Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 736 - Listener and repeat-guest Aaron joins us to talk about the food industry and his interesting experience visiting a food processing plant during one of his masters classes. Please CLICK HERE to see the full episode notes at VinnieTortorich.com PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Villa Cappelli Olive Oil - Use promo code "VINNIE" Pure Vitamin Club UPCOMING EVENTS: Vinnie's Big Fat Show at Flapper's in Burbank, CA, featuring Gina Grad from 100.3 The Sound and the Adam Carolla show and podcaster Chris Laxamana

: Episode 734 - Vinnie & Andy talk about the difference between white-labeling vitamins and Pure Vitamin Club (PVC) as well as the reason for using 4 types of magnesium instead of just 1 in a magnesium supplement. PEOPLE ASSUME (2:15) - Often, people assume that Vinnie's vitamin is white-labeled and that just uses his audience to sell someone else's product. White-labeling is very common and even some of close friends ask him if that is what he is doing with Pure Vitamin Club (4:35) - One of Vinnie's friends noticed that when he started taking Pure Vitamin Club vitamins, is pee was not fluorescent-yellow like when he takes other vitamins. WHITE LABELING (5:10) - White-labeling is a common practice where people put their own brands on generic products White-labeling is a very common practice where people essentially just slap their own label and their own brand on generic products - Andy Schreiber Very common with makeup and hand-creams and things like that Vinnie relays the story of when he was at the mal

: Episode 733 - Happy New Year! Vinnie & Anna talk about new year's resolutions, some recent NSNG shakes and meals, the infamous Vagina Weightlifting Contest, and bad nutritional advice to the military. AULD LANG SYNE (3:15) - Auld Lang Syne - Confusing song and nobody really knows what it means, but we'll be playing it anyway. (6:00) - Anna Vocino's book Eat Happy is doing well. Thank you to all the listeners who are buying the book and recommending it to your friends. The days of not knowing what to cook for NSNG or low-carb meals are gone. Also gone are the days of eating fat-free Snackwells and garbage like that. CRAVINGS SELF-DENIAL (13:30) - Vinnie talks about how people in the 80's and 90's would begin to crave sugar in the middle of their aerobic exercise. After they were done, they would eat a cookie or a muffin to replenish their glycogen. Doing this regularly causes the brain to begin associating low glycogen with eating a dessert. After awhile people would skip the aerobics and just go get the

: Episode 732 - Listener and NSNG success story Jess Allen Britt returns to talk about his weight loss journey, making NSNG a lifestyle instead of a diet, and developing grit. JESS ALLEN BRITT'S JOURNEY (3:00) - Jess tells his story Led a very sedentary life playing video games, drinking beer and eating ice cream during times of under employment. 370 lbs (6' tall), depressed, and so unhealthy that he'd throw his back out just walking around Has been trying to lose weight since daughter was born 5 years ago. 2 years ago he started to be able to keep it off IT'S ABOUT LIFESTYLE NOT POUNDS (6:00) - Vinnie works with a lot of large people and a loss of 100lbs seems to be the turning point where people start gaining the weight back. Jess believes that looking at a specific number of lbs to lose as a goal is not necessarily the way to go. The end number is not the way to look at it. You have to look at it like you're an addict, your an alcoholic and you can't function on alcohol so you just stop and you never go ba

: Episode 731 - Best-selling author and investigative journalist Gary Taubes returns to talk about his new book The Case Against Sugar and how the medical community and government are resisting the overwhelming evidence of sugar's harmfulness. (3:15) - Taubes talks about how he was initially reluctant to be on Vinnie's podcast a few years ago because his message is so important he had to act like an adult. He acknowledges that Vinnie's podcast is "a thing" because he makes it fun and also let's the anger towards the people perpetuating lies about nutrition come to the forefront. It's a hard tightrope to walk sometimes. GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES (4:20) - We have a fundamental problem because there are so many countries with government-sanctioned nutritional guidelines that are based on bad science. Anyone who gives dietary advice contrary to the popular beliefs is labeled as a radical. (8:00) - How do you respond to people who point to Southeast Asia as examples of high-grain, low saturated fat cultures that have

Episode 730 - Vinnie and Andy answer Twitter questions about intermittent fasting, cortisone shots, and the RICE method of injury recovery. (1:10) - Andy laments when Vinnie claims he only invites him to the show when Vinnie can't get a hot piece of ass on the show :-) (5:15) - Andy and Vinnie discuss myths and stereotypes on gay male sex drives vs. female sex drives. INTERMITTENT FASTING? (7:30) - There's a time and place for intermittent or medical fasts if you have broken metabolism is one thing. Fasting because you have 3 lbs to lose is more like dietary trickery and is not necessarily a good thing to do. Gaming the system doesn't work CORTISONE SHOTS? (11:00) - Vinnie has never had a cortisone shot and is not a fan of them. In the past, athletes would be injected with cortisone to mask the pain from an injury allowing them to continue to play. Masking pain with cortisone can do more harm than good, making the injury worse. (12:30) - Bill Walton broke his foot while playing for UCLA and John Wooten. They

: 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