Fitness Confidential

: Episode 810 - Jonathan Levi joins Vinnie today to talk becoming a SuperHuman, training the brain, and taking shortcuts while still optimizing performance. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Green Grocer JONATHAN LEVI He is an entrepreneur, and angel investor, and life hacker from Silicon Valley Jonathan has a course called Become a SuperHuman Teaches accelerated learning, memory techniques, speed reading Has his own podcast which you should certainly check out Talks to all types of people Experts at their craft So, they have their own shortcuts Check this out! Learn to overcome the impossible!

BEST OF: Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this 1on1 Friday episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss the incorrect school of thought that eating fats is what makes people fat, and talk about what in peoples' diets actually puts on the weight. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Green Grocergreengrocerdallas.com Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club NINA TEICHOLZ From NorCal Has gone to a number of extremely excellent schools Argues that nutrition experts over the past 60 years have been wrong in regards to eating fat Great, just like Gary Taubes! Has done what nobody else has done in the war of bringing sat fats back into existence Really talked about Ancel Keys and showed how he was wrong and why he did what he did Discusses other better studies Ugandan tribe with low cholesterol and hardly any heart disease eating lots of meat, drinking lots of whole milk Check out her book here! The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet ANCEL KEYS Started the FAT WILL KILL YOU craze Sat Fats and dietary cholesterol cause heart disease (not true) Physiologist Created a study to benefit him Has since been disproven, yet he still influences government policies in regards to diet 7 Country Study

: Episode 808 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk bad songs, Vinnie's friends, and dealing with "different" carbs on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer BUNNY Vinnie has a family friend, Bunny He is a HUGE fan of the show now Bunny has been having some health issues, but is on the mend! Feel better, Bunny! FAMILY When people are addicted to sugar and grains, they will make every excuse for eating them They will try to make themselves feel better about eating them Ignorance is bliss for many of these people Sometimes, it is best to just ignore family Or, try to ease people into it Introducing Anna's cookbook is another good way to show the joys of NSNG "DIFFERENT" CARBS NO difference between simple carbs and complex carbs in regard to sugar load When you eat either, your grelin and leptin release go up Potatoes are BAD In moderation, sweet potatoes are okay Not every night Sweet potato tasted like a piece of pie when you've been NSNG for awhile Best veggies are cruciferous vegetables Berries are the best bet for fruit Also in moderation if you are trying for weight loss Vinnie has apple and cheese on occasion

: Episode 807 - Vinnie & Anna talk about how kids can still have healthy pizza by eating the NSNG pizza recipes from Anna's book Eat Happy; 2 different NSNG pizza crusts as well as NSNG pizza sauce! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club NSNG PIZZA You can still eat pizza when you are NSNG, AND you get to make it Crust with almond flour and cheese Crust with cauliflower Tastes like normal pizza crust! You can still put whatever you want on it It is super fun to make your own pizza Also make some home made pizza sauce to avoid the sugar Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb Recipes For A Joyful Life

: Episode 806 - Vinnie helps listener Justin during a phone consultation and explains the importance of getting off the sugar train as well as not blaming himself; it's not lack of motivation, it's his hormones working against him! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER JUSTIN SUGAR TRAIN Sugar is addictive Taking that first initial plunge is what is hardest! When we eat sugar, our hormones tell us to eat more sugar Don't blame the person - it isn't necessarily lack of motivation or effort Addictions are tough to break! Best way to do it is cold turkey Often, withdrawals will occur for a bit Once you overcome these withdrawals, things will get easier You will no longer crave sugar but if you eat it, it will make you feel bad Sugars true effects

: Episode 805 - Vinnie chats with Physical Therapist Ray Klepper @dewey_klepper about how fat adaptation both prevents sports injuries and reduces recovery time from them. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer RAY KLEPPER Ray is a physical therapist from Chico, California Does a good amount of work with chronic pain that hasn't been able to be fixed before Ray believes that sugar and grains which lead to inflammation are a big issue for injuries Ray was big into running and cardio It caused stress and inflammation so he is into lifting at the moment SPORTS INJURIES Not only can you make better sports injuries, but you can prevent them through fat adaptation When Ray fractured his elbow, he had very little pain because of his low carb diet Tissue turnover is much better when you are fat adapted If you are not metabolically flexible, it really hurts inflammation Chronic pain is nearly always made worse by the SAD diet Sugar will kill us unless we do something about it Vinnie doesn't want to sound like an alarmist But if it makes our injuries so much worse, imagine what it is doing to the rest of our bodies Ray tries to educate people on a better diet Most of his patients have insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes

: Episode 804 - Andy joins Vinnie this Wednesday to discuss Specialized bikes, the fallibility of some vegan doctors, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SPECIALIZED BIKES Vinnie has a bike from Specialized The BEST Mountain Bikes One of the guys who helped hooked Vinnie up with the bike follows Vinnie's way of eating Two guys from Specialized are going to be on the show at some point, they also use PVC Sean Estes Mountain Bike guys understand the connection with the bike to the ground VEGAN DOCTORS Just to be clear, Vinnie works with a lot of vegans whom he likes very much He just doesn't like the "bro" vegans There are doctors who say eggs and meat will cause diabetes, other health issues A lot of vegan doctors are full of lies without real claims Jimmy Moore once challenged a vegan doctor, and the doctor just ran him over Nutrition easily becomes conflated Vinnie can't tell if some vegans are trolling him or not Ethical veganism makes sense! Nutritional veganism is often not supported by science

: Episode 803 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie today and the two discuss music, the Silver State 508 with Chris Kostman, weird race hallucinations, mountain bikes, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer SILVER STATE 508 Chris sold the race to two guys in San Diego It was so expensive to put on Chris Kostman was the youngest guy to compete in RAM and held that record for a long time He and Vinnie are good friends now This is a super hard race, but a fantastic one! You can also do a 4 man team Lots of those teams, more than solo RACE HALLUCINATIONS In ultra sports, competitors often experience hallucinations Running or biking, you start to see things on your route Can be scary or just plain strange Vinnie and Serena have both experienced this, cycling and running, respectively Vinnie would see animals up ahead that really were not there Chris had this experience when he was not eating well, eating too much sugar, and he would see weird stuff He had tactile hallucinations Also stories of people being convinced that their crews are making them ride or run in circles One guy with less than 10 miles left had this problem and threw in the towel People really do lose their minds when they become sleep deprived The brain really does need the time to rewire itself Vinnie's factory bike: Specialized S-Works Fuse 6Fattie

: Episode 802 - On this episode of vinnie's sunday school, Vinnie and Anna discuss healthy vs. unhealthy crunchy snacks. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CRUNCHY SNACKS Parents should not bring cupcakes and sugary treats to sports games Eat some fruit or some nuts at a sports game, it will actually make you feel better! If you want a crunchy snack, try almond flour pita chips They taste JUST like normal pita chips, but are healthier Cheese crisps are also awesome Grate some cheese, put it in the oven or microwave or cast iron skillet so it melts, then let it harden! Any type of cheese Cut an apple into small slices and add some cheddar cheese!

: Episode 801 - Enjoy Vinnie's most recent April Flappers performance where he discussing breaking carb addiction and carb myths! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CARB MYTHS