Fitness Confidential

Vinnie and Anna start to chip away at the amazing listener questions posted at the Forums: How to eat when on the road in a car Building muscle after 40 Why there is no free lunch with nature When is age not an issue Sprinting schedules vs. Zone 2 schedules What Vinnie and Anna eat in a typical day How much is too much heavy cream in the coffee Starting Strength Rachel McLish looks stunning!!

Vinnie and Anna dive into Listener Questions from the Forums: Losing weight while endurance training Vanity weight Sugar trickling, Tony Portera and Badwater

Chris Kostman is an ultra-athlete who holds the record, at age 20 in 1987, of being the youngest person to complete the eleven-day Race Across America. Chris is still running races and now produces events such as the Furnace Creek 508 (there is still time to sign up for this race) and the Badwater 135 through his company, AdventureCORPS. Vinnie and Chris discuss ultra sports, nutrition and following NSNG as a vegetarian. Here are some of the highlights... How Chris Started Cycling Chris was on his third grade soccer team that never won a game The coaches were constantly berating the players His dad pulled him from the team and Chris never played a sport with a ball again Years later he discovered cycling and developed as a cyclist and as a human being through positive reinforcement This year's Badwater 135 This year's race included a 22 mile climb Vinnie went to support Tony Portera who has been NSNG for 8 months and lost 45 pounds. When Chris saw Tony at this year's Badwater, he didn't recognize him Tony looked radically different; his body was reshaped How to do NSNG as a Vegetarian Chris has been a vegetarian for 25 years He now eats cheese, fish and eggs Feels a huge difference on NSNG He has more energy and not hungry all the time This year's Furnace Creek 508 Bicycle Ride Still time to sign up for this race Different route this year because of a moratorium on sporting events in Death Valley National Park The race starts in Reno, goes through the northern back country of Nevada, and finishes up in Reno Elevation is challenging: you are never below 3,500 feet and often over 7,000 feet Links from this podcast Badwater 135 Silver State 508 (AKA "The 508") Rough Riding (AKA Multi-Surface Cycling) Yoga Tune Up® JUST RIDE by Grant Petersen

Vinnie and Anna welcome fitness trainer and N=1 experimenteur extraordinaire Sam Feltham to the show: Sam's Intermittent Fasting habits What caused him to develop sleep apnea in just a few weeks What's with ancient grains? Is there such a thing as too much fat? Wonderful wisdom from Sam Felton ... "Eat until you're full...then stop." As well as being an entrepreneur and personal trainer Sam is a health activist, as his major definite purpose is to help as many people as possible obtain and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Sam's 21 Day 5000 calorie high fat experiment Sam's 21 Day high carb, fake food experiement Sam's 21 Day Vegan experiment Twitter Facebook

Richard Frissen is not an ultra-athlete. Richard is a cabbie in London who found Vinnie's Podcast while sitting in his cab with his iPad. He was looking for a solution to his weight and health challenges. Since starting NSNG last October, Richard has lost 45 pounds and has started the NSNG UK Facebook Page. Vinnie and Richard discuss the life-changing benefits of living the NSNG life. Here are some of the highlights... How Richard Started Out Richard never did well on calorie restricted diets ... he always felt hungry He started with a 40 inch waist Lost 12 pounds in the first two weeks of NSNG Lost 40 pounds since last October Never hungry How Our Eating Habits Have Changed Prior to the 1960's, we ate basic, healthy food like meats, veggies, fruits 70 years ago, only 3% of the population was considered obese Now we are fixated on needing sugar for energy Chasing the sugar high all day long Health Benefits of NSNG NSNG heals the body from the inside out Richard had high uric acid and painful gout for 20 years After NSNG, Richard's blood tests showed normal uric acid levels His constant headaches have been gone for 9 months Exercising on NSNG As Richard became fat adapted, he had an enormous amount of energy He started out exercising 3-4 times a week for 15 minutes Now he exercises 3-4 times a week for 1 3/4 hours As he became fat adapted, he no longer relied on sugar for energy

Vinnie and Anna welcome on the wonderful, inimitable, and incredibly smart Gene Stone, author of more books than we've all read in our collective lifetimes. Gene Stone brings the Vegan movement to the Angriest Trainer Podcast with aplomb: Discussing his new book, The Awareness Laying out the three pillars of veganism Why Forks Over Knives struck such a strong chord with him and the world Oil Free Vegans How oysters are considered vegan Additional books on mindset discussed in this episode: The Millionaire Next Door Think And Grow Rich How To Win Friends And Influence People More info about Gene Stone: A graduate of Stanford and Harvard, Gene Stone is a former Peace Corps volunteer, screenwriter, and journalist as well as a book, magazine, and newspaper editor for such companies as the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, and Simon & Schuster. He has also ghostwritten thirty books for a diverse lot of people, including theoretical physicist Steven Hawking, Yahoo! Chief Solutions Officer Tim Sanders, CNN Executive Vice-president Gail Evans, and TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie. Gene has written many titles under his own name as well, including The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick, which has been translated into more than 20 languages, and The Watch, the definitive book on the wristwatch. Gene has also written many books on his primary interests: animal rights and plant-based nutrition, including Forks Over Knives, and, as a co-writer with Rip Esselstyn, The Engine 2 Diet and My Beef with Meat. His current project is Living the Farm Sanctuary Life, with Gene Baur. Gene also serves on the board of several not-for-profits, including Ready For Rescue, which helps place animals from the New York City Shelter system into foster homes.

Melissa Mose is a board certified therapist with over 20 years of experience. Melissa and Vinnie discuss children's mental health, the challenges of raising children, what works and what does not. They also discuss the relationship between exercise, diet and mental health. Here are some of the highlights... Mental Health and Children Balancing limits and being allowed to express feelings Need to show up and do something even if they don't feel like it Rescuing children and the damage it does Only praising children becomes meaningless Parents job is to let them learn about frustration and delayed gratification Sports Through A Mental Health Lens Children aren't taught to win anymore Too much compassion can weaken their spirit They need to fail to learn what they are good at Feels crummy to sit on the bench but they need to learn they are not good at everything Avoids real feelings Exercise and Depression Exercise is very effective in boosting mood and changing the brain Howie Mandel says he works out for his body but he runs for his brain Anything good for the heart is good for the brain Brain can rebuild itself - neurogenesis Food and Mental Health Foods can help people with depression Dopamine enhancing foods Brain/Body connection The effects of sugar on mood Find out more about Melissa Mose Follow her on Twitter Like her on Facebook Read her blog

Vinnie and Anna chat with friend and fellow podcaster Jimmy Moore about his new book Keto Clarity: Your Definitive Guide to the Benefits of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet">Keto Clarity, written with Eric Westman MD. Why ketosis isn't a magic weight loss pill Hormones affect everything Fat Adaption vs. Ketosis The benefits of hunger control and mood control Then Vinnie and Anna get deep into Vitamix recipes: All the Vitamix applications Strawberry Ice Cream, Low Carb Vichysoisse, and Pesto, to name a few Jimmy Moore: Keto Clarity Cholesterol Clarity Podcast Twitter

Temperatures can get up to 120 degrees during the 135 mile Badwater Race and Tony Portera has run it seven times, finishing five. He joins the podcast with fellow runners Brian, Jason and Andrea, who is running this year’s Badwater as well. They discuss the race, crewing, NSNG and how God fits into all of this, all while having a great time with lots of laughs. Here are some of the highlights... Badwater is grueling 135 mile race 18,000 foot climb The run uphill is 22 miles The first 44 miles will make you or break you Running, NSNG and God Brian lost 25 lbs with NSNG Describe running as a religious experience As close to God as you can get without dying You never finish the race as the same person you started -- you always learn something new about yourself Tony's NSNG Experience Tony was up to 208 lbs at 5’9” Got down to 180 lbs by exercising but got stuck Prime example of how exercise is a poor way to loose weight Read FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL On NSNG, Tony had more energy, slept better, trained better, ran better and the weight started coming off Tony ran Badwater 2014 at 148 lbs

Vinnie and Anna answer lots of clarifying NSNG questions including: What fruits are too sweet to eat and what fruits are okay Why everyone is different when it comes to insulin response Eating after water sports How stupid Anna would look on skate skis Colorado Altitude Training saved Vinnie's life Then the delightful and award winning sports writer, coach, and nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald joins us to chat about Gatorade and caffiene vs. EPOs and Steroids Back of the packers and his book Racing Weight, a diet book for folks who want to eat for peak performance How diet fads will continue to sweep the nation as discussed in Matt's book Diet Cults Check out more Matt Fitzgerald info here: Blog Racing Weight Site Twitter