Episode 2127 – On this Saturday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Leona Jaeger and they discuss eating high carbs, limiting dairy, various ways to workout, and more.
EATING HIGH CARBS & LIMITING DAIRY
- Vinnie welcomes Leona to both the show and the podcast team; then Vinnie asks her to share some of her history and how she discovered him and NSNG®. (2:20)
- Leona tells Vinnie that she heard him on The Adam & Dr. Drew podcast (in 2015) and mentions a little more of her history. (3:40)
- She was frustrated about the years of conflicting information about eating high carbs and burning body fat; as a result, when she heard Vinnie explain things so clearly, NSNG® and a low-carb lifestyle just made sense. (7:32)
- Vinnie explains how even his Italian ancestors warned him that pasta and bread could make you fat. (8:52)
- Vinnie explains where the myth of needing high carbs took hold. (10:12)
- Vinnie mentions that the Adam & Dr. Drew episode that Vinnie was on remains one of their show’s more famous episodes; it’s the reason he has since been on their shows around 90 times so far. (12:15)
- Leona continues with a little more history of her approach to dairy and success with NSNG®. (12:56)
- Vinnie talks about what he recommends about dairy and why. (16:45)
VARIOUS WAYS TO WORKOUT
- The conversation then transitions to strength, and Vinnie coaches Leona with several exercises to improve grip strength. (18:28)
- Leona asks Vinnie for advice about struggling with what she calls “the workout mentality”–that workouts have to be a certain way in order to be effective, which contributes to her lack of consistency. (31:33)
- Vinnie describes various ways to work out that can help and what he likes to do for himself. (35:29)
- Vinnie reminds us that it doesn’t have to be as difficult as we tend to make it; he then shares his thoughts about breaking up workouts into smaller segments and whether that can be effective. (41:10)
TENACITY & “WHY NOT?”
- Vinnie explains he doesn’t think he is tenacious as much as he’s just formed lifelong habits and his personal approach of “Why not?”. (49:25)
- He then shares some examples of what he means by that approach, and it has helped him out in life. (50:50)
