Fitness Confidential

: Episode 777 - Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk the Twittersphere, PVC, and Vitamin B12 Absorption. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TWITTER AND VITAMINS VITAMIN B12 ABSORPTION Check out vinnietortorich.com for complete show notes.

: Episode 776 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday to discuss glycogen loads vs. glucose spikes, unqualified trainers, wacky sauna conversations, and idiotic dietary recommendations by the American Diabetes Association. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer SUGAR LIES Just because baked potatoes are not sugar, does not mean your body treats them right Cutting back from 7-8 sandwiches a day If something doesn't say 'sugar', that doesn't mean you are genuinely not consuming sugar GLYCOGEN LOADS VS. GLUCOSE SPIKES THE CRAWL This is what happens when you've been riding the sugar train and run out of fuel...

: Episode 775 - Listener (Kim) Rooster Rossiter joins Vinnie today to discuss his daughter's story and the founding of Ainsley's Angels of America. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Green Grocer WHO IS ROOSTER? Rooster is from Lake Charles, Louisiana He has served in the Marines for over 20 years It is an honor and a privilege Iraq, portions of Africa, all over He is a Major "Mustang" Has a daughter, Ainsley, who suffered from infantile neuro axonal dystrophy (INAD) Nerves are slowly getting attacked Progressive and terminal Passed away in 2016 at the age of 12 (outlived life expectancy) She completed over 100 races AINSLEY'S ANGELS OF AMERICA Holds races to help those who are not able-bodied Allows such people to concentrate on the races and not on their next treatments The participants are helped throughout the race by able-bodied people Brings the whole community together No discrimination against disabilities Having an ailment or disability does not mean you do not want to accomplish things

: Episode 774 - Enjoy a recording of Vinnie's Big Fat Show in Claremont at Flappers Comedy Club on February 19th, 2017. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer FLAPPERS Many Flappers locations and Vinnie performs at a bunch! Check Vinnie out on April 2nd Sunday evening, 7 o'clock This show will be at Flappers in Burbank Gina Grad will be there, and probably Anna too She will sign and sell books there Vinnie and the gang will be fielding questions Buy tickets here

: Episode 773 - Tallulah Tepper joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk about her on and off NSNG journey, baseball, and the difficulties of health college dining. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TALLULAH Tallulah makes sure the podcasts are posted She is Vinnie's step daughter Goes to UVA She is a huge baseball fan Has an internship in Washington with a minor league team this year On and off NSNG Tallulah tends to gain 5-10 lbs when she goes back to school Dodger, the dog that Vinnie and Serena have been training, is going back to school with her (Also this is Tallulah writing the show notes, and I am not a fan of 3rd person writing but here ya go!) COLLEGE DINING The dining halls around the country preach the Standard American Diet All cheap, breaded food Salads are old It can be hard to eat healthy in college Anna's Eat Happy Cookbook is a must for college students Mixed drinks and beer also make college less healthy College restaurants consist of burgers, sandwiches, wings, cheap restaurant/bar food The move is to buy ingredients and meal prep for the week because being in college, one is not home very often and is always on the move

: Episode 772 - Anna & Vinnie talk about a ridiculous article about eating healthy at McDonalds, eating for travel, and some of the reasons Anna advises listeners to book a phone consultation with Vinnie... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer AMAZON WINNER Buy through vinnietortorich.com, and submit what you got by e-mail Gretchen won this week She bought Altra running shoes & Polar FT1 heart monitor Serena runs in those shoes and Vinnie with that monitor She will win some NSNG/PVC Swag UNHEALTHY MCDONALDS You CANNOT eat healthy at McDonalds Some options are healthier, but not healthy Their meat is all coated in sugar and grains Salad dressing covered in sugar Chemical $#!%storm EATING FOR TRAVEL Definitely bring nuts Time it out with fasting if you are an intermittent fasting Try to avoid airport food if possible Usually, you can take meat out of a sandwich or have a burger without a bun in most airport restaurants Salad with olive oil at lots of restaurants Plan ahead for road trips and airport trips Bring along an ice chest in your car! Hard boiled eggs Salami Olives Cheese If you have a cooler, it is like eating at home! Just prepare ahead of time LOSING WEIGHT Often, it is more difficult for women to lose weight Check out your hormone levels Plateauing is okay, book a consult with Vinnie to help fix it Look at your waist line, not at the scale

: Episode 771 - Vinnie and Andy share some amazing stories about kids whose parents took them to play outside and the incredible impact it had on their future. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club PLAY OUTSIDE You don't need to go work out in a gym! Just get off your phone or laptop and go outside! Go for a walk, play some ball, anything like that Olympic athletes started their careers just by getting outside Missy Franklin, the Olympic swimmer, for example She started taking swim lessons just to get outside Ginny Thrasher started her shooting career by getting outside and hunting deer Her first day of hunting, she did great Who knows what you will discover you're good at if you go outside! Skinning your knee isn't a bad thing, don't worry

: Episode 770 - Jason Thomas joins Vinnie Tortorich this Saturday to talk about Jason's establishment of a market for Pili Nuts in the United States. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Green Grocer JASON THOMAS Was referred to Vinnie by Susan Masino Has listened only to Vinnie and Jimmy Moore's podcasts He is also on one of Jimmy's shows Pili Nuts company owner Used to climb big mountains! Also a kitesurfer PILI NUTS These nuts are higher in fat than most nuts In the Philippines, they sugar coat and fry them He used to sell them fried in coconut oil Now, he does not fry but they are 'seasoned' and 'soaked' and cooked for 24 hrs with coconut oil and Himalayan salt Super low carb Less than 1 carb per serving Filled with good vitamins and minerals These nuts found in forests

: Episode 769 - Amazing ultra athlete Ken Posner joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday to talk about Vinnie, Serena, and Ken's Ultra Story. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer KEN POSNER Has a background in Finance and spent some time in the Army When he turned 40, he decided he wanted to ultra run Ken was fascinated by the country side courses because he loves the beautiful outdoors! The google pictures made him want to go run Running was his stress and mental health management technique because Finance is such a hard business Ken was fascinated by how far the human body could take someone When he decided he wanted to ultra run, he already had three marathons under his belt VINNIE AND SERENA When Vinnie and Serena started dating, Vinnie was training for Ultras Race across Oregon, 545 miles Serena had just started running She was a nerd in high school, not a jock Now Serena is an amazing athlete, running 100Ks and the like! ULTRA STORY Ken knew very little about the Ultra world when coming into it He had to train himself to be strong enough both physically and mentally Mental is possibly the harder part Ken wanted to push himself and discover what he could really do At age 50, Ken was astounded to find that he could run 100 miles! Check out his book about running 350 miles and setting a record here! Running the Long Path: A 350-mile Journey of Discovery in New York's Hudson Valley He goes light when doing this crazy long runs Can't run with too much on you - only the bare essentials Lean-to's most nights Ken has run Badwater before 135 miles NOTE: Photography by Laura Casner Photography

: Episode 768 - Vinnie Tortorich and Wednesday cohost Andy Schreiber talk about all the hidden sugar in ready-made food... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club HIDDEN SUGAR When Andy is super busy, he tries to buy some ready made and simple stuff to make for dinner He often buys roast chicken He decided to check the ingredients this time 3 ingredients in, there was SUGAR WHY DO YOU NEED SUGAR ON ROASTED CHICKEN? Makes it addicting Better to just make things yourself Get a chicken, give it a Villa Cappelli rub with some herbs too, and roast that! It truly does not take much longer Tri Tip from Bristol Farms (which is higher end) even has hidden sugar in it "evaporated cane juice" is just another way of trying to hide sugar