Fitness Confidential

: Episode 929 - Surgeon and athlete Shawn Baker MD (Twitter: @SBakerMD) (Instagram: @shawnbaker1967 ) joins Vinnie to talk about his all-meat diet, doctor's ignorance of nutrition and breaking the world record for indoor rowing at 50 years old. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market SHAWN BAKER MD A doctor (a surgeon, in fact), and also quite the athlete Bit of a world famous rower Broke an indoor rowing record recently 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 Quit the Carton Campaign

: Episode 928 - Vinnie & Andy talk about the new 10 for $10 luminary podcast list that just came out, as well as tasting some of the specialty roast coffee that will be offered with Pure Coffee Club. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club PURE COFFEE CLUB Check out the website here Coffee is ready to go Sitting as a green bean so they aren't roasted yet Freshly roasted when delivered Three different roasts 10 FOR $10 10 best luminary podcasts Bundle, so you don't have to sift through a thousand podcasts Really some of the brightest medical/investigative minds Ex: Tim Noakes, Zoe Harcombe, etc. If you subscribe to the newsletter, it's easier People love this package! In fact, it turns some people onto NSNG in and of itself One of the only things Vinnie asks for money for You can sign up to get the 10 for $10 list here: https://learn.vinnietortorich.com/courses/luminaries1 Sign up HERE to be the first to know when Pure Coffee Club launches!

: Episode 927 - Vinnie & Anna talk about Vinnie & Serena's terrible experience in an Apple store, Vinnie's introverted tendencies resulting from crazy people, preparing to hike Mt. Whitney, and people trying to game the coronary calcium scan... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market APPLE STORE Vinnie and Serena waited in the Apple store too long Wanted a desktop People were playing games on the computers they provide for customers to try out Homeless people, people just looking at internet, etc. CALCIUM SCAN Best way to prepare for these scans? Try not to "game" the test You don't want to beat it You want it to give you honest results Don't lie to yourself MT. WHITNEY Vinnie willing to climb with fans You have to sign up for climbing pass Pick two dates, get everyone in your party to sign up Chances are, only one of you will get the climbing passes for everyone July is a tough month, particularly around the 4th You can hire Vinnie/arrange consults to train you to be ready for climbing You have to be ready He will just be someone else climbing with you guys First come, first serve Vinnie willing to do it 5 or 6 times next season He doesn't want to do it when it's too icy

: Episode 926 - Vinnie discusses the cell phone obsession and disinterest in the outdoors on this episode of vinnie's sunday school. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CELL PHONE All kids these days have cell phones, iPads, smartphones Instead of going outside, many kids glued to their devices In Vinnie's day, everyone spent time outdoors Now, kids and parents don't do this It is so important to go outdoors Don't be glued to your electronics! Even if your parents are Ask them to go outside There is a time or a place for cell phones and electronics Have fun with your family Disconnect to connect Don't be a Glow Kid

: Episode 925 - MindPump podcaster, Personal Trainer and former gym owner Sal DiStefano joins Vinnie to talk about debunking the myths that the fitness industry perpetuates, wellness being more that just diet/exercise, and that people often choose to be victims with their health. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SAL DISTEFANO Italian, like Vinnie, but much younger and more attractive Italians raise families by committee Unfortunately, ladies, he has a girlfriend Sal sees many people attempting to be victims It is a powerful and overused tool, particularly regarding health Makes you feel better to place blame on someone other than yourself Sal does not blame unhealthiness on others Take responsibility because you can do something about it! Then, you can find empathy Don't play the victim - it is often a cop out, even if the food industry is screwing us over! That being said, nobody wants to be fat The sugar and grains industry, and programs like Weight Watchers steal people's good intentions However, there is always something to do about it Vinnie saw this happening in the film industry, particularly to children in the entertainment business Has the MindPump podcast Vinnie has appeared on this podcast! Check it out because it is a great podcast and talks more about all of this stuff

: Episode 924 - Ivor Cummins, presenter of the popular YouTube video Cholesterol Conundrum joins Vinnie to give 10 things that will transform your health as well as explain how his background as an engineering problem-solver helped him heal his body. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market TRANSFORM YOUR HEALTH Ivor Cummings is an engineer who experienced health problems and wanted to do something about it Read over 200 reports having to do with cholesterol Realized we misunderstood carbs, fat, metabolism completely Check out his vid below! You need really good tests to see how healthy you really are You can look okay on the outside, but have a problem inside Calcification test is a good one Arterial age, how much disease is in you Some tips to transform your health: Eliminate refined carbs and sugars You can't have a few Eliminate process foods Eliminate bad vegetable oils Eat healthy fat Lamb, fish, avocados Fasting is great for many people! (Jason Fung) Don't use it like dietary trickery Make sure you get enough protein! Try and get a lot of sleep It's tough, but it really does make the difference Try to reduce stress Get enough salt More in his upcoming book!

: Episode 923 - Vinnie and Pure Coffee Club Co-Founder and CEO Andy Schreiber talk about the fine art of coffee cupping (tasting) and the extreme measures they have taken to create perfect high-end coffee roasts that are different from any other coffee company's offerings. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club COFFEE CUPPING For those of you who aren't aware, Andy and Vinnie started a coffee company Check it out here Launching soon! They are releasing three awesome roasts All very different, delicious and unique! Two blends, one single origin Beans coming from all over the world Africa, North America, South America Vinnie and Andy have been traveling a ton trying to perfect their roasts, discover good blends They are very serious about what is in their products No white labeling To taste the roasts they think up, they do something called "coffee cupping" The wine tasting of coffee Aerate the coffee, take a slurp, swish it around and spit it out The high end people were impressed by Vinnie's sophisticated palate

: Episode 922 - Vinnie & Anna talk about celebrities they couldn't help, people looking for excuses to eat their pizza, snacking and mindful eating. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market CELEBRITIES There are a number of celebrities Vinnie wanted to help but could not He would get phone calls from people seeking help for their friends, clients, etc. Tough because you cannot help someone who does not want helped Often celebrities look for easy fix Fixes like gastric bypass don't work (only temporary, often dangerous) Vinnie wanted to help Ralphie May, very sad MINDFUL EATING Eating mindfully does not require depriving oneself You are just avoiding addicting poison Check out some Pili Nuts Yummy and super low carb Higher fat content Tastes like butter when you bite into them Keep you sated Take care in what you eat Know what you are eating and when you are eating it It will become a habit Muscle memory

: Episode 921 - Fitness trainer, former wrestler and Xceleration Fitness gym owner Ben Boudro talks about the need for sweat equity to be successful and that he turns his clients on to the No Sugar No Grains #NSNG lifestyle. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club BEN BOUDRO Guy with some nice biceps Went to MSU Played tons of sports Went to college to wrestle (preferred walk on) Senior year, ranked in the nation, got a bad concussion Took time off and ended up doing very well Masters in kinesiology Worked with a variety of teams at MSU Can attest that personal trainers are not wealthy people You gotta love it to do it He worried that he spent hours for nothing Now, he owns a successful gym with lots of clients! Addicted to perseverence It's all about working hard, putting the sweat into it, and never giving up Sweat equity is important for success It really can pay off, like it did in Ben's case! He and Vinnie grew up working hard for what they wanted, particularly sports wise Both from sports households and that background Check him out on instagram and other social media using his name to search him!

: Episode 920 - Dr. Gary Fettke joins Vinnie again to talk about the strange but fascinating origin of dietary guidelines in the USA and most Western countries, the deeply-held belief system behind it, as well as his government-imposed lifetime ban on discussing nutrition. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market Green Grocer DIETARY GUIDELINES Our guidelines are relatively scientifically unsupported People think of diet as a religion This is an issue because people worship certain food because of certain groups Additionally, the industries that funded dietary guidelines are BS For example, sugar and grain industry helped fund SAD "Cereal-oriented", "vegetarian" ways of eating Evolutionarily, this does not make sense We likely will not be able to dissent freely regarding nutrition in our life time People like Tim Noakes get in trouble for speaking out against standard dietary guidelines Financial gain allows major conflict of interest regarding our health Food pyramid is ridiculous All propaganda Seventh-day adventists are contributing to our food fallacies Check out Vinnie's prior interview with Dr. Fettke Medical evangelism further influences how we eat It should not Religion should play no part in food