Fitness Confidential

: Episode 663 - Andy and Vinnie talk about fitness for older men, the over 50 crowd... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JANIS JOPLIN Vinnie and Andy don't often share music tastes, or really many tastes in general However, they both love Janis Joplin In the 27 club with Jim Morrison whom Andy loves, but Vinnie doesn't also with Stevie Ray Vaughan of whom Vinnie is a huge fan Both think she is raw and honest and wonderful FITNESS FOR OLDER MEN Listener Mark asked about fitness for men 50 and above He maintains a very low body fat %, but sometimes finds he works out as a 25 year old and is sore the next day What is an appropriate fitness regiment for older men? When you get older, you have to warm into the harder workouts and heavier weights For weightlifting, Vinnie (age 53) has to be careful regarding his back When he does leg presses and squats, he will start by warming up for 15 minutes on a rower Then he will stretch for 15-30 minutes depending on how tight or sore he is Then he will start with very light squats and work his way up Will deadlift after he is warmed up with squats Key is ramping up very slowly Allow yourself more time for your workout as you get older for more warming and stretching You can go as heavy as you want, but only if you build up to it If you are extra sore, take it easy for a day! Vinnie has to take it easy for his rehabbing shoulder as far as upper-body workouts go He tells his older clients to start low and warm for upper-body workouts When it comes to aerobic activity, aerobic capacity can remain very high for a long time even if your max isn't what it used to be Know yourself, prepare, and do not rush! Same for Andy and his hiking Same for most people If Andy brings water, goes slow, and brings some NSNG salty snacks with shoes that are a bit more roomy, he is good to go indeterminately

: Episode 662 -- Anna and Vinnie talk more Olympics, easy NSNG Back to School Lunches and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty UNOFFICIAL - Check out these phone cases THE OLYMPICS Vinnie is a big Usain Bolt fan He is amazed by the toppling of records Women's triple jump was also amazing Equestrian events are ridiculous Those equestrians are world travelers with multiple 6-7 figure dollar horses AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Buy through the Amazon banner on Vinnie's website and submit what you buy and win a prize! Some NSNG swag This week's winner is Miguel He bought pine tar soap and Vinnie and Anna's deodorant BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHES Many NSNG, healthy options for kids Although most parents and cafeterias are used to giving children carby, unhealthy lunches, it is quite easy to pack healthy ones Fruits and veggies with a protein, salads, full fat sugar-free yogurt, olives, peanut butter, other nuts, cauliflower rice with some chicken on it, etc. This will also help your child develop a better palette

: Episode 661 - Fitness Confidential fan Kristi is winning at NSNG but is concerned because she seems to be losing inches but not weight... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club KRISTI STELLE Found Vinnie on Mark in the Morning with Gina Grad Followed Gina's progress and looked into NSNG Read Vinnie's book, Fitness Confidential, and found it made sense and began NSNG Started just about a month ago Suffered a bad concussion back in April, was told to cut out sugar and caffeine Started eating meat when she started NSNG Loves reading about nutrition but has trouble with convoluting information Wants to lose about 25 lbs LOSING INCHES Kristi has lost some girth both in her waist and arms Her seat belts are a little looser Hasn't lost a pound Body has not been used to some of these nutrients due to veganism Her body is likely grabbing at the nutrients it is newly receiving She also definitely feels less hungry in general eating this way She is eating about 400-600 more calories a day, and not gaining weight, but losing inches This is a win!!! Keep on it and lbs will start to come off Be happy with the results you have at first, even if they are not immediately weight loss Feeling better and eating more without gaining weight is a win Vinnie advises Kristi to cut back slightly on the fat, add a bit more proteins and such and the weight will come off

: Episode 659 -- Dr. Stephen Sinatra joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss heart health and the significance of the coenzyme Q10. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. STEPHEN SINATRA Hails from New York Did a lot of cardiologist work Now is a metabolic cardiologist Coined the term in 2005 Combined nutrients to help people with horrible cardiovascular health and saved many lives Coenzyme Q10, magnesium, others Been working with the coenzyme since the '80s Saved people the need to get heart transplants HEART HEALTH Integrative cardiology Belief in supplements and vitamins to help heart health Check out website on his recommendations for good heart health here

: Episode 659 -- Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk Idiocracy, water, on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club IDIOCRACY Parts of this movie are kind of coming true! In the movie, the watrer fountains spew gatorade Nobody drinks water Sugary takes over, which is happening in real life too Similar to questions Vinnie gets on Twitter People always asking what they can drink DRINK WATER, PEOPLE! People more and more are relying on sugary drinks instead of water Andy did drink lots of sugary drinks when he was young, but Vinnie only had them as a treat (Coke) The Coke sat hidden outside on the porch, his family did not have soda in the main fridge, nor did Andy's although he drank them more Coke in Vinnie's house was largely there for company Vinnie would only get a Coke on special celebrations or at the barber shop Vinnie was more interesting in watching the Coke come out of the vending machine In Vinnie's world there is tea, coffee, water, and soda water, and whiskey or scotch You don't need sugar in coffee -- eat NSNG and your coffee will start tasking sweeter! Andy used to be addicted to soda and used to ALWAYS put artificial sweeteners in his coffee When he gave it all up, he did not like the taste NOW on NSNG he likes it so much more without the chemicals and can really taste the good flavor of the coffee Starbucks is selling poison and tries to hide sugar wherever they can in their drinks Careful when you order that they aren't sneaking sugar

: Episode 658 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich this Monday and the two discuss Vinnie's upcoming radio show, Eat Happy, the Olympics, bad diets, some NSNG 101 and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty VINNIE RADIO Vinnie looks like he will be having a show on KABC on the weekends Working on a contract He used to host a show in Louisiana called "Talking Fitness" back in the day He would always get the phones to light up by being controversial and baiting He likes live radio because callers and guests have to answer because they are on the spot Looking like the end of September EAT HAPPY Anna's cookbook has been released! Eat Happy: Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb Recipes For A Joyful Life Only a kindle version so far Working on a hard copy (which will actually be soft for affordability) but Anna wants to get it just right and make it affordable so it may take a bit of time OLYMPICS Vinnie has an issue with Michael Phelps carrying the USA Flag He is not a great person or role model with his DUI and such He thinks he is a great athlete but not a great role model, nor does he have good nutrition Anna recognizes that the US likes the glam He thinks sports like shooting should gain more recognition Come-from-behind stories (Lisa One-Skate) are huge right now Refugee team this year Mardini is the Syrian refugee that swam to save many peoples' lives All about the hero/big story She won her heat but did not make it far BAD DIETS Yahoo posted an especially painful health and fitness article Super cheesy and painful "If It Fits Your Macros" -- IIFYM Anna thinks it stands for #IIntendtoFuckYourMouth Completely confusing article by folks who don't really understand ANY of the science behind nutrition "Stay in your calorie target-- then eat whatever you'd like!" Literally saying you can eat donuts and as long as you stay in your range its okay They don't know the difference between calories and macros The website said Anna should have 52% protein and 59% fat and -11g carbs WHAT??? Also how does this make sense with anything they just said about donuts? SOME 101 We have old 101 podcasts if you subscribe Additionally, if you book a call with Vinnie he can help you further! Grelin, leptin, insulin are what controls your weight and are controlled by the amount of carbs you eat When we eat sugar and grains, our bodies release different levels grelin and leptin and insulin Grelin - the hormone that causes you to want to eat The levels of this actually INCREASE when you eat high carbs Leptin - the hormone that tells your body you are full "safety hormone" Keeps your hunger in check Eating carbs messes with this Insulin messes with the sugar levels in your blood and muscles, and we get all the insulin we need from veggies and such Unless, of course, you have an insulin issue

: Episode 657 - Vinnie speaks with listener/tweeter Spencer Russell and the two talk about Spencer's journey, working out and fielding questions that folks pose about the weight loss journey. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SPENCER RUSSELL Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Vinnie reinforced the healthy eating Spencer thought he should be following Found Vinnie on Twitter and started asking questions Down about 30 lbs since finding Vinnie Is currently 6'3", 235 at age 28 He was up to 265 by eating terribly Has a sweet tooth and couldn't stay away from carbs prior to NSNG Constant snacking on things like granola bars, tons of grains for all three meals Thought granola was "heart healthy" and such He feels SO much better on NSNG, weight and overall health People are asking Spencer about his weight loss journey FIELDING QUESTIONS Many folks ask Spencer about how he lost this weight The knowledgeable people about diet do understand the perks of NSNG Others get confused when he says he doesn't eat potatoes or whole grains He has had people argue with him about the health benefits of the above Tough to handle when people won't except the hard evidence Naysayers are best to be left alone -- you cannot please or convince everyone Those who don't listen can't be convinced easily People will always insist it is heavy exercise Vinnie hardly ever does anything to keep his muscles showing (like ab work) He does nothing special to be lean and in shape If you eat properly, veggies, meats, oils, you will look like the "animal" we were meant to be

: Episode 656 - Dr. Mary Newport joins Vinnie to discuss coconut oil and Alzheimer's disease. Can medium-chain triglycerides (MCT's) play a role in the treatment of dementia? Listen to her personal story of her husband's early-onset Alzheimer's disease and the results she had with coconut oil... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. MARY NEWPORT Started her career caring for premies (neonatalogy) Now works in hospice care Her husband is the reason for her transition He was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimers at age 51 Passed away this past January after suffering for 15 years She saw how great hospice care was for those in need and so she decided to take this up KETOGENIC DIET Many different conditions and diseases are being treated adjunctly with a ketogenic diet Cancer cells feed off of sugar Low-carb diets are being found to slow symptoms and help patients Dom D'Agostino is doing research through the Navy on benefits of ketogenic diet COCONUT OIL AND ALZHEIMER'S Check out her website on this topic here Coconut oil has ketones which can help improve brain function In combo with MCT oil, it appears it can actually reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's Brains essentially use this fat for energy Suggests the brain is starving when Alzheimer's hit, needs to be fed with fat DR. NEWPORT'S BOOK Also in the Mental Health section of our NSNG Book Club

: Episode 654 - Larry Olmsted, journalist and author of a great new book Real Food Fake Food joins Anna & Vinnie to talk about the prevalence of food fraud in labeling. From scallops to Kobe beef to truffle oil to Parmesan cheese, there is significant fraud in the food industry. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty EAT HAPPY Anna's cookbook FULL of family friendly and easy NSNG recipes! An amazing resource for cooking and also for meal preparation for the week Vinnie and Serena cook from this book Get the kindle version here Hard copy version of the book is still being worked on right now so it is nice and affordable LARRY OLMSTED Buy his book here! Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do about It Check out his website here! Award-winning journalist Has written for many big magazines and newspapers all over the world From New York REAL FOOD FAKE FOOD Larry has always been writing on food and travel topics Everyone eats whenever they travel, so Larry likes to focus on food He tried to eat locally and regionally when traveling, and in doing that he started finding that all of what he made here that he originally ate overseas was bad quality and could not be recreated This is because here in America, lots of what we consume and are sold is fake We are being misled How is it legal to label incorrectly? People have been doing it for 20+ years The government allows for a large margin of error The big food companies take full advantage of margin of error and even go overboard Different categories in the book Legal, illegal, gray area, immoral but legal Illegal = substituting one seafood for another Nobody is policing In lots of cases there are no rules from FDA Defining 'organic' is the biggest step we've made in the modern area for labeling The FDA has intentionally chosen not to define 'natural' 'Natural' means nothing Uranium is natural, too FDA ignores a lot of their own policies and they ignore, when it comes to seafood, congressional mandate The Obama administration has made it so seafood fraud is finally getting checked up on, and looks like the fraud will lessen

: Episode 653 - Listener and NSNG follower York joins Vinnie today to discuss lap-band failure and how NSNG is changing his life. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club YORK York is his middle name His first name is Lawrence and his dad is Larry, so he has always been referred to by his middle name He is more a reader and a tweeter Looking for a lifestyle that didn't have to do with looking ingredients up in a book or calorie counting He liked the simplicity of NSNG He is 11 days in and his energy and sleep has improved greatly He noticed a huge change in his palette too, and has stopped smoking Fortunately, smoking culture has changed and people smoke significantly less or less in public now From the South LAP-BAND FAILURE York's heaviest weight was 345 Right now he is 315 This is the first time in his life that he has not calorie counted or drank shakes, etc. Many of Vinnie's callers have had this surgery Sure, you can't eat because your stomach is significantly smaller, but then you aren't getting nutrients Other problems include reflux issues and much more York had his filled up with so much fluid that he woke up in the middle of the night gasping for air Now he doesn't have fluid, but it's still hard sometimes to digest things and get them through It also restricts what type of food you can eat and when you can eat, which if you decide to eat like NSNG, can be very difficult He feels very liberated doing NSNG now He is going to try to get on a food preparation schedule because when one goes to restaurants there are always hidden and naughty ingredients That being said, NSNG is SO worth it and York loves it