: Episode 1159 – Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich this Monday (recorded on Vinnie’s birthday!), the two talk carb and protein pre-workout myths, Vinnie’s workout routine, Weight Watchers’ new advertising BS, and more.
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THE CARBING UP MYTH
- Eating carbs before a workout is not necessary
- Vinnie will have four or five egg yolks before a big work out
- That’s plenty!
- He gets rid of the egg white because the protein can affect blood ketone levels
- If you’re NSNG®, you don’t need the carbs before or during a big exercise
- That we need so much protein before a workout is also a myth
- Especially if you’re getting some protein for lunch afterwards
WORKOUT ROUTINE
- Vinnie is going more for endurance than for the extreme
- He doesn’t do anything too crazy
- LOTS of warmups and getting loose, especially if you are stiff like Vinnie is because of his injury history
- Then, he’ll move into squats or deadlifts
- If you have so much weight that you can’t do 8 reps, you should TAKE OFF weight
WEIGHT WATCHERS
- They changed their name to WW Freestyle
- It’s their new branding
- “Weight Watchers” makes people think of their parents and bland diets
- “Don’t have to track or measure” everything anymore
- Still eating sugars and grains
- Won’t help your metabolic issues
- It’s still calorie-in calorie-out
- They maybe are reducing carbs a little, but it’s still low-fat and medium-to-high carb
- Not good for you, and not sustainable
- Really have not done anything but change the name
Back in 2005 or so, Weight Watchers launched a program called ‘Core’. The basis was no sugar and no processed foods, only whole foods. Following this program knocked out my lifelong sugar addiction in a matter of weeks. In fact it was so successful that they eliminated it from their portfolio (my theory, but I think it’s a good one). If members finally kicked their addictions and ate only whole, real foods, they would no longer need WW, or any of their packaged meals. Granted the Core program didn’t eliminate grains, but it was a far cry better than anything WW had ever offered, or probably has ever offered since!