMAZON WINNER Eddie is living in Auburn (perhaps going to the school) He bought textbooks (~$600) through Vinnie's site! GARY TAUBES Read his NY Times article here! He is a science writer Sums up science of different diets How

Vinnie Tortorich answers questions from Angela Ward on today's Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CAN STRESS CAUSE A PLATEAU? Angela is 40, with perimenopause Her weight loss has stopped, could it be due to stress? How Angela eats Breakfast: eggs with some protein Lunch: green smoothie Dinner: tonight, salmon and zucchini Will snack on olives, nuts, occasional apple She eats incredibly well! Likely due to the stress working out a lot with fitness classes not too much Angela does not yo-yo Gain some lose some, etc Vinnie recommends getting checked out, because it sounds like she is doing everything right May be something in combination with perimenopause ANGELA'S TRAINING Exercises about 4 or 5 times a week with classes Working with a team, going at her own pace Not high intensity interval FOOD DIARY Angela has kept a diary, realized she was eating too few calories Started being obsessive and overanalyzing everything Should Angela keep a food diary? V

Bryan Braman, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles, joins Vinnie Tortorich on the Friday 1 on 1 edition of the Angriest Trianer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty vinnie15 WHO IS BRYAN? NFL Football player Has played since high school Had a full scholarship to play college ball really exciting for his family Also a great track runner Had it made in high school Starting playing ball and loved it and switch Allowed him to be in his own world when playing Dealt with depression and turned his life around when joining NFL Switched a lot around to play in college -- good enough grades to transfer back into D1 school He had to be a developmental player Played 2 years at Long Beach City College D2 athletics! Made playoffs with the Eagles Uses oil on sandwiches and in shakes Has a wife and daughter

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Andry Schreiber talk the Silver State 508 and PVC vitamins on today's Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club PVC COMPANY Vinnie and Andy work on the company every day It is their main job Full time May overtake Andy's other job Andy is over every Saturday, they take ~12 hours working on PVC/podcasts SILVER STATE 508 Vinnie and Andy crewed the Silver State 508 in Reno, Nevada Competitive riders are only off 30-40 seconds every few hours to relieve themselves Some solo riders might take 20-30 minutes off, eat something, make a pit stop, visit a booth (like PVC's) Others take a couple hours at night PVC set up a booth Ads in the Silver State magazine, lots of promotion for the company Friends with the guy who runs these (Chris Kostman-- has been on podcast)

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Anna Vocino discuss lack of medication, hormones, and NSNG helping people on this Monday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS vinnie15 DONALDSONVILLE Vinnie's hometown Last time he visited, he commented how many people were overly obese and all were on at least 3 medications There was initially some backlash, now many are NSNG and getting healthier Vinnie is visiting again soon and will do a show with some NSNGers there  LISTENER DEXTER Listener had food, pain, and other problems  Now, he does cardio, eats healthy, and feels way better He supports NSNG and PVC!  AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Andrea Roberts is the winner She bought period underpants that are stain proof through Vinnie's website  She has also been doing NSNG to help her health issues She will win some NSNG/PVC garb  CREATINE  We get creatine from meat Your body also makes it If you start taking creatine, your body stops making it (bad) If you take anabolic hormones, you

Mandy Raper joins Vinnie Tortorich on today's Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, asking questions concerning gall bladders, low fat diets, and Mandy's journey with NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club MANDY'S STORY Has a friend who she has been on this journey with Her friend has lost 120 lbs and has gotten pregnant after eliminating gluten and exercising Now she has gallstones really badly Must have her gallbladder removed so she is on a low fat diet While Vinnie IS NOT A DOCTOR AND CANNOT GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE he thinks perhaps her friend should talk to another doctor? GALLBLADDER ISSUES Vinnie thinks that the low fat can be resolved without doing grains and lots of sugar Natural sugars still bad but not as bad Milk are liquid calories Mandy should make her friend listen to Gary Taubes' interviews Why You Get Fat and What To Do About It MANDY'S PAIN AND BLOOD PRESSURE She was in pain concerning her hip and on lots of pills She also had high blood pressure Off grains for a month a

Dr. Richard Jacoby joins Vinnie Tortorich on this week's Saturday Angriest Trainer podcast. Dr. Jacoby and Vinnie discuss sugar damage to one's nerves, and how sugar may lead to the demise of the human race. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty promo: vinnie15 DR. JACOBY Author of Sugar Crush talks about how sugar destroys your nerves Worked with medical doctor and biochemist who worked with Watson and Crick Jacoby gained an interest in genetics and amino acids He works with nerves and diabetics and other doctors Inspired by Gary Taubes and the effect of fat WHAT DOES SUGAR DO? High fructose corn syrup inflames the nerve Nerve's serovital gets broken down by sugar, and the nerve absorbs water and swells These nerves swell and are compressed, causes pinched nerves and things like carpal tunnel More and more surgery now that people eat more sugar Stevia makes you want more sugar Fruits is a seasonal item -- ancients ate in spring to gain some fat MEAT & EVOLUTION Evolut

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber discuss joint support, and the new PVC website on this Wednesday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JOINT SUPPORT Vinnie hasn't taken any joint supplements recently Vinnie has seen joint supplements positively affect horses Horses have no placebo effect so they actually can work Glucosamine, Chondroitin Andy has been getting soreness in both of his hip joints after hiking He wants to know about joint supplement formulas to potentially help his issue Months of joint supplements can make a difference slowly but surely Not when there is bone on bone (arthritis, no cartilage) Give yourself awhile to start to notice effects Grocery store supplements are good NEW WEBSITE Go check out the new purevitaminclub website Layout is easier, easier to change payment, edit, etc. [Really hoping this new website is up or I (and everyone else) am fired] Also, many pro athletes now taking our vitamins!

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk gyms, fitness, and Vinnie's past on today's Monday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty promo: vinnie15 "BREAKING GOOD" Vinnie's new PVC tshirt logan Vinnie is a drug dealer -- if pure vitamins can count as drugs Hopefully Vinnie won't get sued Similar to the "Straight Outta" thing Ru El and Jeris: make a shirt and logo with "Breaking Good" Figure it out & collaborate Vinnie has always been making t-shirts "Newman Polo Club" "No Pain No Hypertrophy" VINNIE AND FACEBOOK GROUP Vinnie got in some hot water for a picture of a trainer he posted This is due to the fact that Vinnie took a picture because he's mad at the gym Mad because the upstairs area (where Vinnie does rehab) is being used to train people who don't know anything about fitness to be trainers Vinnie has a front row seat to see how they're being trained These people know nothing about training which is frustrating Some trainers ov

Bugra Balaban joins Vinnie Tortorich on today's Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, asking him questions concerning becoming involved in the weight loss industry. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli BUGRA'S STORY From Turkey, now residing in Arizona 6'1, has lost around 150 lbs since starting NSNG Only 26, pursuing his PhD HOW CAN ONE START A CAREER IN THE WEIGHT LOSS BUSINESS? Bugra wants to help other people lose weight He has the degrees to do it Vinnie thinks that this is a hard thing If Bugra were to take classes to become a dietician, he would be taught to tell people that whole grains are good, etc. If you are to get involved, start with something physiological to understand how the body works Online dietician classes are not the move -- those certificates are worthless Get a real degree This is not the business to make money in Vinnie got lucky and worked incredibly hard "You become an overnight success by spending 30 years in this business" Vinnie suggests for B

Dr. Eric Westman joins Vinnie Tortorich on the Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. Today, Dr. Westman and Vinnie discuss living a low carb diet and how those preaching low carb diets are slowly integrating into the system. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Squatty Potty vinnie15 for a discount Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli LOW CARB AND BOWEL MOVEMENTS Dr. Westman helps people get on low carb diets Low carb diets often gives new users constipation (ketoadaptation) Doesn't matter how often you go, matters how hard it is to pass Squatty Potty is a good remedy Milk of magnesium pills and salts and fluids can help too Once you're adapted to a low carb life, it all gets better DR. WESTMAN'S WORK You don't have to be ketogenic >50-100g of carbs a day can cause changes Ketosis is >20g of carb Working with clinics outside the system to use low carb approach to treat diabetes and weight loss, etc. Heal Diabetes and Medical Weightloss "HEAL" Healthier Eating and Living Gut flora on low carb diets is different b

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, where Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Andy Schreiber will today discuss what's to come with PVC and crazy diets that just don't work. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club VIDEOS Andy and Vinnie have been shooting some short videos Will be released on youtube and on the PVC website 7 or 8 episodes already recorded Will be released soon 2 videos up already VITAMINS In outtakes, Vinnie ended up taking around 5 vitamins He has a "vitamin high" The vitamin A may cause the water to turn a little orange when dissolved Niacin flush causes more blood to flow through capillaries, causing tingling and redness DIET 'PROGRAMS' Woman talking about signing up to receive 'healthy' packaged meals 1200 calories a day! -- almost starvation This kind of dieting causes your body to cling on to calories when you have more than that 1200 calories Also doesn't make sense because people are different sizes Encouraged the eating of grains and lean fats (NO!) Vinnie

Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk unhealthy peanut butter, wasting food, and more on today's Wednesday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty vinnie15 Villa Cappelli PEANUT BUTTER So many bad ingredients in "Jiff" peanut butter Basically candy Youth today eat this and even the wealthy fill themselves with junk WASTING FOOD Greenhouse gasses Dump so much food THIS SHOW We are here to help you We don't make a fortune from this We appreciate every single Superfan, you guys are what keeps us going! WARMING INTO AEROBIC EXERCISE "Angry Mom" work out -- just go straight to their machines, determined, get it done Angry because they are hassled in the morning Calm down, do a warmup Its not about doing it at full blast, that can cause weird cortisol release Doing is slowly and doing it right is the best way exercise should be relaxing Stretch afterwards

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber cohost today's Saturday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast, where the two answer questions regarding how to best preserve one's internal organs' health from Kristin Detloff. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club We are doing our best to give back Giving out vitamins at a fundraiser as well as at the 508 POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE -- how does NSNG affect the kidney? Ultimately, Kristin will need to get kidney transplants because hers will fail She was told to stay away from animal protein and beer Vinnie is not a doctor so he cannot give medical advice Vinnie would think that diary, sugar, and grain could cause more inflammation and overall hurt Inflammation can help with things like internal organs Studies show that those with lower inflammation live longer (90-100+ years) Kristin already feels better after a month of NSNG

Dr. Schechter, a Beverly Hills doctor who tries to relieve pain with the power of the mind joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday show of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty promo: vinnie15 DR SARNO Dr. Schechter had really bad knee problems, went to see Dr. Sarno Dr. Sarno told him that most of his pain was psychosomatic His pain was lifting as he learned about it Dr. Schechter was amazed that he didn't prescribe medication or anything else inspired him DR. SCHECHTER'S WORK Think Away Your Pain Works with patients who's problems are often mostly in their heads David Schechter teaches people how to deal with often psychosomatically dealt pain He also will work with structural problems If it is a mechanical problem, the pain is often corporal as opposed to mental His focus is TMS -- brain stimulation PAIN AND HOW IT EFFECTS US Although Vinnie's pain is mechanical, the brain makes it worse in times of stress and worry The brain amplifies and lo

On today's Wednesday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber, Vinnie and Andy discuss the importance of proper hiking gear and taking electrolytes to keep your muscles working. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ELECTROLYTES S! caps Salt blocks Don't take too many electrolytes -- that isn't good for you either Vinnie and Serena both eat things that have salt in them on hikes and runs Feta cheese and olives for example ANDY THE HIKER Has hiked Mt. Wilson Wants to hike Baldy Big hiker!! Hiking shoes should be half to a full size bigger due to the fact that when you go downhill, your toes will ram into the front of your shoes Use moleskin on hotspots Fix toenail problems immediately THE BULLDOG 4 miles straight up Hike near Vinnie Water won't do it on a hot day -- electrolytes are necessary Andy realized he needed electrolytes on this hike

On this episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino pull an episode from the vault. Here is an older episode where Vinnie and Anna talk to Dr. Perlmutter. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty promo code: vinnie15 for 15% off DR. PERLMUTTER Read Brain Grain here