Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1285 - On this throwback episode from last year, Vinnie and Andy talk Tallulah Bankhead stories, the origin of sugar in the US, and Vinnie's kayak trip which has now transformed into hiking Mont Blanc on this Wednesday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club ORIGIN OF SUGAR Tallulah, Louisiana was home to a lot of sugar Vinnie's conspiracy theory: the Confederacy lost because their soldiers were hopped up on sugar Louisiana makes TONS of sugar Hawaii does, too US Sugar Cane Production by State: #1 - Florida #2 - Lousiana #3 - Hawaii (distant 3rd) #4 - Texas Sugar grows in swampy, wet areas Louisiana also grows lots of crawfish, and they're DELICIOUS We will be talking about the history of sugar some in the Fat Doc VINNIE'S KAYAK TRIP Vinnie has had to postpone his major trip because his shoulder is taking longer to come around Stellar Kayaks has been incredibly generous in providing kayaks Vinnie WILL make this happen because he wants it so badly Just a matter of "when?" Vinnie has found hiking/climbing has been better while his shoulder to continues to recover While he will still make this trip eventually, he has his sights set on Mont Blanc for this summer

: Episode 1284 - The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday and the two talk their favorite podcasts, vegan Twitter propaganda, easy leg exercises, the latest on the Fat Doc, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow LEG EXERCISES These are some exercises you can do right at home Grab a 20 or 25 lb kettle-bell (or whatever works for you -- dumbbell okay too) Basically doing a dead lift Legs about shoulder width apart Bend at knees and hips Drop into your heels Deadlift basically asks as a squat One legged squat (lunge) also great It's okay to not keep your back heel on the floor! not natural to do that! Work specific muscles 2-3 times a week! LATEST ON THE FAT DOC We have a deal with Gravitas!! Distribution company They distribute a lot of documentaries We heard back from them very quickly! Still working out all the details We will be doing a world-wide distribution -- more than just Netflix and Amazon Will be rolled out over time It will be out in a matter of months Lots of work ahead of us as an audience to get this to the top of lots of lists We will be giving out those free copies, but please be patient

: Episode 1283 - Please enjoy this 'best of' 1 on 1 re-run with Vinny Guadagnino of Jersey Shore. Make sure to tune in tomorrow when Vinnie and Anna provide some Fat Doc updates! Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino, the Keto Guido, joins Vinnie and the two talk growing up Italian, Jersey Shore, the benefits of a low-carb, ketogenic diet, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club F Bomb Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow VINNY G Vinny is Sicilian, like Vinnie His mom born in Sicily, Named Vincent, rather than Vincenzo, trying to Americanize it Now, his family is going back to Italian names Both he and Vinnie were not "Vincenzo" Still had traditional Italian family values Family meals, etc. Vinnie is the reason Vinny got into low-carb/keto Vinny was the more balanced person on Jersey Shore Overall, calm, nerdy (comparatively), college-grad, law school-bound, guy to counterbalance the crazy on the show Jersey Shore was TONS of work Between filming and PR, it was nuts Spent lots of time in night clubs Paid to show up places KETO GUIDO Check out his Instagram here Vinny has had a ton of success with a low carb diet Lost a lot of weight himself In 2015, he got really into it Went down the rabbit hole Got a keto cookbook His friends thought it was weird, but now his Instagram has almost 600k followers He says he's not an expert, he's someone with anecdotal evidence It takes guys like Vinny to spread this around because people listen to him! He is amazed by the same luminaries that Vinnie has on this show Nina Teicholz is one of those people

: Episode 1282 - Listener and caller Rachelle Sokan joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss Rachelle's NSNG® journey, losing weight and gaining confidence, bodybuilders, the benefits of Zone 2 training, cholesterol, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club LOSING WEIGHT AND GAINING CONFIDENCE She is very active A mother as well! Rachelle has lost 12 lbs thus far Good, but she isn't where she wants to be - other people seem to be losing more weight She does not have much of a weight problem Very proportional Rachelle works hard - 7 days a week She does have fat, and wants it to come off Wants to feel confident every day walking around in a bikini Vinnie and Rachelle went through her diet on a phone call didn't find anything wrong - did find that Rachelle has not GAINED any weight, so that is great She has also realized she doesn't need to do expensive HIIT 7 days a week Quite a relief because she came away sore and poorer! Doesn't need to do this to prove she's in shape - some of these exercises are unsafe (one handed pushups, etc) Working out in Zone 2 is the move for weight loss and general fitness Weight loss and fitness like this is not a sprint, it's a marathon Vinnie will have a Saturday out with Rachelle husband, John, soon!

: Episode 1281 - Christie Bishop joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss the Carolla effect, her partner's appearance on the show, helping a loved one through cancer, family gatherings, movies, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow CHRISTIE BISHOP & CANCER (8:00) Vinnie knows Christie through Adam Carolla -- Bryan Bishop She, too, has had to deal with a loved one dealing with cancer Everyone has, in some way, been touched by cancer Bryan was diagnosed with glioblastoma At the time, a year to live Christie was in a relationship with a man set to die She had to learn how to deal with this Vinnie believes this is one of the hardest things out there Fortunately, Bryan is still alive and kicking today

: Episode 1280 - Andy Schreiber, co-founder of Pure Vitamin Club and Pure Coffee Club, joins Vinnie today, and the two talk Vinnie's shrimp dinner, PVC's upcoming children's vitamins, the Beverly Hillbillies, candy consumption, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S DINNER (1:00) He had jumbo shrimp Normally he forgets about shrimp as a main dish Tends to have chicken or beef or some other fish Had about 10oz of meat He's eating like a bachelor when Serena's away Some tarragon and butter - delicious! Now he's thinking lump crab meat, but that's expensive CHILDREN'S VITAMINS (9:20, again at 27:30, again at 41:00) We are making a unique formula for kids Not just cutting our other formula in half It will have things in common, but children need different nutritional supplements 8 years old is not the hard cut-off, just a ball-park the age from which we recommend people take our current formula Need more for bones, etc. We are going to fit growing bodies' needs Children's vitamins normally have sugar - this is not right or necessary daily, we will not do that Chewable or gummy vitamins is like throwing candy at their kids - they also do not get that many nutrients We looked into making one capsule smaller but we couldn't fit everything in As a result, to make them small enough, we recommend 2 vitamins a day Our recommendation will be one in the morning and one in the evening, but both at one time is okay too They also will dissolve in water, too CANDY CONSUMPTION (31:00) Vinnie's parents were teachers so he had some time to himself right after school Would go to the 711 after school However, he knew candy wasn't good for him His parents told him it would make him sick and rot his teeth He would still only get one a week Kids, think about self-regulating if you can! Vinnie would make candy/snack money by working in his grandpa's garden He would reward him with a quarter or two from time to time

: Episode 1279 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk Eat Happy, podcast reviews, sexism in elite sports, fat adapted survival, the pay-to-attend school scandal, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow SEXISM IN ELITE SPORTS A woman cyclist caught up with the men and they made her stop during the race In Belgium Only gave them 10 minute head start She wound up finishing 74th because they made her stop when she was leading to give the men more room, and she lost her momentum At the end of the day, while we have made progress, there is still some unfairness in Ultra Sports When women got as good as men at double trap, Olympics was going to cut out the women's event Olympics committee kept saying no, but had so much pressure that they brought it out However, they brought it down to 160 while men were shooting 200 Marathons do this, too Send off elite women x number of minutes before the men If you catch up to the women there's a money grab FAT ADAPTED SURVIVAL People can benefit from being fat adapted if they then are forced to fast For example, people on Survivor should get fat adapted before going on the show The tiny bit of rice won't throw you out of ketosis, especially if you parcel it out over the day These people go into ketosis eventually anyway, but better to start in ketosis so you don't deal with keto flu on the island Electrolytes are a lot harder Vinnie's Dyer Knife - custom-by Craig Dyer Check out a video of the knife here!

: Episode 1278 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk life with children, meeting significant others, and more on this podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club MEETING SIGNIFICANT OTHERS Vinnie met Serena at a Starbucks They met several times through mutual friends afterwards He called her, asked her out Was interested and forward enough Serena ran back into the house after their great first date She found a reason to call afterwards

: Episode 1277 - Listener and NSNG®er Brett Enzensperger joins Vinnie to talk about his career as a production manager, Steve Miller, changing diet dogmas, creating a low carb community, and more on this great Saturday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club BRETT ENZENSPERGER Brett works as a Production Manager Goes on tours, works in the music industry 21 years of tour with Steve Miller Gets to work with some incredible artists like Steve Miller Band Brett has loved how he has inspired others to follow NSNG®, too Just starts with one person, and soon tons of people are eating better and living healthier, too FB group is a great way to do this CHANGING DIET DOGMAS Brett was the perfect model of a guy who didn't have any real metabolic issues, but was super heavy 400 lbs, went into a gastric bypass meeting He walked into the waiting room and said "this isn't me, I'm not sick like this" Started WW and then went into high carb low fat Did lose a good amount of weight, but eventually it caught back up with him and he gained 100 lbs back Had to get over the CICO dogma Looked at the science and the book March 2017 he was feeling and looking pretty bad Started NSNG® on March 1st Weight poured off right away Lost 85 pounds, hasn't lost more in awhile but hasn't GAINED any more, either Had to learn he could do most of it with diet, not with exercise (which he previously didn't follow) Now, however, he could stand to do a bit more Zone 2 training Still has around 55 lbs to lose Some people can't handle dairy as well as others - a good thing to cut out if you are stalling or plateauing

: Episode 1276 - The amazing Nina Teicholz joins Vinnie this Friday once again and the two talk keto crotch, heart arrhythmia myths, the benefits of eating meat and environmental concerns ("meat-free Mondays"), Nina's work in journalism, and more in this fantastic episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow NINA TEICHOLZ Nina is a top journalist who works in the realm of health and fitness She has been on this show a number of times Check out her most recent appearance here Why does she do this? It's not about the money Principally, for her, it's about uncovering the truth The lies in health have such a huge, horrible impact Nina wants to get rid of that One of the most important issues to work on Nina is a huge part of Fat Doc KETO CROTCH Nina has analyzed the evidence behind these claims Claims are about how eating keto can make you smell bad down there There were 30 stories on major sites in 8 days This came out of NOWHERE These lies are also pretty awful for women Can discourage people from going for a healthy diet due to (wrongly-founded) fear of embarrassment All playing on insecurities - this makes this campaign particularly malicious Nina & colleagues believe this lie is generated by a PR company who represents someone like WW, or something like that Does not come from any science whatsoever ARRHYTHMIA MYTHS There is a new myth saying keto causes heart arrhythmias Press release came out about an UNpublished UNpeer reviewed study The study has not even been presented yet Completely BS - should not even be talked about yet A truly terrible study