Fitness Confidential

: Episode 799 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday and the two talk Andy's "health food shake" (called a Gibson), the new sublingual vitamin B12 and its slogan, Vinnie's speech impediment, Andy's eyesight, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ANDY'S HEALTH FOOD SHAKE It is a martini (Not actually a health food shake) Really it isn't even a martini because there is no olive It is a gibson with cocktail onion SUBLINGUAL VITAMIN B12 -NOT SUGAR-COATED Sublingual B12 Vitamin has been a long time coming This vitamin will be the first of its kind Coming soon! New slogan: "We're Not Gonna Sugarcoat This" ANDY'S EYESIGHT Andy had problems in school, people were worried he wasn't smart Really, he could not see the black board Went to optometrist, realized he had horrible eyesight Things looked up from there

: Episode 798 - Anna joins Vinnie today to talk new tech, cars, taking time to become fat adapted, and eating fat to lose fat. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer TECH INDUSTRY Seems that tech companies make things that break intentionally Then you go and buy something else from them Anna has been having Apple problems Kids don't know how to fix things like cars these days Vinnie knew how to fix a car, but doesn't really understand tech Tallulah is the other way around EATING FAT You can't try and beat the system If you are trying to become fat adapted, you really have to be careful Also, you NEED to eat the high fat Ex: don't try to take the skin off of your chicken Little fat bombs are good Do not shy away from fat! Try it for 45 days or so before reassessing Try not to become too picky with things, or it can be unhealthy as well CARB QUIZ Anna took a 'carb quiz' Take a quiz to see how many carbs you should be seeing The quiz says that they do not endorse low carb diets yet ask you what you are trying to do and give you info based off of that Anna filled out the entire quiz, including age, weight, how much she wants to lose, how much she exercises They did not give her a 'carb plan' Just tried to sell her BS carb cycle plans

Episode 797 - Listener Chris talks to Vinnie about bike fitting, crank lengths, and other technical bicycle related topics on this Saturday's Fitness Confidential Podcast Bicycle Crank Length: Lies, Misinformation and Old Wives' Tales

: Episode 796 - Anthony Jay PhD joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss his book, Estrogeneration, and the two talk about the harmful effects of estrogenics, chemicals that act as estrogens in the body and can cause weight gain, poor health, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer ANTHONY JAY PhD PhD in Biochemistry President of AJ Consulting Company President of non-profit, International Medical Research Collaborative ESTROGENICS Check out his book here! Estrogenic foods and products can cause a ton of health problems Like plastic that overheats and leaches BPA plastic, for the record, is dangerous Long term exposure is the big problem Often, you will have to call companies to ask what their products are made of Soy is quite an estrogenic food Isoflavones Stay away from recycle number 7 When you buy plastic bottles, go 2, 4 or 5 Glass is better though Plastic baby beds contain phthalates Similar levels in new cars Switch to zinc sunscreen Avoid benzophenone

: Episode 795 - Andy describes to Vinnie some hilarious mistaken customer service calls to Pure Vitamin Club, including an irate customer who purchased from a company that sold male enhancement spray. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MALE ENHANCEMENT SPRAY Andy responds to all e-mail support and phone call questions for PVC He does it himself! People are shocked Someone angrily called Andy complaining about "Pure Vitamen" For a product called "Vigor XL" A "male enhancement spray" Absolute scam There is a spray and a tablet Their website is BS too Andy sees these angry e-mails not intended for PVC quite often People scammed by other companies PVC is not a scam, so that is good Another good scam - man called about Pure Vitamins Store NOT the same company! Pure Vitamins Store told this man to call PVC'S number to COMPLAIN The guy in fact was a previous customer and that is in part why the confusion occurred Now he is likely to come back to PVC

: Episode 794 - Don't "Quit the Carton"! Vinnie and Anna expose some non-science nonsense perpetuated by militant vegans (and Vinnie has to have a new calming song), talk about the sexiest men, and discuss Vinnie's new mountain bike from Specialized, the -Works Fuse 6Fattie. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer QUIT THE CARTON Vegan propaganda Says eggs cause diabetes If you stop eating eggs, you won't get diabetes! This is BS!!!!! Honestly sounds like a joke One would think this video is a parody but unfortunately, it is not The guy in it is eating lots of sugar, but says EGGS are the issues MOUNTAIN BIKING Specialized Bikes provided Vinnie with a new mountain bike Check them out for bikes and the best accessories Vinnie is starting back up his mountain biking career Plans on competing again Vinnie's new calming song: Breathe by Anna Nalick

: Episode 793 - Scott Mulvaney talks to Vinnie about living the Fired-Up Epic Life (LIVETHEFUEL), his podcast, CrossFit, unqualified trainers, mountain biking, they're mutual admiration society and much more on this Saturday edition of the Fitness Confidential Podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SCOTT MULVANEY Owner of the LIVETHEFUEL Brand Health, business, and lifestyle "Fired-Up Epic Life" He and Vinnie are big fans of one another Scott is NSNG Fell in love with Phys Ed Became spinning instructor Even while working his corporate job Ski race coach Been a coach for years Firefighting CROSSFIT Big into crossfit He drops in at other boxes UNQUALIFIED TRIANERS Lots of unqualified trainers out there People can get a quick certificate online Doesn't mean anything Vinnie went to school for 4 years for this MOUNTAIN BIKING Mountain biked when he lived in CO

: Episode 792 - Marika Sboros, writer, blogger, and LCHF advocate joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss the Noakes trial as well as her LCHF website on which she provides LCHF resources from bloggers to doctors all around the world. PLEASR SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer MARIKA SBOROS Strong believer that eating right (low carb high fat) can fix or alleviate many health issues "Let Food be Your Medicine" Has many LCHF resources on her site Believes in the strength of eating right NOAKES TRIAL Dr. Noakes is a doctor in South Africa He is facing trial because he prescribes LCHF diets Sugar and grain industry use their influence to strike again Marika Sboros is located in South Africa and is covering the trial

Episode 791 - Andy & Vinnie Tortorich talk about how Vinnie got into mountain bike racing and how Specialized is sponsoring him now. They also reminisce about the crazy bitch that indirectly got Vinnie into mountain bike endurance racing... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING Vinnie got into the mountain bike racing from ultra cycling He was a big guy! Now, with a shoulder that can sustain this type of cycling, he is gonna get back into it More stress than a road race Specialized, a fantastic company, is providing him with a bike and gear Go check out their bikes and accessories Vinnie has taught a lot of people how to go long on road bikes Worked his way up to the elite category for mountain biking Took him awhile to figure out the whole water thing Avoided the Gu's and Powerbars as much as possible If you ride any bike long enough, the chain rings and the like start to wear down Once every 5 or 6 weeks Vinnie used to have to get his bike fixed up Good bikes like Specialized need less maintenance People were shocked by how much Vinnie rode Vinnie made it to some finals, did quite well, hated having to give it up CRAZY BITCHES Vinnie sure does love the song Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry Vinnie had a bad relationship with a girlfriend and stayed out mountain biking for hours to avoid going home to her. Andy said she was hot but definitely insane. Name removed to protect the guilty...

Episode 790 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk Vinnie's strange brain and his recent road trip home to Louisiana, eating NSNG Mexican food, and Tales From The Sauna. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer VINNIE'S BRAIN Vinnie constantly has one hit wonders stuck in his head Today it was Come On Eileen Tallulah really likes this song (in case anyone was wondering....) He considers it an affliction TRIP HOME Vinnie made an impromptu trip home Drove his Corvette to go surprise his dad Vinnie loves road tripping Threw olives and nuts in a ziploc bag Cheese in another bag Brought a little soft pack travel cooler Ended up leaving it all behind by accident Vinnie doesn't eat a lot when he's on the road Stopped at Chipotle on the way Cheap hotel eggs have flour in them Counted on Starbucks to get full fat whipping cream Good snack Vinnie fasted all the way back Vinnie has one thing against fasting: He thinks there is a PLACE for fasting, don't use IF for trickery Vinnie personally would not fast on a regular basis Vinnie is super fat adapted NSNG MEXICAN FOOD NSNG Mexican food is very doable DON'T eat chips or tortillas or the like Avoid rice, eat beans in moderation Load on some guac, sour cream, cheese, veggies, meat, salsa (no corn salsa though) Chipotle can be very filling and NSNG