Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1145 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich this Wednesday to discuss "The French Mistake", food that Vinnie eats, the upcoming Seattle meet-up, future Ultra Salt sponsorships, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club VINNIE'S DINNER Vinnie doesn't suggest you eat the same thing he eats Eat what you LIKE that is low-carb, no sugar, no grain real food For dinner, he's going to Topanga Pizza Kitchen Weirdly, they hardly serve any pizza there Roasted chicken with mushroom cream sauce and veggies on the side SEATTLE MEETUP Vinnie, Andy, Anna, and Serena are all headed to the Seattle meet-up! Jackie Jones invited them Vinnie and Andy LOVE Seattle Meet-ups are a great opportunity to meet fellow NSNGers, and if the gang is attending, you can get some good advice/info/workout tips, etc. Like a group consult, in part

: Episode 1144 - Anna Vocino and Leah Richardson join Vinnie today, and the two discuss Vinnie's upcoming guacamole judgeship, Dr. Drew's birthday party, BS health bars and no-carb drinks, ketone monitors and more on this Monday show! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market Crowd Cow DR. DREW'S BIRTHDAY Vinnie wasn't going to go because Vinnie is not really a party guy Megan talked him into it He had to drive so he couldn't drink Vinnie is an excellent fake-drinker Was a big, awesome event Vinnie met Gina's boyfriend who is awesome Drew remained NSNG at the party! People went up to Vinnie and were introducing themselves because they knew him/listen to the show BS HEALTH BARS Leah bought a "Think Thin" bar There are so many of these types of bars They're all awful for you They look healthy and sound healthy at first, but they AREN'T healthy This bar has 21g of sugar alcohol alone This WILL hurt your stomach!!! Nutrition facts that focus on calories being low are usually BS Has tons of ingredients she can't pronounce Soy is NOT good for you and gives you a lot of inflammation Sugar alcohol won't cause an insulin spike but it is not good for you Can spark hormonal response to make you want to eat more sugar, get tired, etc. Your body was NEVER meant to eat chemicals Natural flavors can include some anal juices from beavers

: Episode 1143 - Vinnie and Gina talk children's parties, double bread bowls, on this Sunday School episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club CHILDREN'S PARTIES When Vinnie was a kid, kids didn't have parties every year When they did have parties, they were small Tallulah went to huge parties Trapeze, go-karting, other crazy fun and expensive activities She went to a celeb's kid's party The security guards at the door wouldn't let parents in They had a list at the door with body guards and the whole thing Vinnie wants to reinstate pin the tail on the donkey BREAD BOWLS Panera serves their already-carby dishes in BREAD bowls Literally carve the bread out of the bowl, put the mac n cheese or chili in the bowl, and put the excess bread on the side This is ridiculous! We have gone on the rails! It used to be a tiny portion of something carby on the side Now the bread is the main entrée You are walking away the loser if you eat that It is SO bad for you Price of everything, EXCEPT FOR CARBS, has gone down This is concerning in and of itself

: Episode 1142 - Listener David Casebeer joins Vinnie today to share his incredible NSNG story, being Keto Gump, dealing with Type 2 Diabetes, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club KETO GUMP David found Vinnie in 2014 or 2015 on Dr. Steve's podcast He'd done Atkins before, but what Vinnie said really stuck Worked pretty well with Atkins but it didn't stick Vinnie's idea that food was addictive is what made the different He was type 2 diabetic and had sleep apnea He was about 42 years old, 220 lbs at 5'11" Hails from Houston area Intends on doing a Forrest Gump type-trip, low-carb (lots of walking!) Will call it Keto Gump Consults with Vinnie have been very helpful There will be a great low-carb keto event going on in Houston All of the important people will be there

: Episode 1142 - Listener David Casebeer joins Vinnie today to share his incredible NSNG story, being Keto Gump, dealing with Type 2 Diabetes, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club KETO GUMP David found Vinnie in 2014 or 2015 on Dr. Steve's podcast He'd done Atkins before, but what Vinnie said really stuck Worked pretty well with Atkins but it didn't stick Vinnie's idea that food was addictive is what made the different He was type 2 diabetic and had sleep apnea He was about 42 years old, 220 lbs at 5'11" Hails from Houston area Intends on doing a Forrest Gump type-trip, low-carb (lots of walking!) Will call it Keto Gump Consults with Vinnie have been very helpful There will be a great low-carb keto event going on in Houston All of the important people will be there

: Episode 1141 - Fellow Tulane grad and founder/director of IHMC, Dr. Kenneth Ford, joins Vinnie this Friday and the two discuss his work in the AI and robotics field and elite human performance that results from this science, the benefits of a keto diet (natural and exogenous), and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market Crowd Cow KENNETH FORD Dr. Ford appeared on the show a couple of years ago Computer scientist specializing in artificial intelligence Worked on space exploration, now working on human performance and resilience in extreme environments We need to think hard about how we want to use AI and robotics Just because we CAN use it, doesn't mean we should He is CEO for Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition HUMAN PERFORMANCE Much of the work that Dr. Ford does is around improving and sustaining human performance We now can track performance which allows us to improve performance There are drugs that can simulate exercise For athletes, they would be performance enhancing For people who are bed-ridden or astronauts, these drugs are very important The most impressive records are those that have been held for a long time We can continue to increase performance -- we have not reached the pinnacle As we get older, performance and health tend to merge As a world-class athlete when you're young, you are not necessarily healthy The natural state of ketosis is pretty well understood and has big effects Exogenous ketosis is less well understood and benefits are not as clear They will be looking at this further Ketosis from liver production is a different state than if you ingest exogenous ketones

: Episode 1140 - Andy and Vinnie talk raunchy outfits (and Angeline), children's vitamins, Ultra Salt, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club CHILDREN'S VITAMINS There are approx 0 companies that make children's vitamins that aren't candy We think our vitamins are perfectly good for children ages 8 and up Ultra Salt is also a good one for kids Parents are short-changing their own children's growth by giving them these candies and calling them 'healthy' and 'vitamins'

: Episode 1139 - The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday to discuss Vinnie's night out, the upcoming Fat Doc trailer, Anna's NSNG journey, his Sirius XM recent appearance, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market Crowd Cow VINNIE'S NIGHT OUT Vinnie is not a big drinker He had a couple of scotches the other day at a business night out He fell asleep on the floor! Woke up with a headache Took an Ultrasalt when he woke up and it helped Take it BEFORE you drink for better results He took FOUR pills By breakfast time, felt totally better TRAILER A new trailer coming out We've had some snippets out Most recent, 1 min clip with Nina Teicholz Make sure to check out her latest interview on Vinnie's most recent Friday show Gets you pumped up!!! Going to be debuting soon We have interviews with everyone

: Episode 1138 - The amazing Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School, and the two talk badly supported studies, overweight athletes, and new perceptions. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club OVERWEIGHT ATHLETES While some sports, overweight can be a positive thing, perception is changing Now, people who are overweight in sports where athletes have traditionally NOT been overweight, it's becoming the new normal Example - the overweight paddle boarder While body shaming is not the goal, the change of perception is interesting You can be unhealthy and still be considered in athlete's shape

: Episode 1137 - The amazing Megan Tritsch joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss her work for Vinnie this summer, and the two talk filming the Fat Doc, Megan's weight loss journey, chubby chasers, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow FILMING Megan has been around for this whole project She has seen all of the work Lots of filming has been going on In Vinnie's house, in San Diego, and elsewhere MEGAN Megan was at one point 170 when she was married Only 5"2 Her marriage fizzled out once she lost the weight Her wife was a chubby chaser Megan is now a more healthy 139 She would rather be healthy than be married to him