Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1295 - Vinnie and Andy talk glacier boots, PVC updates, new Ultra Salt moves, benefits of electrolytes, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club We are migrating our shopping cart system to a different platform Should have fewer bugs! Will be easier for everyone New site for just Ultra Salt Ultra Salt has become the Beyonce of our products Broke off from our other products, sought after by ultra athletes all over the world Building it as its own brand Our commercials will come out soon Testing it in San Diego A woman landed in the hospital dehydrated However, nurse said her electrolyte levels were great (from taking Ultra Salt daily), and this helped make her okay during this period GLACIER BOOTS Vinnie needs special boots for his Mont Blanc adventure He bought a fancy pair that fell apart Bought several brands and is keeping the one that seems the hardiest and most comfortable Will have to break them in slowly but surely First, spend an hour in them Then, hike up Mount Wilson in the heat

: Episode 1294 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk the Fat Doc (5:00), self-publishing, weird leggings and yoga pants (20:00), cardiac drift, dairy products (45:00), fitting in exercise with a busy schedule, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Make sure you check out the new explorer series Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow CARDIAC DRIFT (35:00) Sends enough oxygen to our brains No one explanation for why this happens Occurs for Vinnie when he gets overheated or dehydrated, on long days on bike or hiking His heart rate would stay at 102 for minutes after he was on his bike Don't try to beat this Taking electrolytes helps, but will not eliminate it Don't try to medicate with aspirin Check out the most recent newsletter for more info on this FITTING IN EXERCISE (3:00 & 58:00) It can be difficult to fit in exercise in your every day Vinnie and Anna totally get this They both average upwards of 12hrs a day for just work You can fit in exercise over several hours, for 15 mins at a time if possible If you can only work out for 30 mins at lunch time, that is better than nothing! It was even harder for Anna before her daughter went to college Just gotta commit to getting it done one way or another Stay in Zone 2- makes it even easier Herb wants to know what is a good test of whether or not he is fit enough for something like Mount Whitney It's a walk-up, so you don't need to be able to rock climb Practice walking up and down any elevation you can find with some weight on your back Need to be on your feet, train uphill AND downhill Treadmill is good for uphill Downhill, you really need to find some downhill Vinnie does all of this in Zone 2

: Episode 1293 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk worthless carbo loading, ultra-athletes, Italian and Southern foods, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club CARBO LOADING You do not need to carbo load for races It's like cramming before a test - doesn't work People sometimes taper off the week before, then eat absolute trash right before a race! This will often make you feel worse! You can't 'supersoak' yourself full of carbs You'll only increase inflammation, hurt your stomach, sleep badly, etc. Zach Bitters holds world records and does not eat carbs Lots of ultra-athletes are super low carb, even right before a race Don't eat bananas morning of Have an avocado instead There's a difference between something that is fattening and something that is full of fat : Episode 1293 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk worthless carbo loading, ultra-athletes, Italian and Southern foods, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club CARBO LOADING You do not need to carbo load for races It's like cramming before a test - doesn't work People sometimes taper off the week before, then eat absolute trash right before a race! This will often make you feel worse! You can't 'supersoak' yourself full of carbs You'll only increase inflammation, hurt your stomach, sleep badly, etc. Zach Bitters holds world records and does not eat carbs Lots of ultra-athletes are super low carb, even right before a race Don't eat bananas morning of Have an avocado instead There's a difference between something that is fattening and something that is full of fat

: Episode 1292 - Listener Lucy joins Vinnie this Saturday for a candid conversation, and the two talk about Lucy's journey, giving up vices, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club GIVING UP VICES Biggest was 283 at 5'5" and 25 y/o Wake-up call Coasted around 270 She is now down to 182 Lost 100 lbs Would like to lose some more weight She was a binge eater Had a lot of 'negative vices' Gave up all of these things Alcohol, etc. She would black out often at home

: Episode 1291 - Dr. Ken Berry joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two discuss Ken's career, keto crotch, unfounded anti-keto claims, proper research, Type 2 diabetes, blind doctor-patient trust, and more. NSNG community, please help out the man who has already helped so many -- donate here, anything helps. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow LET'S HELP KEN BERRY Ken is huge in this community He is having trouble His practice burned down These fires are usually even worse than they look Ken has put out so much free content - we need to support him now Our chance as a community to show our support Please contribute directly to him here https://www.paypal.me/kendberrymd Even if you can only donate a tiny amount, it shows Ken there are people who care about him DR. KEN BERRY Dr. Ken has been on the show before Self published his book previously (like Vinnie!), now he is coming out with a new one Support him by pre-ordering his new book here (foreword by Dr. Fettke!) Completely disputes the keto crotch thing If anything, keto diet will help smells down there This is a smear campaign because keto is gaining traction Barilla (pasta company) was involved with this Anti-keto articles have links for 'studies' that don't actually link to another page Makes it seem legit when it actually isn't The internet gives us the option to really look into things It just takes 10 minutes to figure out the root of any story He and his wife make FB live videos Make sure everything he talks about is well-researched! Exogenous ketones are BS Works in midwest TN - small, rural town Millions of Americans have been running around with undiagnosed diabetes If they fast before a check-up, their doctors won't see how sick they are Doctors check the minimum Patients blindly trust them If your doctor won't order a lab you're concerned about, that is a huge red flag

: Episode 1290 - Vinnie and Andy talk the origin of PVC, Vinnie's tough weekend, the importance of driving safely, Stella's surgery, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club (12:00) Check out our new, delicious flavor! A limited number of bags Congo! Pure Vitamin Club (3:00) We wanted to make a vitamin that didn't cheat Businessmen didn't think it would work - we knew it would Vinnie invested a ton of his own money on this because he really believed in it Andy was a huge part of this, though Could not have done the interaction part without him DRIVING SAFELY (14:00) Think twice or three times before you do something dumb Vinnie witnessed a fatal car accident Kids were trying to street race and caused an innocent person's death Drive safe - always It can change your or someone else's life forever if you do not Go to a track if you want to go fast - not on a street

: Episode 1289 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk with the wonderful Dave Feldman about how we can help Dr. Ken Berry, "Rational Wiki" BS, the hypocrisy of the fitness industry, hiking boots, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow LET'S HELP KEN BERRY Ken is huge in this community He is having trouble His practice burned down These fires are usually even worse than they look He has a show coming out with Vinnie this coming Friday about his new book You can check out his first appearance on this podcast here Ken has put out so much free content - we need to support him now Our chance as a community to show our support Please contribute directly to him here https://www.paypal.me/kendberrymd Even if you can only donate a tiny amount, it shows Ken there are people who care about him RATIONAL WIKI BS This website is technically a non-profit It spews crap Calls Vinnie a "cholesterol denier" and talks about whatever vitamin woo is Says he features conspiracy theorists... Says its objective, then uses language like "cranks" Claims grains are healthy on it Vinnie wants to sue FAKE FITNESS INDUSTRY Lots in the fitness industry do not practice what they preach Chalene Johnson did an introspective podcast on this Said she didn't practice what she preached Some of these people smoke around the clock! Kings and Queens of infomercials They would eat unhealthily and then starve themselves for a few weeks before filming

: Episode 1288- Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode. The two talk the Adam Carolla show, the LA marathon, quality exercise, training for marathons (or not), and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club QUALITY EXERCISE Exercise that is quality is not necessarily textbook Make a plan and stick to it Vinnie's client did a marathon untrained because she was so in shape Serena put in the effort to do the Boston Marathon

: Episode 1287 - On this Saturday show, Rachelle's partner, John, joins Vinnie to discuss online dating, healthy cholesterol, vitamins, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL Check out his wife's podcast here They met through a dating site General doctors don't know what cholesterol numbers mean You have to get a specific test Full panel is what patters Particle size, etc. Normal numbers are made up by the statin company We need cholesterol to live If your body does not consume enough, your body will make some John may be somewhat predisposed Better you eat, better you live because you feel better Vitamins just support your diet

; Episode 1286 - Maria Emmerich joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two talk Maria's family, Maria's work, that the keto diet is the happy diet, whales, how she found her passion for nutrition and helping others, the adoption process, and more on this fantastic podcast! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow MARIA EMMERICH Maria is a nutritionist Specializes in ketogenic diet and exercise physiology Struggled with weight when she was young - led her to this! About twice her current size at 16 Her focus is on mental wellness through eating right Helps lots of people with auto immune disorders, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, epilepsy, etc. Suffered from PCOS herself Told she may not be able to have kids (she has adopted two amazing children since!) Thought part of it was from caffeine Realized it was from carbs and the like Found nutrition through her dog Her dog was losing hair, and the first question her vet asked was "what are you feeding her?" The answer was crap, lots of carbs and grains Changed her dog's and her diet and both of them felt much better The keto diet is the happy diet Like Vinnie, she does phone and Skype consults - make sure to check them out! Lots of best selling books and recipes! Her husband tested positive for Lyme Had it for years before he realized it IMG_3545 Check out Maria's amazing whale video here ^ !!!