Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1335 - Andy and Vinnie co-host this Wednesday show, and the two talk how you can hear and meet Vinnie at KetoCon, PVC's recent experience at Bay to Breakers with Ultra Salt, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE AT KETOCON Vinnie, Andy and Serena will be at KetoCon This month from June 28-30 in Austin, TX Vinnie's the big speaker! He will be showing a good chunk of the Fat Doc ahead of its release this year! Buy tickets here PVC will have a booth as well Samples of our products and you can buy there, too Big discounts!!! BAY TO BREAKERS PVC recently sponsored this event The weather was HORRIBLE Right before the 12k, the rain stopped Still cold and windy, but the runners still showed up and ran! We personally had great success at this event Packed around 5000 samples of Ultra Salt Many people didn't know they could need an electrolyte Several people came to buy the product after trying the sample

[libsyn_podcast id=10018004] : Episode 1334 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday and the two talk Santa Claus, discipline while growing up, filming cooking videos, his recent podcasting experience with Adam Carolla, Vinnie's recent food screw up, the food industry, on and off NSNG®, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow FILMING COOKING VIDEOS Anna has been recently filming cooking videos She's been trying to launch them 2-3 minute videos with one recipe from beginning to end Anna hasn't done these because it requires multiple cameras, lights and quite a good amount of editing She has found a great DP Now, Anna is looking to film a book trailer Apparently, these can be very successful For Eat Happy, Too Shot 5 recipes in just over 12 hours Will be releasing these videos soon! A lot of work went into this and a lot left to do! There's no way everything in each take of making a recipe will go perfectly Just like cooking in real life Anna made mistakes when filming the videos!! Don't be fooled by how airbrushed cooking shows are The "here's one I prepared earlier!" trope Keep an eye out for these videos and for her new cookbook Anna is trying to find the balance between airbrushed and real in her videos Doesn't want videos to come out with unrealistic final products This was a good experience for Anna to go through to experience what her voice is, etc. Anna has spoken with some of her friends in the food show industry Even these food competitions, they know some of the challenges ahead of time So much of all of these shows are faked Important to remember this Going to restaurants and sitting near the cooking station is so great ON AND OFF NSNG® A lot of people don't go full in Either they'll only be 80% in, or they'll be NSNG® for a short amount of time, then non-NSNG®, etc Usually people can still have some success doing this You don't need to be in dietary ketosis to do this However, going on and off of NSNG® can be tough on your body to get fat adapted/repair itself metabolically, then be subject to metabolic damage by eating more carbs, and do that all over again

: Episode 1333 - The amazing Serena Scott Thomas joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Tallulah's recent graduation, making sure your children are getting schoolwork done and succeeding in all facets of school, why keeping score is important, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club GRADUATION Tallulah graduated a couple of weeks ago Graduated with 'highest distinction' UVA doesn't have Cum Laude etc., they do levels of distinction for distinguished major programs instead Majored in Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Wrote a thesis; all of the kids in her major did and the topics were all super interesting She wrote on VIS - picked a controversial side of the topic to write on UVA has a lot of interesting traditions; call freshmen 1st years, sophomores 2nd years, campus is Grounds, etc. SUCCEEDING IN SCHOOL Tallulah went to high school with a lot of celebrity kids Privilege oozing around her She never had tutors or anything like that in high school Did it all on her own Didn't have nightly load of work Buckled down when she needed to and all of that Vinnie and Serena didn't need to hold her hand Try to motivate your children without being too Type A Some children need more hand-holding than others We need to try and teach them independence, go for success With hard work, our kids can succeed We hurt our kids by forcing them into one field, one sport, etc. Don't force your kid to only play baseball Encourage them to play multiple sports This will help their athletic ability overall, too Not keeping score is not good Keeping score helps kids learn and grow

: Episode 1332 - Mila Furman features on this Saturday show, and she and Vinnie discuss her failed CICO and veganism trips, her realization that NSNG® works, questioning science, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club FAILED CICO AND VEGANISM Didn't believe Vinnie at the beginning Thought this was not going to work Used to think CICO was the law Had to starve herself for a 6 pack She was always miserable and starving herself Gained around 65lbs after her first kid and 35lbs after her second Lost the weight after her first and then found veganism Tons of veggies, not too annoying of a vegan Chicken made out of myoprotein Green shakes for breakfast full of sugar Looked good but started deteriorating When she got pregnant again, craved meat and began to eat it She gained way less weight this time Mila is a chef Knew about keto Began her journey and saw results immediately 9 days in, the before and after pictures were already clear 5'4", so every pound matters! Has lost a good amount of weight, wants to lose a bit more She's no longer hungry all the time like she used to be A phone consult customer

: Episode 1331 - Scott Mulvaney joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss his own podcast, Live the Fuel, Rocky, the Fat Doc, the fact that NSNG® is not restrictive in terms of what you can eat and what you can accomplish with it, Scott's recent stay in the hospital, his recovery, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow SCOTT MULVANEY Scott hails from Philly He knows more about Vinnie than Vinnie does Actually works for Vinnie! He's been with Vinnie through all of the Fat Doc stuff This documentary will come out very soon! Scott was a huge help Puts up all of Vinnie's Insta posts You'll see some vocab differences between the two Scott has been podcasting for nearly 3 years Has about 270 podcasts out 2 a week A huge NSNG® proponent Doesn't feel restricted by this lifestyle Eats lots of delicious food all the time and doesn't feel badly after it A big outdoorsman Legit cyclist Suffered a serious injury Had partial lung collapse for around 3 weeks before he went to the hospital Thought he was having a chest cold Felt something shaking around in his chest when he was jump-roping Hospitalized for 8 days A pretty common injury in lean endurance athletes

: Episode 1330 - Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber talk putting too much life into living but getting back onto the NSNG® horse on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club TOO MUCH LIFE INTO LIVING Everyone makes mistakes, Vinnie included Vinnie went off of NSNG® a bit too much and is paying for it When he went to Virginia, he over indulged, overdid the LIL Lots of family in town, parties, etc. Worked out a bit less, though he did get to kayak with Dave Dolak for several hours! Had some awful pizza, too The sugar and grains just doesn't taste as good Now he is dealing with the left over pain Especially after training so hard without any carbs, sugar, or grains His hands and ankles got so swollen A little something here and there is too much What's important, though, is that he got right back on the horse after he did this He ate too many carbs that he couldn't even get a full night of sleep He still managed to not totally fall out of ketosis, but fell a bit too hard so that it wasn't good for his health Go straight back into full NSNG® Taken him awhile to feel back to normal, but he knows if he keeps it up, he'll be good to go soon

: Episode 1329 - The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie for this Monday show, and the two talk yoked celebrities, putting on muscle mass later on in life, Vinnie's recent Virginia workout experience, having awareness of your body, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow YOKED CELEBRITIES Vinnie follows Sylvester Stallone on Instagram He is 72ish years old All of these guys looked amazing in their prime Ripped to shreds Stallone is still looking really good In phenomenal shape Arnold looks even more ripped now than he did before These guys have had some involvement with steroids The youngest guy, Van Damme, looks the lease shredded now PUTTING ON MUSCLE MASS It is still super possible to gain lots of muscle after 40, 50, or 60 years of age To see muscles, the fat has to be gone Don't worry about counting grams of protein or all of that You don't need to use an app to count calories or any of that You can bet that guys like Vinnie & Stallone don't use these apps Use how you feel to figure out what you should do Including, if your pants start feeling a little tight

: Episode 1328 - Gina Grad and Vinnie Tortorich co-host this Sunday School episode, and the two talk meeting fans in person, college vs. vocational work and finding your calling, "Easy Listening", vaccinations, Jillian Michaels, cancer, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Our vitamins are the best Lots of other multivitamins are missing essential vitamins MEETING FANS Vinnie has met a number of podcast/FB group fans He has met several podcast listeners on Mt. Baldy recently Trina was killing it when they met hiking The weirdest one was a captain in the next plane over Usually happens at airports, sometimes at gyms or on hikes VACCINATIONS Measles had been eradicated Now it's coming back Herd immunity is important for eradication Vinnie says you should check with your doctor to see if you need to vaccinate again Going to talk to Dr. Drew about this Wants to make sure he doesn't catch anything in Europe, as well

: Episode 1327 - Michael Just joins Vinnie to discuss his NSNG® transformation, losing 120 lbs, his work in prosthetics, gaining his life back, the dangers of veganism, and more on this Saturday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club LOSING 120 LBS Joined the FB group years ago Based in Oklahoma City – works for a prosthetic limbs company Used to build them, now in sales Had a consult with Vinnie about a year ago 6'1", 43 this year, was 385 lbs Now at 265 lbs Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect Always felt disbelief at how heavy he was Couldn't get clothes to fit Used diet pills, lost a few lbs Before NSNG®, was trying BS quick fixes Around December of 2016 is when he realized it was time for a lifestyle change A1C in the mid-6s, had been on blood pressure medicine His doctor mentioned cutting carbs in January of 2017 A1C now down to 5, takes half of the dose he was on for BP meds Saw a lot of the success stories on the FB group and dove in Now he sleeps through the night Never hangry like he was when he tried to eat alternative versions of 'healthy' Been doing Ben B's workout plan He's gained a ton of muscle with minimal effort

: Episode 1326 - LCHF cardiologist Dr. Bret Scher joins Vinnie for a second appearance on the Friday show, and the two talk calcium score tests, healthy lifestyles for healthy hearts, the importance of sleep, ghrelin and leptin, the "Mediterranean Diet" and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DR. BRET SCHER Dr. Scher is an awesome cardiologist Check out his first appearance on the podcast here He also has a big role in the Fat Doc Tries to help people over Twitter, over e-mail, and taking over their care in person He advises a low-carb, high-fat diet for best heart health Great book available! Recommends particular calcium score test to see what is really going on with your cholesterol Tells you more than just LDL There are general guidelines, but it's also age-related and other risk factor-related Can help show you whether or not a statin would actually help or not This is for people who are eating high carb, though Unsure how it would affect people eating a healthy, low carb diet You can reverse risk factors by primarily cutting out sugar and grains Still important to look at mental health, sleep, exercise, stress, skin, etc. Not quite as simple as just going low-carb, though it's an amazing step and a great place to start Being exhausted is bad for your health Messes with your hormones, your cravings (ghrelin and leptin levels) Not grazing is important Mediterranean diet - who knows what that means? Most important part is eating real food But the studies around it tend to be BS