Fitness Confidential

Dr. Fredrick Matsen joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss surgery and specifically, Vinnie's shoulder surgery on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club FREDERICK MATSEN Actually gives his attention to his clients One of the best joint and surgery experts in his field Vinnie went to visit him in Seattle He gives special shoulder and elbow surgeries and gives his clients the time they need He has the luxury where he is able to do that He has completely changed VInnie's range of motion Now Vinnie can actually use his shoulder If it wasn't for Matsen, this probably would not be possible He is the best of the best

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Andy Schreiber talk Studio City and Oprah's weight loss endorsement as well as Vinnie's appearances on Oprah's show on this Wednesday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club STUDIO CITY A lot of gay men in the area Vinnie believes this has "enhanced" the neighborhood This is where Andy lives Also a lot of Jewish people in this neighborhood -- LA has quite a lot of Jews *SHOUTOUT TO TIM PAGEN, YOU'RE THE MAN! OPRAH AND WEIGHT WATCHERS Vinnie respects her, but she is not the person to look to for weight loss Vinnie and she are not friends, even though he was on the show When Vinnie was on Oprah, he was totally taken care of check out this cougar show with Vinnie's pants if you haven't seen them Oprah endorses Weight Watchers in a commercial in which she has a lot of excess weight She is getting paid for this She caused a big stir, especially on the Facebook page, when she put out a tweet about how she "loves bread" and gets to eat bread Weight Watchers Smart investment for Oprah because Weight Watchers makes their money from their clients' failures Weight Watchers' business plan from 2001: "Its members have demonstrated a consistent pattern of repeat enrollment of a number of years, signing up for an average of 4 cycles" IT DOESN'T WORK! And that's why Weight Watchers makes so much money Vinnie was promised endorsement of his podcast by Oprah's people, never got it Oprah is on his "shit list"

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss the late David Bowie, good TV on Netflix, the 100 Most Influential People in Fitness according to a blog, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli DAVID BOWIE As everyone knows, he died last month at the age of 69 Vinnie and Serena, on the day of his death, sat around for an hour or so playing his music He was the original cross-dresser (actually, second to Bugs Bunny) TRANSPARENT Great Netflix TV show Amy Landecker Vinnie met her at a Topanga party The two also really like "Making a Murderer" LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN FITNESS Vinnie (and Anna) aren't on it (has been checked) If Vinnie had to put himself on the list, he would put himself between 48 and 65 Vinnie would put the following people in the Top Ten Gary Taubes Nina Teicholz David Perlmutter Terry Wahls Peter Attia Tim Noakes Ron Rosedale Dr. Drew Eric Westman Donald Oneil Ivor Cummins Jillian Michaels is #40 and Dr. Drew is #2, though, so the list must not be too credible here is this silly list Vinnie guessed some of the people on the list including Oprah, and a Kardashian :( Some good people like Perlmutter, Nestle, and Rich Roll did make the list!! ANNA'S COOKBOOK Full of yummy NSNG recipes She will also be including a "meal plan" with shopping lists and such just to make it easier for people Eat Happy Cookbook Coming online soon!

Listener Meaghan KNS joins Vinnie Tortorich today on the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast, where the two discuss being gluten free, running, race, podcasts and the bad qualities of quinoa*. *fuck quinoa PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MEAGHAN She has a confusing last name! Her husband is from Morocco, they have beautiful children She went to James Madison in Virginia Meaghan knew Vinnie had to be on the Dr. Drew show She is very involved in podcasts and running BEING GLUTEN FREE Meaghan went to Runner's World Festival (4 races in three days (1/2 marathon)) Generally, people want to "carb up" before races At this conference she went to they had a gluten free pasta option Often, Gluten-Free marked foods are quite processed eat REAL food, not foods that have to be marked gluten free if you can It is frustrating when everyone asks if she eats "Quinoa" because she is gluten free She said "Fuck Quinoa" Even Quinoa can make you inflamed RACE & TRIATHLONS There is resistance to black women wanting to run/do triathlons simply because their hair can be hard to deal with and requires a lot of work Meaghan thinks it is healthy and good to discuss race and gender and it makes the world interesting that people are different Vinnie loves people of all races, genders, religions even if he rants or makes comments :)

Kay Lynne Cox and Larry Diamond join Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast to discuss the art of writing, and losing fat on a low carb high fat ketogenic diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty GOOD WRITING Being a voracious reader can really help one become a better writer Reading is an important part of anyone's life Vinnie had to read a lot when he was younger, and loved it His mother was a hands-on librarian Vinnie got so much motivation from books Check out Larry's article about losing weight here LARRY AND KAY LYNNE Both had incredible weight loss journeys on a LCHF diet Liked what Tim Noakes had to say Examined his own beliefs that had been imposed upon him by media and government Researched why we ever thought sat fats and fats like olive oil are bad Couldn't find any evidence supporting that fat was bad At first, Kay Lynne thought "I'll believe it when I see it" This ACTUALLY worked though! nothing before this was sustainable She at first watched Larry lose weight It took her awhile to accept what she was giving up, but eventually she made the decision to try it for 3 weeks She realized it was the right move After this she never looked back Their daughter influenced them greatly Memory issues ran in the family -- the two wanted to avoid their currently 2 year old adopted daughter having to take care of them

Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. They discuss New Years' resolutions, PVC, putting life into living, and how one must be careful to not throw oneself off track completely. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club You can now make it so subscriptions can change from 30 days to 90 days on the website Modify Subscription You can add magnesium to your daily multi cap subscription Add to Subscription Discount if you get the combo pack PUTTING LIFE INTO LIVING Enjoy a piece of cake every once and awhile Just don't use this as an excuse to change your lifestyle! You can have a "cheat" day every once in awhile, but this implies dietary restrictions beyond sugars and grains and can take people off the tracks After a cheat day, you will wake up bloated, starving, and wanting to cheat more Must be careful! Eventually, you get over it. Then you have a good day or even a few, but then it's your cheat day again and then you start all over. That is why you must be careful with having too many cheat days. Having a "cheat" day once a week can be a slippery slope That is why we say "Life into Living" instead It isn't a permission slip for a day, rather than maybe just ONE slice of cake every once in awhile

Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two talk about actor bods and "using it or losing it", and John Lee Dumas also makes a guest appearance to discuss The Freedom Journal, entrepreneurship and podcasting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli PODCAST TOURS Vinnie has noticed when he goes on other peoples' podcast, he can say whatever he wants and he gets ignored and the other hosts just move on Always interesting going on different podcasts and seeing different styles Anna has to go on podcasts when her new BOOK comes out!! JOHN LEE DUMAS Podcaster Runs EntrepreneurOnFire podcast He had literally 0 broadcasting experience when starting his podcast Has podcaster for the past 1200 days straight "The Freedom Journal" For everything!! Can inspire you to reach (attainable) goals John is using it to get to his military body weight Holds you accountable everyday to achieve your goals Always about work ethic and consistency Gotta create 3 valuable consistent contents Made podcast, brought in good guests Had a 3-peat guest 7 times, Vinnie wants to be number 8 Pencils of Promise DENNIS QUAID 61 years old, completely ripped out One of Vinnie's favorite bodies Scott Glenn is another one Not genetics because his bro does not have the same type of body To lose weight you have to not eat sugar or grains, but to keep muscle tone you have to use your muscles!! Working out keeps your skin tighter as you lose weight You have to eat right and also exercise LIFE INTO LIVING Vinnie had a little bit of LIL in Mammoth Gonna go back to stricter NSNG because while he enjoyed it, he feels better stricter

Shaun Draughn, running back for the San Francisco 49ers, talks fitness and football with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli SHAUN NFL runningback Cares about his health and fitness Went to UNC for college, and plays for the 49ers now Has been playing pro since 2012

Tarun Bajaj joins Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber on this Wednesday episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast from India, where they discuss the way of life in such a place. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TARUN His twin brother is getting married Now, in January, Tarun is engaged!!! He is one of the biggest super fans INDIA Cattle on the roads outside the city The roads are something like "Frogger" Although there is mayhem, there are no accidents People so wonderful and positive in India Vinnie thought it was a pretty unbelievable thing -- the Ecoroots challenge, especially with Andy Where Vinnie and Andy and Tarun were was one of the few states where you can legally eat beef (Shillong) No fat people!! Now where they are is a vegetarian hotel (Hindu) Vinnie has been eating his saved beef jerky He had trouble eating there His shoulder was full of inflammation from having a tiny bit of unintentional grain in his food People in India and at the hotel eat grains around the clock Tarun even believes his peoples' diet is "shit" Breakfast: cake to spice up the breakfast options Vinnie had to have chickpeas for breakfast until Matt introduced him to a restaurant in town that served meat If you are fat, it means you have enough to eat It can be a good thing!!! Tarun's family worries about him because he is lean, but REALLY he is healthier than ever

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino talk advertising, Christopher Columbus, speak with long-time listener Jess Perreca and on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty ADVERTISING We only advertise what we believe in We could be much richer if we advertised everything, but we won't This is an expensive show to run, but we keep it real INDIA Christopher Columbus started calling First Nations (Native Americans) Indians because he thought he had arrived in India in the 1400s Serena didn't believe Vinnie when he told her this because Vinnie is good at coming up with stories quickly Also, while Vinnie was in India, he told a fake story about barely making it out of Vietnam Jimi Hendrix was actually a paratrooper JESS PERRECA Has been overweight since the age of 6 -- he is now 36 He has been on several times, has been supporting Vinnie and the show forever! He was doing weight watchers when he joined He is a favorite around here Check out his old podcasts Right now, Jess is about the heaviest he's ever been Well over 500 lbs He has tried everything to lose weight but is derailed He wants to make life the reason he SHOULD lose weight, but instead uses life as an excuse to eat what he wants The greatest he ever felt, however, was when he started NSNG lost 75lbs in one month went about 6 mos and lost a bunch of weight He didn't know how to handle keeping the weight off/handling his success Once work got more stressful, he didn't keep up packing his meals, etc. Instead he ordered food, went to restaurants, etc. Once he got laid off, it made it even harder to get back on track GETTING DERAILED FROM NSNG It is easy to get derailed when you are dealing with life Can be grief, can be a few holiday meals, can be lots of work that gets you off of NSNG and makes it hard to get back on If you do go off course, just get back on the next meal you're able to! It is hard to approach the emotional side of it NSNG can make you feel better, too It's okay to go off for awhile to deal with your feelings, but eventually your body will want to go back to NSNG Try to get back on as soon as possible -- once you dive back in, you CAN succeed!