Fitness Confidential

: Episode 726 - Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber talk NSNG and Arthritis on this Wednesday edition of the Fitness Confidential Podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club NSNG AND ARTHRITIS Lots of types of arthritis Two biggest ones are rheumatoid and osteoarthritis rheumatoid - comes on by itself osteoarthritis - often due to injury, misuse, etc. NSNG can help arthritis - it will not cure it, but it will decrease inflammation which in turn can lessen pain Likely can help osteoarthritis more than rheumatoid, but there WILL be a clear minimization of pain in both when eating NSNG Vinnie has osteoarthritis, mostly from breaking things as a result of football and mountain biking BURSITIS Andy suffers from bursitis His hips would hurt a lot when hiking Bursitis is a result of inflammation Therefore, cutting out sugar and grains greatly decreases inflammation so he found help with NSNG Also, Andy is a weekend warrior which makes it harder on hips and such Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, a small fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and muscle, skin or tendon Andy tries not to sit too much because that aggravates his hips in different places, as well, than hiking does

: Episode 725 -- Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk about Conrad Anker's heart attack at 20k feet and explains Zone 2 training and how to calculate your Zone 2 heart rate. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CONRAD ANKER A hero of Vinnie's Has climbed everything worth climbing He is in a number of documentaries First descent of Shark's Fin Everest is a walk in the park for him He had a heart attack at 20,000 feet Now he is afraid of fat because Mayo Clinic told him so So aggravating as eating red meat does not cause heart disease! Really, he potentially had a heart attack because he has been eating crap for years and the "Death Zone" is dangerous The biggest bad-ass AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Lyla Dulaney (sp?) won this week She bought soap and some good oils She will be getting the F#@& Quinoa shirt Buy something through the Amazon banner on Vinnie's site, and e-mail what you buy to Vinnie You can win NSNG swag! Keep's the train rolling down the tracks ZONE 2 TRAINING Zone 1 - your heart rate is in between your resting heart rate and 69% of your possible heart rate Can achieve this by simply doing every day chores Walking around is zone 1 Zone 2 is 70% - 79% of your possible heart rate Zone 3 is 80% - 89% of your possible heart rate Zone 4 is 90%-your maximum possible heart rate Zone 5 can only be for a very short time for people who are in incredible shape This is going beyond your redline Vinnie believes Zone 2 is the optimal zone to be in Exercise is a poor way to lose weight, but if you want exercise to burn fat, Zone 2 is the way to go You are burning fat, not worrying about sugar (you shouldn't be consuming that much sugar that it should matter, anyway) Zone 2 is sustainable and reasonable, and it does not make you have cravings like Zone 3 or more can

: Episode 724 - David Ramirez joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday show to discuss serial killers, David's weight loss journey, and becoming a runner. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVID RAMIREZ Not actually related to Richard Ramirez Enjoy the tangent about serial killers including Ramirez and Ted Bundy Just completed a 50 mile ultra David has lost over 100 lbs At his biggest, he was 260 lbs He was 29 when he started his weight loss journey, now is 35 He is 5'6" He kept losing weight and then gaining it back He tried to convince himself he was okay, but internally was miserable and hated looking in the mirror David wanted to get healthy for himself and for the woman who ended up being his wife, and ultimately, his daughter as well Initially, David calorie counted Now that he is NSNG, he is not going back BECOMING A RUNNER When David started losing weight, he began to run He had no idea what he was doing David did a 10k and came damn near last, but he loved it Then, he moved on to a half marathon after some other 5 milers and 5ks He was losing weight until the half marathon training, at which point he was around 180 and the weight wouldn't budge After his half marathon, he started gaining some weight back He NEEDED a goal: He signed up for the Chicago Marathon He went from 195 to 185 in training He justified his bad eating habits by the fact that he ran After running the Wisconsin marathon (196lbs) where he was an hour longer than he wanted to be, he knew something had to change David found NSNG through the fact that his brother did paleo He is now at 160, doing better than ever, running ultras and feeling great while doing it!

: Episode 724 - David Ramirez joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday show to discuss serial killers, David's weight loss journey, and becoming a runner. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVID RAMIREZ Not actually related to Richard Ramirez Enjoy the tangent about serial killers including Ramirez and Ted Bundy Just completed a 50 mile ultra David has lost over 100 lbs At his biggest, he was 260 lbs He was 29 when he started his weight loss journey, now is 35 He is 5'6" He kept losing weight and then gaining it back He tried to convince himself he was okay, but internally was miserable and hated looking in the mirror David wanted to get healthy for himself and for the woman who ended up being his wife, and ultimately, his daughter as well Initially, David calorie counted Now that he is NSNG, he is not going back BECOMING A RUNNER When David started losing weight, he began to run He had no idea what he was doing David did a 10k and came damn near last, but he loved it Then, he moved on to a half marathon after some other 5 milers and 5ks He was losing weight until the half marathon training, at which point he was around 180 and the weight wouldn't budge After his half marathon, he started gaining some weight back He NEEDED a goal: He signed up for the Chicago Marathon He went from 195 to 185 in training He justified his bad eating habits by the fact that he ran After running the Wisconsin marathon (196lbs) where he was an hour longer than he wanted to be, he knew something had to change David found NSNG through the fact that his brother did paleo He is now at 160, doing better than ever, running ultras and feeling great while doing it!

: Episode 723 -- Peter Shankman joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday show to talk self-starting, Peter's career, and Faster Than Normal, an e-world that works to help people's brains work faster. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty PETER SHANKMAN Founder of HARO Vinnie was on his podcast, as well Check out his website here "A Public Relations all-star who knows everything about the new media and then some." -NY Times Google his Ted Talk! "Stop chasing likes, start doing more likable things!" Brand everything because if you don't brand it, someone else will SELF-STARTING Vinnie genuinely has no idea how the podcast and book have become so successful Peter has his own methodology for self starting You figure out what you're good at, and you do it a lot Vinnie is good at talking and being controversial, so this makes sense You set up systems to avoid doing the things that get you off course Peter wrote his last two books entirely on planes Nobody can bother him on planes FASTER THAN NORMAL Peter works to help folks unlock their brains and make them work faster If you know the intricacies of your brain, you can use your brain faster and more effectively ADD/ADHD can be used as a gift Peter believes that because he knows his brain very well and has studied his brain, he gets about 3 extra hours out of every day Scheduling is important! Having a running clock is the way to go Especially for those with ADHD, a physical reset can be very important For example, Vinnie shoots or does archery to reboot his brain Peter will do some pushups before he goes into a meeting Get your adrenaline going a bit

Episode 722 - Vinnie and Andy explain the difference between sugar content and added sugar as well as answer many listener questions such as the pros and cons of coconut oil vs. MCT oil, orange juice vs. oranges, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club HUNTING Tallulah foxhunts in Virginia Involves a pack of hounds chasing foxes (or coyotes in California) with people on horseback following and keeping the hounds in check Ducks Unlimited has done more to conserve and help ducks in the US and Canada than any other group SUGAR CONTENT You obviously want a lower sugar content, but sugar added is the worst You need to see where the sugar is coming from Sugar content is coming from lactose in dairy products If your body can handle dairy, eating dairy products with sugar content but no sugar added shouldn't be an issue MCT OIL VS. COCONUT OIL They act in your body in the same way MCT oil is more expensive, but coconut oil will do just as well Vinnie actually think coconut oil has an advantage ORANGE JUICE VS. ORANGES When you juice an orange, it loses the fiber The fiber is what slows down the glucose spike

: Episode 721 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk Amazon winner of the week, the holiday season, diet soda, & artificial sweeteners. Don't trust sugar or sugar by any other name! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Go through Vinnie's website to Amazon Buy something on Amazon and send what you bought to Vinnie You can win some NSNG swag Winner this week bought a bunch of books, including Eat Happy Be sure to check out Anna's cookbook, great for the holidays! Puts the coal in the fire and keep's the train moving down the tracks DIET SODA Vinnie has been yelling about diet soft drinks since the '80s Full of carcinogens, chemicals Any time you eat or drink anything processed, it is bad for you When it is diet, it is extra processed and thus extra bad for you Even when sugar is not called fructose, glucose, sugar, etc., it can still be sugar Fake sugar can cause insulin spikes too! You CAN get fat from "sugar-free" foods and "diet" sodas Equal and Sweet n Low are horrible for you!! It ain't about calories Sugar is not about calories in particular NSNG FACEBOOK GROUP People have been losing crazy amounts of weight There is a FB group -- not run by Vinnie but many pod-cast listeners and NSNG eaters use it Lots of stories about people saying their significant others say the cholesterol will kill them Cholesterol is NOT BAD SO MANY people have had such positive results on their cholesterol looking at the ACTUAL numbers for their cholesterol eating NSNG

: Episode 720 - Craig Berndt joins Vinnie to talk about how NSNG is different from other low-carb diets, how Craig found Vinnie, traveling NSNG, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CRAIG BERNDT Found Vinnie on Laxamana podcast, then through other Carolla shows Subscribed to Vinnie's podcast pretty quickly He also is a Twitter user Craig's spinal surgeon told him he needed to drop a bunch of weight for bag surgery Has lost 40 lbs so far with NSNG (in 3.5 months) HOW NSNG IS DIFFERENT Most low-carb diets work the same NSNG is about eating no sugar (NO HONEY OR ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS) and no grains, nor grain-like foods like quinoa, or really potatoes NSNG is a lifestyle, not a diet! NSNG isn't a 'brand' - Vinnie isn't trying to sell you a meal plan or a routine, he is just trying to help HOW TO TRAVEL NSNG Eat when you're traveling how you would eat at home For example, at home, you would never consider McDonald's for a meal, but when you are traveling, you would Try to avoid that! Craig is in the airport a lot and has had to learn how to avoid sugar and grains while traveling He has to modify airport foods and make them NSNG ex: just eat the meat off of a fast-food burger, grab a salad without dressing, etc.

: Episode 719 -- Danny Vega and Brian Williamson join Vinnie this Friday to discuss their websites and podcast, Ketovangelist & The Ketogenic Athlete. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty BRIAN AND DANNY Brian's son has epilepsy and was put on a ketogenic diet Brian started a ketogenic diet to lead by example, lost a lot of weight Check out his Ketovangelist website here Brian started a podcast on being a ketogenic athlete Danny is a power lifter and also is ketogenic, so now the two host the show together! THE KETOGENIC ATHLETE Check out the website for the podcast here Danny was told forever when he started power lifting that he needed carbs Eventually started carb cycling Didn't like eating carbs, once he became keto, everything got so much better It is completely possible to gain lots of muscle mass on a ketogenic diet Danny does lots of distance stuff now and has not put life into living at all He also only consumes half of the protein he used to consume Brian learned a ton about a ketogenic diet because of his son, just like Jim Abrams and his son Ketogenic diet can cure epilepsy for 30% of kids who are put on it Another 30% have their seizures reduced to a manageable point where they can live a full life It changes neural pathways Ketones burn cleaner, easier on the brain Your brain does not need sugar to live Your brain runs more efficiently on ketones than on sugar In a ketogenic diet, after the keto flu that some feel, most will have mental clarity and better recall For Danny, it has been a huge game-changer in his brain function He is in "Doom God-mode" For Brian, the ketogenic diet helped his depression immensely He felt near-euphoric within days of being in ketosis He had battled depression for ages as he had been hooked on sugar and grains

: Episode 718 - Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Wednesday podcast and talk about, cars, just cars, at the LA Car Show on the bromance episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club THANKSGIVING LIFE INTO LIVING Vinnie put some life into living on Thanksgiving He woke up the next day and felt like he'd been beat up All of those old injuries flared up again Now he is back on board! BROMANCE EPISODE Vinnie used to go to the LA car show with Scott, Tallulah's dad He was a huge BMW fan, so when the two of them went to the car show, Scott would only want to look at the BMWs Then maybe check out Bentley and Roll's Royce He had a bunch of different models each year that he'd lease This year, Vinnie and Andy went as they both love cars The Maserati was pretty unimpressive They seemed to be cheaply made, and the interior was especially bad Definitely not worth the $130k+ Their favorite car was the new Corvette Not the Grand Sport, but the same interior and amazing Vinnie just picked up his Corvette, actually Their second favorite car was a Mercedes S550 Coupe Beautiful on the inside, it seemed like the lap of luxury and technology Same price as the Maserati G Wagons and big trucks used to wreak havoc in Los Angeles and in the canyons Vinnie and Andy went 'car shopping' At first, the employees did not help them well