Fitness Confidential

Vinnie is very happy to have the amazing, beautiful and talented Serena Scott Thomas on to talk to her about her 50 mile run. She is now officially an ultra-runner! Serena ran the Avalon 50 on Catalina Island. Not only did she finish in 11 hours and 40 minutes but she did it for a really good cause. She raised over $5,000 for InSitu Foundation which trains rescue dogs to detect early stage cancer by smell. They also discuss Serena’s movie, Inherent Vice, which is up for an Independent Spirit Award. Listen in as Vinnie tries to speak with a British accent... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Amazon THE DAY OF THE RACE Serena felt terrified...everyone told her how difficult your first 50 mile race is There was 7,000 feet of climbing The race started 5 am Saturday morning and all was well as the sun came up It started to drizzle but by 20 miles the rain started coming down Serena didn’t have her raincoat and she got wet and cold DURING THE RACE Mud was clay and incredibly slippery It was so muddy and slippery, couldn’t do downhill It was miserable...besides being cold and wet, her running shoes were not “grippy” enough Mud was very deep and sticking to her shoes WHAT SHE LEARNED At about 40 miles, Serena had a low moment and stopped at Aid Station because she needed something to eat with fat in it. She had gone through her nuts The only things available were sugary things like jelly beans, M&M’s and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches She needed to have more fatty foods with her DIET THE DAY OF THE RACE Usually Serena doesn’t eat in the morning...just coffee with heavy cream and a handful of nuts The day of the race, she had a hard-boiled egg, 1/2 apple and full-fat yogurt She did some sugar trickle Serena wished she had some nuts, some cheese, some olives and something hot to drink

Welcome back to the Wednesday "Mid-Week Short Show" brought to you by PureVitaminClub.com. This week Vinnie and his co-host, Andy Schreiber, talk about how Andy can safely get back into lifting weights after taking 5 months off. Also, Vinnie and Andy answer the question "Why... The post THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 342: WORKING OUT AND TAKING VITAMINS appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Vinnie and Anna discuss an article that recently appeared in the New York Post. It was written by a former contestant of the popular reality show “The Biggest Loser”. She reveals the unhealthy, inhumane, degrading treatment contestants are routinely subjected to and how generally contestants gained back all the weight they lost once they were on the show. Today, Vinnie puts the “angry” into The Angriest Trainer. Stay tuned and listen to Vinnie as he takes on “The Biggest Loser” and reveals the truth... SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Amazon WHY VINNIE DOESN’T LIKE “THE BIGGEST LOSER” The show seeks people that are so desperate, they will do anything to lose weight They are put through brutal workouts and starvation diets Contestants are screamed at and put in unsafe situations They call each other “Losers” and are worked out to the point of vomiting or collapsing THE SHOW IS A FAT-SHAMING DISASTER...AND PEOPLE LOVE IT 7,000,000 people watch each week 200,000 people audition each season 2/3’s of this country is overweight or obese; so there’s always interest in losing weight No one cares that this is not a sustainable lifestyle WHAT THE CONTESTANTS ARE PUT THROUGH They are taken to the Gillette Ranch in Calabasas where they are locked in their rooms and their cell phones and computers are taken for 24 hours. Many contestants believe they were bugged. Their first workout is 4 hours long and they were subjected to workouts that lasted from 5-8 hours without a break Calories were restricted to less than 1,000 per day and all food had to be approved by a trainer VINNIE CHALLENGES JILLIAN MICHAELS In 2014, Jillian quits the show saying she was deeply concerned about the show’s poor care of the contestants. Vinnie goes on a rant...”Now she’s concerned? Why wasn’t she concerned 16 seasons ago? No...she had to wait until she became more famous than the show!” Vinnie challenges her to come on the show...We will keep you posted

Listeners…you know how Vinnie always introduces Anna as "the best voice in podcast radio working now or anytime in the history of podcast"? Well, do you want to make him a liar? Of course not! It's time for the PodCast Awards again and it slipped... The post THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 340: 10th Annual Podcast Awards appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Vinnie is very excited about today's guest … he actually confesses to have fallen in love with her when he met her. Mechelle Lewis Freeman is an Olympic sprinter. In the 2007 Pan American games, she was a double silver medalist. She was a member... The post THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 339: ONE-ON-ONE WITH MECHELLE LEWIS FREEMAN appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Wednesdays bring a new weekly short-form podcast brought to you by PureVitaminClub.com, with co-host Andy Schreiber, the CEO of Pure Vitamin Club. Each week, Andy will bring a question regarding fitness, diet or exercise and they will also discuss specific nutrients and their role in overall... The post THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 338: Carb-o-phobia and Vitamin B12 appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of The Angriest Trainer. Vinnie and today's guest got their times crossed, so…no guest. But no problem for Vinnie and Anna. As usual, they chat about running and fitness and listener questions..and they also get Andy Schreiber, CEO of Pure... The post THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 337: ANDY SCHREIBER AND The NSNG 100 DAY CHALLENGE appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.

Thursday’s edition of The Angriest Trainer is usually a one-on-one with Vinnie and a guest. Well, fasten your seatbelts...today we have: no music, no lead, no “and now, America's Angriest Trainer”, no horse, no ads and NO GUEST! Zero. Vinnie is alone in front of the mike. Why? Because we lost a podcast. That’s right. We lost it. So while he was running today, Vinnie realized “I can do this podcast myself, with no guest." Let’s see what happens... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Amazon WHAT HAPPENED? Usually with a guest, we use 2 mikes, and amazing Bill Meadows cleans up the audio and combines the two audio files into The Angriest Trainer Podcast When Vinnie still lived in Louisiana, he had a fitness show called “Talking Fitness” on WSNB AM in New Orleans. It was just Vinnie on a mike. Just like today His nephew, Mike Tortorich and his co-host, Joey Tortorich have a podcast, Dudes in a Room, Check out episode 096, "Je Suis Charlie" which is a "one on none" episode Vinnie had been thinking about doing a one-on-none podcast ...just like the good ol’ days NARCISSISM Ultra sports athletes are the most narcissistic people on the planet. Why? Because to do this sport you have to be selfish with your time After years of competing, athletes start to connect with charities It makes ultra athletes feel better about themselves; their time goes to helping other people Vinnie thinks maybe his podcast helps people with advice, FAQ’s and his free newsletter PODCAST CALLERS AND QUESTIONS Olivia - Has famous parents, actor Jack Scalia and Miss Universe, Karen Baldwin. She had 3-4 calls with Vinnie to help her with injury...she’s back in shape and on NSNG What should I eat on a daily basis? It’s not about being “carb-a-phobic”, it’s about seeing where grains and sugar sneak into your food so you can avoid glucose spike What should I do about cravings? Yes, in the beginning, before you are fat adapted, there will be cravings. Comedian Bobby Kelly said it was easier getting off drugs than grains and sugar. Once you’re on the other side, it gets easy What exercise should I do? Stick to one program for a period of time so you feel a sense of accomplishment. Use exercise to get in better shape, not for weight loss BOOK #2 Sequel to Fitness Confidential Dean Lorey and Vinnie are working on it together. Todd Farmer is doing research Not so much of a memoir...focused on answering your questions Due out middle of 2015 STARTING NEXT WEEK New podcast on Wednesday with Vinnie and Andy Schreiber sponsored by Pure Vitamin Club 5 minutes answering questions about health and fitness 5 minutes about things (like titanium dioxide) that are in vitamins and shouldn’t be there

Vinnie and Anna discuss a Top 100 Influential People in FItness List that has come out...and they tear it apart. Vinnie’s contention is that for the most part...it has nothing to do with fitness!!! What is it based on? And after they are done going through the list, they settle down to talking about injuries. What injuries are and how to treat them. Listen and learn... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Amazon TOP 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN FITNESS LIST VInnie wants to know - what was the criteria? Who did the “choosing”? #17 is Gwenyth Paltrow....What has she done? and #6 is Tara Stiles...Who? Tony Horton is #29...he should be pissed off And #23 is Bethanny Frankel...she makes diet vodka! SO WHERE’S VINNIE? He’s not on the list because he didn’t go after it. Vinnie didn’t pay a publicist to get him on it When Fitness Confidential came out, he hired and fired two publicists It wasn’t worth the money TENDONITIS AND INJURIES A tendon connects a muscle to bone. A ligament is like a small cushion to keep bones from rubbing together When you pull or strain a muscle, just a few fibers in the muscle have broken apart A muscle tear or rip has to be repaired by surgery The only way to treat a pull or strain is ice and rest ICING AND STRETCHING Ice at least 3 times a day for at least 20 minutes As cold as possible covering the injured area Don’t use foam roller or tennis ball until pain has subsided Stretching keeps muscles supple...take time and ease into it

Today's amazing guest is JJ Virgin, celebrity nutritionist, fitness expert and three-time NY Times bestselling author. Her books include: JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet, The Virgin Diet and The Virgin Diet Cookbook. She is also the best-selling author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy... The post THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 334: ONE-ON-ONE WITH JJ VIRGIN appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.