Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1235 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk their Florida trip to film a commercial for Ultra Salt, reducing inflammation with NSNG®, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club ULTRA SALT COMMERCIAL The two are currently in Florida Ultra Salt has been their breakout product They are currently working on a commercial for this electrolyte product Vinnie and Andy wanted to make the pure electrolyte product It is the top of its class This product has done amazingly Athletes can't get enough of it Hoping to take this to the next level with this commercial REDUCING INFLAMMATION Andy has some bad tendinitis in his arm Wants to use food to make it go away Immediately, NSAIDs can reduce some pain Important is icing it 3-5 times a day A low sugar, low grain diet is the longer term solution Lower carbs, less inflammation Vinnie finds grains are worse than sugar for him Olive oil can also act as a great anti inflammatory Dark leafy greens Fish oils and fish Coffee This is a health food drink

: Episode 1234 - The best voice in podcasting, Anna Vocino, joins Vinnie Tortorich this Monday, and the two talk some angry tweets, Cheryl Tiegs, stolen good intentions when it comes to crazy diet plans, calorie BS, zone 2 training benefits, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow CHERYL TIEGS Vinnie knew he wanted to leave Louisiana Most people don't get out of the swamps He was really inspired by the Cheryl Tiegs SI Cover Where was she? Vinnie wanted to be there, on that beach He worked hard to get to a place like that, and did it Vinnie ended up meeting Cheryl Tiegs in a place in LA overlooking the ocean STOLEN GOOD INTENTIONS People who want to lose weight are often desperate Anna has noticed one way intentions are stolen are through BS diet plans "Doctors" come up with these crazy plans that are super complicated but absolutely don't work Ex: NutriMost Supplements, lose toxins, fat burning state, cellular level, etc All of these buzzwords are traps!!! It's usually around this time of year that people fall into these traps Don't do it If you've recently started NSNG, stick with it It can take 30-60 days for some people for everything to normalize and stabilize, depending on how metabolically damaged you are (and other factors play in, too) Paradigms have to shift with NSNG NSNG not a diet - nobody is stealing any good intentions ZONE 2 TRAINING Anna found an article that disputes weight loss benefits of Zone 2 training as compared to high intensity training Vinnie agrees with some parts of the article, as he believes exercise is a poor way to lose weight CICO does not work - this is why Vinnie doesn't think HIIT works for weight loss well Zone 2 exercise helps you build up aerobic capacity mostly Can assist in weight loss

: Episode 1233 - This Sunday, we take a look back at one of Vinnie's fantastic luminary podcasts, his second interview with Dr. Shawn Baker recorded early last year. This podcast is particularly relevant to the upcoming Fat Doc, as part of the discussion in the documentary focuses on the vilification of red meat and animal fat in general. Dr. Shawn Baker joins Vinnie, and the two incredibly healthy meat eaters discuss all-meat (carnivore) diets, benefits of eating animal fat, hate mail, the myth that we need carbs, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli MEAT EATERS Shawn has only had coffee a handful of times Tried Vinnie's coffee, his first coffee in the last 15 years Shawn is a doctor (a surgeon, in fact), and also quite the athlete Bit of a world famous rower Broke an indoor rowing record recently Continues to beat Concept 2 records He is 51 and the 20-somethings have trouble keeping up with him 772 lb dead lift Drug free organization About 20 years ago Discus/track & field champion Agrees that you do not need to carbo load before working out or competing Shawn eats meat - ALL the time! Also tries to fight Bro Science in nutrition and sports Those who say "don't eat too much meat" are well-intentioned but misguided This research is based on bad science Ignore the fact that CARBS might be making these peoples' health bad Shawn has muscles for days He is also in peak health condition Part of the "zero carb" movement Extreme ketosis Shawn definitely does receive hate mail It's pretty polarizing, but he tries to laugh about it If you tell people we should eat meat like we have been for the last millions of years, people attack you! The epidemiology that says eggs and meat will give you disease is awful work The research that "supports" such hypotheses is cherry-picked and ignores variables that actually cause disease, such as sugar intake and the like No direct association Ex: you get a sunburn from eating ice cream Our bodies do not require carbs Our body can turn fats and proteins into glucose Fiber is also not a necessity Can be helpful depending on what your diet looks like Fun fact: Shawn has smaller bowel movements, as do most who are low/no-carb because you are using up more of your nutritious food, and there is less waste!

: Episode 1232 - Listener Chris Jannuzzi (CJ) joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk his weight gain and weight loss journey, his raw food diet attempt, ultra events, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club RAW FOOD, ULTRA EVENTS, AND WEIGHT LOSS Vinnie and CJ had a consult Wanted to ask how to fuel up when dragging in workouts Best piece of advice was to slow the hell down and do it in zone 2 After college, CJ gained a good amount of weight Ended up 235+ lbs at 5'8" Could afford to lose 50 or more Ate like a teenager, wasn't really exercising He played a lot of golf when he started to lose weight the walking helps, but drinking beer and eating hot dogs doesn't Exercise is a poor way to lose weight CJ tried out the raw food diet Vegan by nature Tried it to lose weight Didn't cheat for about 6 weeks Realized how incredibly unsustainable it was Even in ultra events, there is so much sugar being consumed People still have fat around the middle And, they poop their pants during the races CJ found this trickling sugar thing did not help him lose weight He was a middle of the packer Would have 12 bottles of gatorade over a 6 hour bike ride STRAIGHT sugar The two met at Carolla's guac competition CJ was almost a Type 2 diabetic before finding Vinnie

: Episode 1231 - Filmmaker Peter Pardini joins Vinnie to discuss 'Fat: A Documentary' progress, buying real food, his own weight loss journey, distribution, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F Bomb FAT: A DOCUMENTARY We are receiving lots of questions about the doc This doc is great because it's so straightforward One of the things it focuses on is the importance of real food It's hard to find high quality and affordable food However, not going out and eating crap will save you some $ in many places We don't hammer doctors in this doc However, we do discuss how little they know about nutrition Most doctors learn close to nothing in med school about nutrition, so they just default to the SAD This doc is not a "Eat NSNG" video - it's not promotional like that Doctors never explain why fat causes heart attacks Largely because there isn't sound, clear science behind this Most nitrites you eat come from vegetables Peter has personally lost the most weight cutting down on vegetables Movie is done! Just putting all of the names from the Indiegogo in the credits! We are looking to distribute this wide-scale In talks with many different distributors Have to cut through all the BS Law firm looking through contracts, vet distributors, etc. We will come out with this documentary as soon as we can! WE ARE STILL TRYING TO RAISE A FEW MORE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO USE TOWARDS THE MOVIE. WE MAY HAVE NEW PERKS COMING SOON, TOO, AND WE HAVE OLD ONES AS WELL. PLEASE DONATE HERE! IT ALL ADDS UP.

: Episode 1230 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie today and the two talk restaurants, gun clubs, commercialized Christmas, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club COMMERCIALIZED CHRISTMAS This podcast was recorded on New Years Day! Vinnie is not a fan of Christmas This is because it's so commercialized Horrible for those kids whose families do not have money Vinnie would feel guilty when he got a bike and kids he played sports with got nothing Also hard for people without family, depressed people, people who set resolutions they do not meet

: Episode 1229 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk beautiful famous women, stretching, 2019 US News best diet rankings, Fat Doc fundraising, and more on this Monday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F-Bomb Promo code vinnie on your first order BEST DIET RANKINGS US News and World Report ranks diets each year Check out this year here First, these are all diets Changing your diet should be changing your lifestyle Don't consume the lies of companies like Weight Watchers They say this is the best commercial diet plan Also best weight loss diet This is BS WW only has ~2% rate of people keeping the weight off - this is how they make money, people fail and come back It's just CICO and if you keep doing it, you'll be starving yourself and get sick Atkins has better results Lose 10 lbs over WW 6 in the same time frame This says low carb is not sustainable This is BS It IS sustainable, and many of you are the proof PLEASE CONTINUE TO DONATE TO THE FAT DOC HERE! EVERY BIT COUNTS.

: Episode 1228 - Vinnie and Gina talk determination, the importance of unwinding, the outdoors, and more on this episode of Sunday School. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club DETERMINATION Success requires determination Vinnie and Gina have both worked very hard to be where they are in life For example, Vinnie recorded 6 podcasts in this one day! IMPORTANCE OF UNWINDING Hard work, however, can be taxing Unwinding is very important For Vinnie, this means going camping in Mammoth and hiking for a couple of days Gina has the same outdoor bug She relaxes a couple of ways 1. Sometimes, she's a couch potato 2. Other times, she goes to places like Joshua Tree She LOVES the desert Likes to go glamping Unwinding for Vinnie can also mean strenuous exercise Climbing Whitney, for example

: Episode 1127 - Body builder Steve Park joins Vinnie this Saturday for his fourth appearance on this podcast, and his first appearance in over a year and a half. The two talk model planes, natural body building, the harm of steroids, Fit competitions, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NATURAL BODY BUILDING Check out his most recent appearance from May of 2017 here! Check out his first appearance from 2015 here Steve is a body builder His story isn't one of huge transformation like many who come on this show Not the sort of fitness success we celebrate so much He is a natural body builder Doesn't take any steroids, substances that are not natural He doesn't want to cheat the system or the sport It wouldn't be too hard to cheat, but it's a moral thing for Steve (and a health thing, too) Many of these people who used steroids, etc., look awful now You'd never think they were body builders once It really ruins your body Lots of these folks die young In the old days, body building diet was essentially NSNG Lots of high fat protein and veggies Very little carbs and supplements Many people who use harmful compounds don't understand what it's going to do to their body There are now such things as Fit Competitions - just about looking good Mostly women Some of them look totally different two weeks before a competition Not only damaging for your physical health, but for your mental health, too Many ask if they can look the same year round if they go NSNG The answer is YES! You may have slightly less muscle definition, but it is possible, and healthy!

: Episode 1226 - The wonderful Dr. Kevin Folta joins Vinnie for his second appearance on this podcast, and the two talk GMOs, vitamin depletion, the expense of healthy food, herbicides, and more on this Friday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F-Bomb Promo code vinnie on your first order DR. KEVIN FOLTA Dr. Folta has been studying DNA manipulation since he was a kid He is a GMO expert Has a PhD in molecular biology Works largely in horticulture (runs the department at UF) This is his second appearance on this podcast - check out his first here! GENETIC MANIPULATION OF FOOD Now, we can provide more fruits and veggies nearly all year round This is a score for public health in general Not really a thing when Vinnie and Dr. Folta were kids Organic is still a production system - something can be GMO and organic For example, still using insecticides, just different types Genetic engineering is actually changing the DNA in the lab Add resistance, other things Genetically modified food can be good! People don't really understanding genetic modification Assume it's evil when it can be good It's not so black and white Genetic modification is going into human beings - this is the more controversial subject Dr. Folta thinks we are close to being able to prevent things like heart disease predisposition, etc. We do allow technology to change (and improve) the lives of people This can be a good thing, if done responsibly! Many of those people who rail against GMOs unknowingly promote other genetically modified foods, like soybeans The plant itself has been genetically modified, so ALL soybeans are thus modified from their original form Similarity in wheat - the book Wheat Belly focuses on this Sugar cane is awful for the environment Genetically modified sugar beets are much better for the environment However, people rail against sugar beets and promote damaging sugar cane VITAMIN DEPLETION GMO's can address vitamin depletion that many experience We have gone away from fresh fruits and veggies and vitamin-rich meats with the SAD Resultantly, we eat the wrong kind of calories People more and more lack essential vitamins and nutrients in their diets Part of this is because vitamin rich food is expensive People making the rules can afford these foods Poorest people cannot, and they also have the highest rates of metabolic issues