Fitness Confidential

: Episode 939 - Listener Patti calls in to talk about recovering from surgery, her NSNG success so far, and getting started with exercise. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club GETTING STARTED WITH EXERCISE Patti found Vinnie via her son Her son found Vinnie via Adam Carolla She started listening herself A fan for about four months Drove from Iowa to the Kansas City meetup She is active on the FB page Patti had a couple of setbacks because of surgery Last October, she had a cancerous tumor removed from her colon Listen to your body if there are signs of something wrong! This past July, had a giant ovarian cyst sitting on her bladder and entwined Surgery lasted over 4 hours She has lost 14 lbs so far! She does not look like she's recently experienced such major surgeries! Back up and running She and her husband jump rope Started about 5 mins a day, planning on increasing Overall, Patti feels amazing! Used to eat a lot of wheat bread, brown rice, didn't pay attention to sugars, etc, until she had the cancerous tumor Now, she is totally NSNG! Didn't find the transition difficult Owns Eat Happy which makes things easier Exercise makes you feel great! Your body will feel fantastic, energized Fast walking is even good exercise 30 mins of aerobics To keep your body toned up, you have to do other things, but you don't have to join a gym

: Episode 938 - Dr Anthony Jay, author of Estrogeneration joins me to talk about the plastic toxins in fat and fatty oils due to plastic storage as well finding BPA in some VERY surprising places... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Up and running!!! Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR ANTHONY JAY Another guy way smarter than Vinnie AJ Consulting Company Author of Estrogeneration Artificial estrogen Anthony sold more books after coming on Vinnie's show last time than he has after appearances on anybody else's podcasts Grateful to all of Vinnie's fans We have plastic in our water supply Because plastic is everywhere and we use it all the time! Nanoparticle size plastic shards in everything 84% of drinking water around the globe USA had worst contamination BPA also horrible for us Impact you for the rest of your life when exposed as a child Over 90% of us are/were exposed Particularly affects you if you are carrying extra weight It will actually store in your fat cells 2, 4, and 5 number water bottles are the best to use You can find Dr. Jay's book as well as many others in our NSNG Book Club

: Episode 937 - Vinnie & Andy talk about the fraud in the health industry and how many product companies and diet gurus show fake before and after pics... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FAKE BEFORE AND AFTER A lot of diet gurus and companies shop fake before and after pics You can usually tell that they are BS, but sometimes they're convincing Pretty messed up that companies would do this All a marketing ploy Often, they'll take pictures of models, telling you to slouch, stick your belly out, and light the picture a certain way Then, they would take the sexy, better, relighted photo where you can see the abs, etc. Pics taken within 30 mins of another Stock photos that companies can use Vinnie regrets having modeled for stock photos like this, he didn't know the intentions Part of why he gives away so much for free NSNG does nothing of the sort Serena recently asked the NSNG FB group for before and after pics People have been emailing her We will release a bunch of REAL peoples' REAL B&A pics in the future! Check out the FB page (Vinnie Tortorich's No Sugar No Grains) because lots of people post these pics of their own volition

: Episode 936 - Vinnie & Anna talk about what to eat before and after a work out and clear up any misconceptions about backloading and whether or not one needs to refeed. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Pure Vitamin Club FOOD ALLERGY Recipes can usually be subbed out to account for allergies However, usually coconut flour can sub for almond flour Tough for pie crust, but still possible! Pie is a treat! Check out Anna's cookbook, Eat Happy REFEED You don't need to eat certain things before/after gym NSNG is REAL food This is GREAT fuel for lifting and the like How could veggies and meat be bad for muscle building? Try not to buy into the Bro Science You don't need to Carb-up before or after workouts Eggs, fish, red meat, cruciferous veggies good to built lean muscle mass No product will legitimately or healthily make this process go faster It could take awhile for your body to get used to not having the crap in your diet, but your body will thank you later Up veggies if you use a lot of glycogen in your workout Or an egg (the egg white will be synthesized into what you need)

: Episode 935 - Andy and Vinnie talk about how they used to play street ball or something in their neighborhood when they were kids and how today's kids really need to get out and do stuff. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club GET OUT AND DO STUFF The day they recorded this, Vinnie and Andy attended Game 1 of the World Series Andy went to another WS game when he was 9 Vinnie had been to Super Bowl games, but not WS games Got tickets from a podcast fan, Brett Shroll Vinnie and Andy played games in the street when they were kids Softball in the cul de sac Play two on two football in open fields Try to get outside and play with your friends You can play sports, make up your own sports, or anything like that! Cricket is a good option

: Episode 934 - WarmFront thermal bib creator Matt Sodnicar joins Vinnie to talk about their shared love of cycling and relentless perseverance despite extremely discouraging circumstances. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MATT SODNICAR They both love cycling To combat cold weather, Matt created the thermal bib Vinnie thinks this is one of the best ideas ever Keeps you warm in cold places while doing sports Core insulation Velcro neck The inspiration was Tour De France riders stuffing news paper down their shirts Obviously, cyclists needed something better than this Also, mountain biking in Colorado Daytime, it's hot, but it freezes when the sun goes down Matt was tired of freeing his butt of! At this point, stay at home dad with 2 kids His marriage started falling apart, this started out as a distraction Became so much more for that! Never give up on something you want or something that interests you The best things usually take some work

: Episode 933 - Former Washington Generals player and creator of the Diabetics Doing Stuff podcast Rob Howe joins Vinnie to talk about never giving up despite adversity, the unknown grind of non-elite pro athletes and his journey after discovering he had Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at age 16. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market ROB HOWE Former pro-athlete and Type 1 Diabetic Played D2 basketball in college Lots of talented guys in the D2 level About 2 inches shorter, 20lbs lighter, and a little slower Same amount of work Avid podcaster You can grow more when you are overwhelmed, even when it sucks sometimes Worked in Marketing during London Olympics Former professional basketball player He played for the Washington Generals, his team would face Harlem Globetrotters This is exhibition pro basketball He fulfilled his dream of becoming a pro ball player Had to do everything NBA basketball players do (plus often add a level of comedy and additional entertainment) 500 people outside of the NBA who play pro basketball Lots of top level guys in Europe too Making top money, putting numbers on the board Overseas gigs can be tough, though It's a grind because you can be replaced with 100 other great players at the tip of a hat Young athlete who had to manage his diabetes Didn't even know he was diabetic until the age of 16, when he was already an athlete Make sure to check out his podcast, linked above!

: Episode 932 - Vinnie and Andy talk about their experiences at sports nutrition trade shows and how many of the companies are full of deception and legal trickery. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club VITAMIN CONVENTION Andy just returned from a vitamin convention In Vegas Suppliers, producers of vitamins and supplements A trade show like many others Vinnie and Andy like to go to coffee shows, too Lots of junk at these trade shows SPORTS NUTRITION Lots of people at vitamin show were selling junk Bro Science / sports nutrition Normal, good nutrition should be the same as sports nutrition Very little science behind this genre of nutrition Sell a ton of products, then get shut down by FDA Try to make as much because they anticipate closing down Similar to other BS that Vinnie sees propagated at trade shows Coincidence that Bull Sh** and Bro Science have the same initials? I think not See the video below for another example of this You will be shocked No science behind this She is tripping HERSELF up on Vinnie's basic questions When Andy and Vinnie put out products, they make sure they are quality and not full of junk SCIENCE behind their vitamins NSNG is not 'sports nutrition', just normal good nutrition However, high fat low carb benefits many athletes Vinnie and Serena, for example, including more and more pro athletes as the low carb movement grows More companies ought to challenge the status quo and promote products based on SCIENCE not on BS It should be about helping people first and making money second

: Episode 931 - The amazingly beautiful Anna Vocino & I talk about going to the World Series for the first time, my ream & run surgery, as well as discuss an article written by a vegan dietitian that completely destroys the Netflix movie What The Health. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market WORLD SERIES Vinnie went to all 4 home World Series games Many thanks to Brett, a podcast listener, for this AMAZING opportunity! Brett is a big name in sports His family also went to Astros games They are huge sports fans Vinnie has turned into a Dodger fan over the course of his living in LA Particularly now that Tallulah loves baseball so much SHOULDER SURGERY Vinnie had a horrible right shoulder Could hardly move it From football Had a "ream and run" surgery Now, his shoulder is amazing! He can throw again, lift his arm all the way up again Can ride a bike again! No longer lives in constant pain VEGAN DIETITIAN Even a well renowned vegan dietitian thinks "What the Health" is BS "What The Health" is all PETA, not vegans The science simply does not back this "documentary" up "Most of the misinformation in the film is due simply to a poor understanding of nutrition science and research" She is an animal rights advocate and a vegan, but recognizes that there are a lot of holes in the argument set forth in "What the Health" Lots of vegan myths in this movie She says it downplays the importance of protein and calcium Also recognizes lots of fear mongering You can see the original article written by Virginia Messina MPH, RD (A Vegan Dietitian Reviews "What the Health") that points out the extreme flaws in What The Health Former-vegan Lierre Keith is attacked and assaulted by vegans.

: Episode 930 - Life-long athlete Abram Erikson tells us about how it took him 20 years to lose 100 lbs; 19 years to lose 20 lbs and 8 months to lose the remaining 80 lbs via NSNG, from 330 lbs to 230 lbs! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LOSE 100 LBS Abram has had incredible success With NSNG and from hitting the gym Lost 100 lbs, from 330 to 230 (he is 6') First 20 took near 20 years with calorie in/calorie out Worked until he graduated college Wrestled in college Since, learned about NSNG Lost 80 lbs in just around 8 months High carb made him sick! He feels that 15 years of his life were taken away People misguided him when he just wanted the best for himself Toxins around him at all times Coaches, nutritionists led him down the wrong path Just eating meat and veg This is real food! If you have a substantial amount of weight to lose, don't "cheat" Otherwise, it's okay to put life into living every once in awhile Abram recognizes sugar is one of the most powerful drugs out there He now knows how all of this works; makes him feel a lot better